Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Provision of Tree Surgery Services
Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOldham Council requires a framework of arboricultural contractors to undertake a wide
range of tree work across the borough. The contract will include planned work, stand-by and
emergency call out duties.
CPV: Services incidental to logging · Tree pruning · Tree seeding · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 16 bids received (3.2 per place) · 5 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Oldham Council requires a framework of arboricultural contractors to undertake a wideAwardedPublished value£1,000,000
Oldham Council requires a framework of arboricultural contractors to undertake a wide
range of tree work across the borough which includes planned work and stand-by &
emergency call out duties.
Oldham Council demand the highest standards of tree work to a minimum standard of BS
3998 (2010) and all relevant AFAG best practice guidelines.
The geographical area of the contract will cover the whole of the Oldham Borough.
Further information can be found in the tender documents which can be accessed via the
Chest portal under reference DN588619. Please note the Council do not accept any
telephone or email queries, all queries MUST be raised on the Chest via the messaging
function.
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Stated in the procurement documents.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for the Provision of Tree Surgery Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, 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- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 9 Mar 2023, 09:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Oct 2023, 15:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN588619- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030014- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b0ceFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Stated in the procurement documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 11 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 Apr 2023 → 11 Oct 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown11 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published11 Oct 2023, 15:51 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Oct 2023, 15:51 BST
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 030014-2023-1
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Council requires a framework of arboricultural contractors to undertake a wide | 16bids · 16 electronic | 16 | — | £0 – £1,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £0 – £1,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Blakemans Tree ServiceFramework contractor
- Cornthwaite Tree CareFramework contractor
- Greater Manchester Tree StationFramework contractor
- Limb to Limb Tree Services LtdFramework contractor
- Special Branch Tree Surgeons LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria