Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Arboricultural Services
Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis invitation to tender (the “Tender”) covers the provision of some of the arboricultural
works operations for land under the management responsibility of Green Sefton (the
“Services”) throughout Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (the “Authority”). In the main
this covers trees within the parks, open spaces, cemeteries, crematoria and trees on
adopted highways throughout the Authority.
The aim of this Tender is to set out a framework in the approach to the arboricultural works
Services delivery that will assist the Authority’s long-term commitment towards improving
the standards and use of its parks and open spaces and the management of its highway
trees.
Vision: The Authority is committed to putting parks back into the heart of the community by
providing attractive, welcoming, safe, accessible, and sustainable facilities that are valued
locally and recognised nationally as amongst the best.
Our objective: Is to increase the number and quality of the Authority’s trees.
For this Tender, this means that the Authority will wish to forge a strong and positive working
partnership with the Contractor and share the commitment towards achieving the highest
possible quality of arboricultural works and high level of customer satisfaction whatever
resources are available or difficulties we may face in delivering the Services.
- Recurrence: The Council is seeking to award a contract from 01/06/2022 until 31st May 2027. The contract will be re-procured at the time.
CPV: Tree-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (3)
- Quality: 40
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · The Council is seeking to award a contract from 01/06/2022 until 31st May 2027.
The contract will be re-procured at the time.
- First published
- 16 Feb 2022, 20:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2022, 12:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN598208- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020622- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03180bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Mar 2022 → 28 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline18 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Jul 2022, 12:55 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2022, 12:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arborforce Group LimitedSME | £900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of Arboricultural Services · Arborforce Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 13 May 2022
- Value
- £900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sefton Council - Legal ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arborforce Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.