Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
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.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 council's management of the sites relies heavily on the use of groups of volunteers drawn from the local communities.
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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
450 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90720000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Carbon Reduction & Energy Efficiency
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-018044
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1756
Title: Provision of Custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside sites
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/05/2024
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
Earth Trust
Little Wittenham
OX14 4QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 01865407792
E-mail: simon.atkinson@earthtrust.org.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 497 547.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/05/2024