Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Council of the City of Wakefield
Town Hall, Wood Street
Wakefield
WF1 2HQ
UK
Contact person: Mr Jonathan Carr
E-mail: jonathancarr@wakefield.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/default.htm
Address of the buyer profile: www.yortender.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.yortender.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.yortender.co.uk
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
Purchase of Trees
Reference number: DN551303
II.1.2) Main CPV code
03000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Council is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide mixed young trees (whips) to support the creation of woodland within the Wakefield district.
The contract is for an initial period of one year with the option to extend for three further one year periods (subject to funding availability) up to a maximum of four years.
It is estimated that over the course of the potential four year period between 2021 and 2025, an estimated 600,000 tree saplings may be purchased for planting in the Wakefield district. The contract will also include the purchase of canes and guards with a view to planting annually between December and March.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE45
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide mixed young trees (whips) to support the creation of woodland within the Wakefield district.
The contract is for an initial period of one year with the option to extend for three further one year periods (subject to funding availability) up to a maximum of four years.
It is estimated that over the course of the potential four year period between 2021 and 2025, an estimated 600,000 tree saplings may be purchased for planting in the Wakefield district. The contract will also include the purchase of canes and guards with a view to planting annually between December and March.
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:
1 000 000.00
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 contract is for an initial period of 12 months with the option to extend for three further 12 month periods (subject to funding availability) up to a maximum of 48 months.
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As detailed in the tender documentation, full unrestricted access via (URL) - www.yortender.co.uk
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/08/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
30/08/2021
Local time: 12:00
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Legal Services, Internal Audit, Council Members may be present at the opening. Where external agencies contribute to the funding; representatives may attend to make note of the tenders & receive a copy of the subsequent written report on the tenders received, such persons must agree to observe commercial confidentiality and be bound by the requirements of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The tender documents are available from the YORtender website www.yortender.co.uk with reference DN551303. For support with registration on the YORtender website or if you are having difficulties accessing the documents through YORtender, please contact the YORtender helpdesk on 0330 005 0352 or ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com.
The successful supplier may be required to participate in the achievement of community wellbeing and positive outcomes for its customers as well as promotion and achievement of social and economic growth and environmental and sustainability policy objectives where this is required by the Contracting Authority in the contract documentation.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Council of the City of Wakefield
Corporate Procurement Team, Wakefield One, Burton Street
Wakefield
WF1 2EB
UK
Telephone: +44 1924306781
E-mail: procurement@wakefield.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Council of the City of Wakefield
Corporate Procurement Team, Wakefield One, Burton Street
Wakefield
WF1 2EB
UK
Telephone: +44 1924306781
E-mail: procurement@wakefield.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Council of the City of Wakefield
Corporate Procurement Team, Wakefield One, Burton Street
Wakefield
WF1 2EB
UK
Telephone: +44 1924306781
E-mail: procurement@wakefield.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/07/2021