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Contract Award Notice

CN240235 – Tree Planting Stock

  • First published: 27 May 2025
  • Last modified: 27 May 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04e6f6
Published by:
Kent County Council
Authority ID:
AA20084
Publication date:
27 May 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Soft Landscape Team undertake maintenance and enhancement of the highway

environment and is seeking to secure the provision of containerised tree planting stock.

Tree stock is required for planting at various locations throughout the county for three years.

Supplier will need to ensure stock that is provided adheres to all requirements stated within

the tender documents.

Supplier will need to deliver stock to various locations.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

County Hall

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

UK

Contact person: Mr Matthew Head

Telephone: +44 3000412953

E-mail: matthew.head@kent.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ4

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.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

CN240235 – Tree Planting Stock

Reference number: DN764494

II.1.2) Main CPV code

03000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

The Soft Landscape Team undertake maintenance and enhancement of the highway

environment and is seeking to secure the provision of containerised tree planting stock.

Tree stock is required for planting at various locations throughout the county for three years.

Supplier will need to ensure stock that is provided adheres to all requirements stated within

the tender documents.

Supplier will need to deliver stock to various locations.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 585 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

03000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ4

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Soft Landscape Team undertake maintenance and enhancement of the highway

environment and is seeking to secure the provision of containerised tree planting stock.

Tree stock is required for planting at various locations throughout the county for three years.

Supplier will need to ensure stock that is provided adheres to all requirements stated within

the tender documents.

Supplier will need to deliver stock to various locations.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Lowest price that meets or exceeds the defined minimum quality threshold. Full details of the award criteria are stated within the tender documents. / Weighting: 0

Price

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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2025/S 000-006875

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: CN240235 - Tree Planting Stock

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29/04/2025

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 non-EU Member States: 4

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

Barcham Trees Plc

Eye Hill Drove

Ely, Cambs

CB7 5XF

UK

NUTS: UKJ4

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: Lowest offer: 160 000.00  GBP / Highest offer: 585 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Initial Term 3 years - 36 months - no extensions available.

Contract start date 16th May 2025.

Contract end date 15th May 2028.

Contract value range is expressed as £160,000 - £585,000.

The contract includes a Main Stock List from which a set quantity of items will be called off each year. The contract also includes the provision for additional products to be called off on an ad-hoc basis. The contract value range above is intended to allow for this additional flexibility—to purchase extra stock as required and to enable other teams within the Council to order products from the agreement when needed.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Kent County Council

County Hall,

Maidstone,

ME14 1XQ

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

16/05/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products Agriculture and Food

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
matthew.head@kent.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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