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Published 5 Aug 2021, 14:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

P5718 Arboriculture Services Contract

Official notice

Authority: Tower Hamlets

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2021awarded 29 Oct 2021
Awarded to Gristwood and Toms Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an Arboricultural Service Agreement to ensure tree works are carried out safely and

promptly on all the Council’s highways, parks and open space trees, including tree planting

and watering. This is with the aim of helping the Council meet its objective of increasing and

diversifying the current tree stock and ensuring they are safe and healthy for people to enjoy

and benefit from.

The service agreement will be for a period of 5 years, broken down as 3 years plus 1 year plus

1 year, and will be delivered by an Arboricultural Association approved Service Provider,

ensuring all works are carried out in line with current national, regional and local guidance

and legislation.

CPV: Tree-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,250,000
Delivery: London · London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Extensions: The contract duration is 36 months plus an option to extend by a further 24 months in 2 units subject to satisfactory contract performance.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
5 Aug 2021, 14:30 BST
Last source update
8 Nov 2021, 11:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN530827
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027928
Classification (CPV)
Tree-maintenance services
Delivery area
London (UKI4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d148 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Sept 2021 → 8 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Nov 2021, 11:49 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Nov 2021, 11:49 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gristwood and Toms LimitedSME£1,250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tower Hamlets

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Mulberry Place, London, London, E14 2BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • London Borough of Tower HamletsMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Gristwood and Toms LimitedAwarded supplier2665293 C/O Hiller Hopkins, LPP, First Floor, Radius House, 51 Clarendon Road, Watford,, Hertfordshire, London, WD7 9EGContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria