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Published 1 Jun 2022, 12:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Tree Maintenance Service on behalf of the London Borough of Hillingdon

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,900,000exc. VAT15.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2022awarded 16 Sept 2022
Awarded to RSK Hi-Line

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Hillingdon wished to appoint an experienced contractor to deliver tree maintenance services on behalf of the Tree & Woodlands Team within the Green Spaces Service and with whom LB Hillingdon can work collaboratively with to deliver high quality maintenance of our tree stock.

Hillingdon has approximately 24,000 trees for whole of the Borough, not including, Parks and Open spaces, Cemeteries and Schools, and as such the successful contractor will be expected to work closely with officers from Hillingdon, to ensure we continue to successfully work together. The successful contractor will be expected to maintain a physical presence within the Borough so to provide an efficient and effective service.

The Council intended to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance.

  • Recurrence: 3-5 Years

CPV: Tree-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1He London Borough of Hillingdon wished to appoint an experienced contractor to deliver…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,900,000

he London Borough of Hillingdon wished to appoint an experienced contractor to deliver tree maintenance services on behalf of the Tree & Woodlands Team within the Green Spaces Service and with whom LB Hillingdon can work collaboratively with to deliver high quality maintenance of our tree stock.

Hillingdon has approximately 24,000 trees for whole of the Borough, not including, Parks and Open spaces, Cemeteries and Schools, and as such the successful contractor will be expected to work closely with officers from Hillingdon, to ensure we continue to successfully work together. The successful contractor will be expected to maintain a physical presence within the Borough so to provide an efficient and effective service.

The Council intended to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance.

Delivery: London · London Borough of Hillingdon
Extensions: The contract duration is for an initial contract term of 3 (three) years. The contract has an option to extend for a further two (2) years subject to satisfactory supplier performance, thus giving a possible contract duration of 5 ( five) year · The Council intends to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performanceVariant 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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As set out in the tender documents

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
Yes · 3-5 Years
First published
1 Jun 2022, 12:24 BST
Last source update
4 Oct 2022, 15:33 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027876
Classification (CPV)
Tree-maintenance services
Delivery area
London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03428a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.capitalesourcing.com ↗

Submission deadline
1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2022 → 4 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Oct 2022, 15:33 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Oct 2022, 15:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,602,3791 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RSK Hi-Line£1,602,379 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of a Tree Maintenance Service on behalf of the London Borough of Hillingdon · RSK Hi-Line

    Signed
    16 Sept 2022
    Value
    £1,602,379
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Hillingdon

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services London, Hillingdon, London, LondonContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London
  • High Court of England and Wales ( Royal Courts of Justice)Review body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RSK Hi Line LtdAwarded supplier Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby, Cheshire, Helsby, North West, WA6 0AR

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