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