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Published 12 Feb 2024, 13:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tree Surgery and Arboricultural services

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£375,000≈ £125k / year
Submissions closed 18 Mar 2024
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2027 · starts 1 Jul 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking single suitably qualified and experienced Contractor who is able to maintain and service the trees within the Borough of Thurrock. Areas of works stipulated will include woodland, country and town parks, open spaces, playing areas, sports grounds, cemeteries, housing land, council owned properties and highways, equating to approximately 30,000 number of trees. We manage our trees using the Arbortrack system of inspection and a cycle of maintenance. The successful contractor(s) would need to use up to date tablets and have an Arbortrack licence for Thurrock.The successful Contractor will be required to provide a professional, timely and efficient service and be able to accommodate quick unscheduled works, throughout the Borough of Thurrock complimenting the work of the councils in-house arboricultural team.1.5 The types of services required are as follows: Pollarding Crown Reductions and Crown thinning  Dead wooding Target pruning Crown lifting ep

CPV: Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Candidates need to have or will ensure they have an Arboricultural Licence for Thurrock

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
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Feb 2024, 13:30 GMT
Last source update
12 Feb 2024, 13:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
PS/2023/175
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004623
Classification (CPV)
Tree-clearing servicesTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04394b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Thurrock Council shall incorporate a 10 calendar day standstill period starting the day after the date on which the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers, allowing unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Council before the contract is entered into.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
18 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Feb 2024 → 1 Jul 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 Feb 2024, 13:30 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    18 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    18 May 2024, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEnvironmental protection RM17 6SL, Grays, East of England, RM17 6SLContact email Published organisation website ↗

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