Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hastings Borough Council
Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place
Hastings
TN34 3UY
UK
Contact person: Adam Bennett
E-mail: esph@wealden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hastings.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/
I.1) Name and addresses
Rother District Council
Town Hall, London Road
Bexhill-on-Sea
TN39 3JX
UK
E-mail: esph@wealden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rother.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ESPH AB Hastings and Rother Arboriculture Services (ESPH553)
Reference number: HBC - 035040
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77211500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Hastings Borough Council and Rother District Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of an arboriculture and tree surgery service within the Councils' borders.The service will include but not be limited to crown lifting, crown reduction, crown thinning, removal of dead wood, clearing of fallen branches and trees, felling and grinding of stumps, general pruning, clearing of hanging branches, pollarding, removal of basal growth, and stump spraying. The service will operate on a call off basis. The contract will be for a duration three years with the option for a twenty four month extension.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
775 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211400
77341000
77211500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
The borough of Hastings and the district of Rother.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hastings Borough Council and Rother District Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of an arboriculture and tree surgery service within the Councils' borders.The service will include but not be limited to crown lifting, crown reduction, crown thinning, removal of dead wood, clearing of fallen branches and trees, felling and grinding of stumps, general pruning, clearing of hanging branches, pollarding, removal of basal growth, and stump spraying. The service will operate on a call off basis. The contract will be for a duration three years with the option for a twenty four month extension.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Criteria
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-023695
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 553
Title: HBC & RDC Arboriculture Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/01/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Elite Arborists Ltd
09486869
Bank Chambers, 1 Central Avenue
Sittingbourne
ME10 4AE
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 775 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/02/2023