Official UK procurement notice
HBC 0922 Arboriculture Services
Authority: Hertsmere Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHertsmere Borough Council (the ‘Council’) is currently out to procurement for the provision of Arboriculture services. Further information in regards to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4) Description of the procurement field (Fats Contract Notice refers). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
CPV: Forestry services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The specification details the range of services which the Contractor shall provide to…Published value£400,000
The specification details the range of services which the Contractor shall provide to fulfil the obligations under this Contract. These services consist of surveying, maintenance, planting and removal of trees and associated activities within parks, open spaces, amenity areas, allotments and cemeteries of the Borough. A minimum of 5500 trees per year are to be surveyed, which when combined with surveying by the Councils Arboricultural Officer, should achieve a minimum of each tree being surveyed every two years. In some cases where location of the tree, or its condition dictate, this frequency will be bettered.The services required under this Contract may be undertaken at any Council owned sites within the boundaries of the Borough.All works must conform to British Standard 3998, Recommendation for Tree Work 2010 (and any other British Standards where applicable).The Contractor will be responsible for providing their own depot facilities for this contract. The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5 of this notice For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately £100,000. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.Please Note the TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential. Therefore by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Sept 2022, 15:50 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2022, 15:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
HC253- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025271- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036708Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
Publisher note: To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance. In accordance with Regulation 53 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council`s procurement documents are available within the e-Tendering system.This is a one stage procurement process. Therefore, if you wish to be considered as a tenderer you must complete and submit a tender by the specified closing date and time. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: [email protected] or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:30.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council`s obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council`s requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
8 Sept 2022 → 14 Oct 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published8 Sept 2022, 15:50 BST
- Submission deadline14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria