Official UK procurement notice
NRW UKWAS 2024 – 2028 FSC and PEFC Certification
Authority: Natural Resources Wales (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo supply the necessary audit and surveillance work to award and maintain FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certification for Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for a 5 year period.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Environmental auditing · Forestry management services · Forestry services · Services incidental to forestry
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NRW is seeking to award a contract for the supply of services for the necessary audit…Awarded
NRW is seeking to award a contract for the supply of services for the necessary audit and surveillance work to award and maintain FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certification for Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for a 5 year period.
It is expected that our policies, procedures and practices will be audited against the latest version of UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS), currently at Version 4.
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: 60
- Price: 40
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must be accredited as a certification body with both FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification)
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 17 Oct 2023, 16:49 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2024, 12:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
itt_105383- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020263- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040cceFind a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:142692)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2023, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
24 Nov 2023 → 3 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Nov 2023, 09:00 GMT
- Notice published3 Jul 2024, 12:25 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2024, 12:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Association Certification | £86,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020263-2024-105383-1 · Soil Association Certification
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2024
- Value
- £86,600
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Soil Association CertificationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria