Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wealden District Council
Council Offices, Vicarage Lane
Hailsham
BN27 2AX
UK
Contact person: Thomas Walker
E-mail: esph@wealden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wealden.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
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
ESPH323 AB TW Landscaping and Associated Services
Reference number: WDC - 028453
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Wealden District Council is sought to appoint suitably qualified contractors to provide landscape management, landscape maintenance and arboriculture services. The work has been divided into 3 distinct lots.
Lot 1 — Landscape maintenance: grass cutting, shrub, hedge and border maintenance, ditch and pond maintenance of all the Council’s Housing Revenue Account and General Fund sites, including weed control;
Lot 2 — Landscape management: delivery of management objectives through implementation of management prescriptions set out in the respective landscape and ecological management plans for each;
Lot 3 — Arboriculture services: includes all arboriculture operations on the Council’s Housing Revenue Account and General Fund Sites. Includes tree inspection and reporting and the maintaining, pruning, reinstating, planting and felling of trees.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Landscape Maintenance
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45112700
45112700
45112700
45112700
45112700
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
Wealden District.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Grass cutting, shrub, hedge and border maintenance, ditch and pond maintenance of all the Council’s Housing Revenue Account and General Fund sites, including weed control.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Value Score
/ Weighting: Based on M.E.A.T.
Price
/ Weighting:
Based on M.E.A.T.
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Landscape Management
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
Wealden District.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of management objectives through implementation of management prescriptions set out in the respective landscape and ecological management plans for each.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Value Score
/ Weighting: Based on M.E.A.T.
Price
/ Weighting:
Based on M.E.A.T
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Arborictulture Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211400
77211400
77211400
77211400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
Wealden District.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Includes all arboriculture operations on the Council’s Housing Revenue Account and General Fund Sites. Includes tree inspection and reporting and the maintaining, pruning, reinstating, planting and felling of trees.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Value score
/ Weighting: Based on M.E.A.T.
Price
/ Weighting:
Based on M.E.A.T.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 181-440871
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: ESPH323
Title: ESPH AB TW Landscaping and Associated Services — Landscape Maintenance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
idverde Ltd
Landscapes House, 3 Rye Hill Office Park, Birmingham Road, Allesley
Coventry
CV5 9AB
UK
NUTS: UKG33
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: ESPH323
Title: ESPH AB TW Landscaping and Associated Services — Landscape Management
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PJ Chaffin Ltd
Chapter House, Priesthawes Farm, Hailsham Road
Polegate
BN26 6QU
UK
NUTS: UKJ
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:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: ESPH323
Title: ESPH AB TW Landscaping and Associated Services — Arboriculture Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
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: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PJ Chaffin Ltd
Chapter House, Priesthawes Farm, Hailsham Road
Polegate
BN26 6QU
UK
NUTS: UKJ22
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:
: 150 000.00
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.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Wealden District Council will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts regulations 2015 (as amended).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Wealden District Council
Council Offices, Vicarage Lane
Hailsham
BN27 2AX
UK
E-mail: esph@wealden.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.wealden.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2020