Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South Oxfordshire District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE
UK
Contact person: Mrs Angela Cox
Telephone: +44 7761329169
E-mail: procurement@southandvale.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=7a043264-ef13-ee11-8123-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=7a043264-ef13-ee11-8123-005056b64545
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
Provision of Custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside sites
Reference number: DN676306
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90720000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Councils’ management of the sites relies heavily on the use of groups of volunteers drawn from the local communities, this engenders a sense of ‘ownership’ from within those communities and plays a large part in ensuring that the sites can be managed economically. In return the managing organisation is expected to be experienced in the management and co-ordination of volunteers and to support their training needs and welfare. As a minimum, the Councils will expect volunteer and community involvement to be maintained at existing levels in any new contract.
All of the sites are managed to enhance their ecological value and several of the sites are subject to biological designations. A successful contractor would be expected to have experience of working on sensitive sites and an understanding of the biological processes that maintain their special interest
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
375 000.00
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:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Councils’ management of the sites relies heavily on the use of groups of volunteers drawn from the local communities, this engenders a sense of ‘ownership’ from within those communities and plays a large part in ensuring that the sites can be managed economically. In return the managing organisation is expected to be experienced in the management and co-ordination of volunteers and to support their training needs and welfare. As a minimum, the Councils will expect volunteer and community involvement to be maintained at existing levels in any new contract.
All of the sites are managed to enhance their ecological value and several of the sites are subject to biological designations. A successful contractor would be expected to have experience of working on sensitive sites and an understanding of the biological processes that maintain their special interest
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
30/09/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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 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:
06/08/2023
Local time: 23:55
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
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/08/2023
Local time: 09:00
Place:
Electronically through Proactis
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
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
100 St Pauls Churchyared
London
EC4M 8BU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/06/2023