Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ards and North Down Borough Council
City Hall, The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
UK
Contact person: James Watton
E-mail: procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
ANDBC Framework for the Provision of Arboricultural Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77211300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Proposals are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the appointment of suppliers onto an Arboricultural services framework. This will include planned maintenance works as well as emergency work. The framework duration will be initially for 1 year, with the possibility of extension for 3 further periods of 12 months. The procurement process will appoint the five highest scoring suppliers to the framework. Thereafter a mini competition will be progressed for individual works. Further detail is provided in the tender documentation.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
240 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211400
77211500
77340000
77341000
77200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN09
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Proposals are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the appointment of suppliers onto an Arboricultural services framework. This will include planned maintenance works as well as emergency work. The framework duration will be initially for 1 year, with the possibility of extension for 3 further periods of 12 months. The procurement process will appoint the five highest scoring suppliers to the framework. Thereafter a mini competition will be progressed for individual works. Further detail is provided in the tender documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
240 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The anticipated Contract start date is 1 June 2024. The Contract will initially be awarded
for a period of one year with an option to extend for a further 3 x 12-month periods, to be
reviewed annually.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/03/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
11/09/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/03/2024
Local time: 12:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Procurement Manager
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Bangor
BT20 4BT
UK
E-mail: procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar. day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/02/2024