Official UK procurement notice
Larch Removal Benmore · UK public procurement notice
Authority: RBGE - Benmore Botanic Garden
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRBGE has a legal requirement to comply with a Statutory plant health notice which has been issued by Scottish Forestry. The notice identifies that Phytophthora ramorum has spread to the larch trees at Benmore. (Appendix 7 STH22_0957a SPGN)
The notice requires the removal of Larch trees from Benmore Botanic Garden.
Due to the geographic topology and the requirement to protect the scientific plant collection of Benmore Botanic Garden, forestry style commercial harvesting will not be possible. The removal of trees will need to be undertaken by a combination of manual chainsaw operations and aerial arboriculture. Commercial harvesting equipment will have limited access.
Felled trees will need to be removed from site for sale or disposal subject to controls of the Statutory plant health notice.
The outcome of this piece of work will be removal of approximately 300 larch trees by July 2026 in compliance with the SPHN.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Forestry management services · Forestry services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1What we needAwarded
What we need
Felling of approximately 300 larch trees at Benmore Botanic Garden.
The trees to be felled are located in various parts of the garden, many of which have an understory of a valuable scientific plant collection. Damage to these plants must be avoided.
The larch range in size and age. The majority were planted circa 1900, some date back to 1820 and are of considerable size.
Where feasible, timber should be cut to commercial lengths to maximize commercial value.
Arisings are to be chipped on site at agreed locations. Chips are not to block water waterways or ditches.
Removal of felled timber to agreed stacking sites at Benmore, will have to be carried out with minimal ground damage and compaction.
Sale and movement of timber to commercial mills will be a requirement.
Compliance with all RBGE operational requirements, including the ecology survey and biosecurity measures will be necessary.
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 (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Oct 2023, 15:06 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2024, 10:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
RBGE-2023-627- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035603- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d21Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:781693)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
Timeline
4 Dec 2023 → 4 Nov 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected4 Dec 2023
- Submission deadline19 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
- Notice published4 Nov 2024, 10:25 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jul 2024- Status changed to active19 Jul 2024, 11:05 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Jul 2024, 11:05 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST19 Jul 2024, 11:05 BST
- Status changed to complete4 Nov 2024, 10:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Ingram LLPSME | £210,776 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035603-2024-RGBE 2023 627 Larch Tree Felling Services-1 · Bell Ingram LLPSME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2024
- Value
- £210,776
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bell Ingram LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria