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Published 10 Sept 2021, 14:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Arboriculture Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,700,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2021awarded 12 Oct 2022
Awarded to Barkland Tree Specialists

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Delivery of Arboriculture services for the maintenance of the London Borough of Merton’s tree stock, covering parks, open spaces, highways, schools and cemeteries within the Borough.

The service provider is to ensure the professional and safe management of the London Borough of Merton’s tree stock, namely risk management relating to the protection of the people and property through both proactive and reactive interventions.

CPV: Tree-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) invited tenders, from those suppliers…Awarded

The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) invited tenders, from those suppliers shortlisted in the initial Supplier Selection stage, to deliver Arboriculture services for the maintenance of the London Borough of Merton’s tree stock, covering parks, open spaces, highways, schools and cemeteries within the Borough.

The service provider is to ensure the professional and safe management of the London Borough of Merton’s tree stock, namely risk management relating to the protection of the people and property through both proactive and reactive interventions.

Delivery of Arboriculture services for the maintenance of the London Borough of Merton’s tree stock, covering parks, open spaces, highways, schools and cemeteries within the Borough.

Delivery: London
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality - Method statements: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality - Method statements: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
10 Sept 2021, 14:58 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2022, 14:27 BST
Authority reference
DN567745
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028855
Classification (CPV)
Tree-maintenance services
Delivery area
London (UKI63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02df8b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: London Tenders Portal
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Oct 2021 → 13 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    15 Nov 2021
  3. Notice published
    13 Oct 2022, 14:27 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Oct 2022, 14:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,982,8781 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Barkland Tree SpecialistsSME£2,982,878 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, London Rd, Morden, London, SM4 5DXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.