Official UK procurement notice
Tree Inspection Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: English Heritage Trust
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£600,000envelope for 4 lots
Submissions closed 10 Mar 2023awarded 24 Apr 2023
Awarded to The Environmental Partnership (TEP), RSK Hi-Line4 awards
Contract term 5 yrs 11 moends 6 Apr 2029 · starts 24 Apr 2023
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionContract for the provision of cyclical and additional tree inspections across various English Heritage sites as well as associated professional support. This contract will be split into four regional lots.
CPV: Tree-maintenance services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£600,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NorthAwardedPublished value£120,000
Lot #2South EastAwardedPublished value£150,000
Lot #3London & EastAwardedPublished value£210,000
Lot #4WestAwardedPublished value£120,000
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 55%
- Price: 45%
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Feb 2023, 17:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jul 2023, 10:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
P/REF EH 00001930- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019725- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a3aaFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 10 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Mar 2023 → 11 Jul 2023 · 5 dates- Submission deadline10 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Contract starts24 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until10 May 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published11 Jul 2023, 10:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Jul 2023, 10:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 4
Awarded value £331,3084 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3524 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 24 Apr 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North1 award | |||
| The Environmental Partnership (TEP)SME | £128,754 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · South East1 award | |||
| RSK Hi-LineSME | £57,418 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · London & East1 award | |||
| RSK Hi-LineSMELondon and East | £68,819 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · West1 award | |||
| RSK Hi-LineSME | £76,317 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
South East · RSK Hi-LineSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2023
- Value
- £57,418
- Period
- … – 6 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
London and East · RSK Hi-LineSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2023
- Value
- £68,819
- Period
- … – 6 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
West · RSK Hi-LineSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2023
- Value
- £76,317
- Period
- … – 6 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
North · The Environmental Partnership (TEP)SME
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2023
- Value
- £128,754
- Period
- … – 6 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North | 9bids · 9 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · South East | 9bids · 9 electronic | 6 | — | — |
| 3 · London & East | 9bids · 9 electronic | 6 | — | — |
| 4 · West | 8bids · 8 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- RSK Hi-Line LtdAwarded supplier
- The Environmental Partnership (TEP) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria