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Published 21 Apr 2023, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Development Impact on Ancient Woodland

Official notice

Authority: Forestry England

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT6.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2023awarded 11 Aug 2023
Awarded to Maploom Limited
Contract term Ends 31 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Forestry Commission have a future requirement for the analysis of the direct and indirect impacts of development on ancient woodland (i.e. where and how). This includes the identification and recommendation of appropriate mitigation measures to assist local planning authorities in ensuring proportionate consideration in plan preparation, as well as spatial analysis and digital mapping.

CPV: Environmental impact assessment other than for construction

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Forestry Commission have a requirement for the analysis of the direct and indirect…AwardedPublished value£200,000

The Forestry Commission have a requirement for the analysis of the direct and indirect impacts of development on ancient woodland (i.e. where and how). This includes the identification and recommendation of appropriate mitigation measures to assist local planning authorities in ensuring proportionate consideration in plan preparation, as well as spatial analysis and digital mapping.

Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2025
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
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: 75%Price: 15%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Methodology: 30%
  • Resource: 20%
  • Contract Management: 25%
  • price: 15%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Methodology: 30
  • Resource: 20
  • Contract Management: 25
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 15
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Apr 2023, 12:05 BST
Last source update
31 Oct 2023, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
FEE/1126
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032197
Classification (CPV)
Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c31d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

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://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=808852382" target="_blank">https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=808852382</a> GO Reference: GO-20231031-PRO-24311899

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Jul 2023, 13:00 BST

Timeline

19 May 2023 → 31 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    19 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    17 Jul 2023, 13:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    31 Oct 2023, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    16 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    16 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST
  3. Deadline published: 17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
    16 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    31 Oct 2023, 16:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £186,4851 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Maploom LimitedSubcontracting: declared£186,485 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Development Impact on Ancient Woodland · Maploom Limited

    Signed
    11 Aug 2023
    Value
    £186,485
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry England for and on behalf of The Forestry Commission

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsForestry 620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, UK, BS16 1EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Maploom LtdAwarded supplier11614594 28 Pennard Way, Eastleigh, UK

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria