Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
RSPB Scotland
10 Park Quadrant
Glasgow
G3 6BS
UK
Telephone: +44 1413319800
E-mail: Gerry.Mcauley@rspb.org.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.rspb.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA16345
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Restoration of Blanket Bog
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77211100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
As part of an ongoing programme of restoration works within the Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area, the RSPB has secured funding to undertake restoration works in the vicinity of Airds Moss near Muirkirk. The work will relate to restoring an area of Blanket Bog to good condition where a small commercial forestry plantation has recently been removed. This work is in line with a wider project to restore areas of degraded Blanket Bog within the Muirkirk and Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
17 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM93
Main site or place of performance:
Airds Moss
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overall area to be restored extends to approximately 27 hectares and consists of an area of mixed plantation felled approximately 3 years ago. The majority of felled material was removed under exception of the brash, and the tree stumps were, in most cases, not taken down to a level which would aid otherwise simpler restoration.
The work to be undertaken is on peat soils and the overarching aim is ultimately to restore the peat bog to original condition i.e. prior to any man-made drainage being introduced, tree planting being undertaken or any other interventions due to industrial processes such as historic mining.
The restoration aims to restore the hydrology of the site by stopping run-off through furrows and ditches and involves a number of techniques which will be outlined below and will endeavour to restore the land by raising the water table in that location. As part of the funding being provided for this project it is our intention to try varying techniques with a view to assessing which is the most effective over a period of time. Map B indicates the areas where the different techniques require to be employed.
It is expected that the contractors tendering for this work will exhibit their experience of undertaking similar projects and as such will provide confirmation of their methodology for each of the techniques to be employed. Where they consider that their methods might differ from what might be considered “industry standard” this should be clearly stated in the tender and a full explanation provided.
The intention here is that whilst we require a fixed price for the work to be undertaken, there may be some flexibility in how that price is made up and can be implemented within the programme of works.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: 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:
Yes
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:
2018/S 164-374806
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/09/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Drumclog plant Ltd
The yard, Drumclog
Strathaven
ml10 6qq
UK
Telephone: +44 1357440286
NUTS: UKM5
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 17 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:562057)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
RSPB Scotland
2 Lochside View, Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh
EH12 9DH
UK
Telephone: +44 1313174100
Internet address(es)
URL: www.rspb.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/10/2018