Official UK procurement notice
Arboricultural Services Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Chelmsford City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo help maintain its Parks and open green spaces the Council is offering a framework contract for the provision of Arboricultural Services for a period of four years
CPV: Tree-maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 14 bids received · 8 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jan 2023
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Help maintain its Parks and open green spaces the Council is offering a framework…AwardedPublished value£500,000
help maintain its Parks and open green spaces the Council is offering a framework contract for the provision of Arboricultural Services for a period of four years. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3873F3KJMY ↗
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Risk Assessments and Method Statements: 30%
- Staff, qualifications and references: 20%
- Waste Disposal Method Statements: 10%
- Vehicle and Plant Equipment: 10%
- Rates: 10%
- Jobs: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Risk Assessments and Method Statements: 30
- Staff, qualifications and references: 20
- Waste Disposal Method Statements: 10
- Vehicle and Plant Equipment: 10
- Rates: 10
- Jobs: 10
- Price carries 20 of 90 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Arboricultural Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Aug 2022, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jan 2023, 14:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Sept 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002938- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036191Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=755648712" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=755648712</a> GO Reference: GO-2023131-PRO-22008034
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
21 Sept 2022 → 31 Jan 2023 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jan 2023
- Notice published31 Jan 2023, 14:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 Jan 2023, 14:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 002938-2023-1
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2023
- Value
- £500,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14bids · 14 electronic | 14 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- Ascending Arb Tree ServicesFramework contractor
- Beechenlea Maintenance LimitedFramework contractor
- Blackwater Tree SpecialistFramework contractor
- Blake Tree CareFramework contractor
- CSG UshersFramework contractor
- Montrose TreesFramework contractor
- Simply Acorn GroupFramework contractor
- Tree FellaFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria