Official UK procurement notice
Ground Preparation Services Framework
Authority: Natural Resources Wales (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedNatural Resources Wales - Ground Preparation Services Framework Agreement · tender expected
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this framework is to provide All Wales NRW Forestry Operations teams with the resource to manage the Ground preparation programme of works predominantly within the Welsh Government Woodland Estate (WGWE). This framework could also be used for NRW funded projects if appropriate.
NRW is responsible for the management of the WGWE and has an annual restocking and new planting programme of around 1600 ha’s, requiring some four million trees. NRW manages the WGWE sustainably and is certified by both the Forest Stewardship Council and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, to meet the UK Woodland Assurance Standard.
CPV: Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation · Forestry management services · Forestry services · Mechanical excavators · Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 15 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 10 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Ground Preparation using a Tracked ExcavatorAwarded
This framework is being developed to provide a flexible contractor base to carry out all aspects of Ground Preparation services using a tracked excavator, which all restocked areas must conform to our NRW’s OGN4 guidance relating to sustainable forest management. The service is to cover category A work such as Brash Raking & Hinge Mounding, Brash Raking & Inverted Mounding, Brash Raking & Screef, Brash Raking only, mulching, construction of ATV Tracks and maintenance of drains.
Lot #2Ground Preparation using a Walking ExcavatorAwarded
The Ground Preparation services using a walking excavtor is required to give a structure to restocking the felled areas and has silvicultural benefits such as increased growth rates, reduction in plant losses and can reduce the need to chemically treat areas in line with NRW’S Integrated Pest Management Strategy.
Lot #3Ground Preparation by ScarificationAwarded
Ground preparation by scarification will be required as a key component of restocking and new planting, helping NRW to achieve the successful establishment of trees on a clearfelled areas or woodland creation sites. Ground preparation is usually required to provide beneficial planting positions, that may offer improved soil aeration, reduced weed competition, accessibility to tree planters, as well as providing a structure for tree spacing and stocking density.
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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 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 (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Ground Preparation 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2022, 13:35 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2023, 09:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NRW50899- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011299- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0371cdFind a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:130929)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 7 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Nov 2022 → 20 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Apr 2023, 09:18 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Apr 2023, 09:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £8,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Ground Preparation using a Tracked Excavator
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Ground Preparation using a Walking Excavator
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Ground Preparation by Scarification
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Ground Preparation using a Tracked Excavator | 15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad | 14 | — | — |
| 2 · Ground Preparation using a Walking Excavator | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · Ground Preparation by Scarification | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- Cwm Agricultural ltdFramework contractor
- Eirwyn James Plant services LtdFramework contractor
- G BrownFramework contractor
- GMD Forestry LtdFramework contractor
- Meredith Contract ServicesFramework contractor
- Owen Environmental LtdFramework contractor
- Pryor & Rickett SilvicultureFramework contractor
- RWSF LtdFramework contractor
- Smerdon Tree Services LtdFramework contractor
- Thomas Brothers Group LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.