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Published 22 May 2023, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Trees and Woodlands as Nature Based Solutions

Official notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT0.3% below published estimate

Submissions closed 21 Sept 2023awarded 19 Oct 2023

Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Forestry Commission have awarded a contract for the development of a guide to trees and woodlands as nature based solutions, that will collate examples, produce cost benefit analysis where possible and identify how they can advantage development projects. The resulting guide will be for a wide audience including local authority planners, developers, local nature recovery strategy (LNRS) Responsible Authorities, Utility providers etc.

CPV: Environmental issues consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM

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: 75%Price: 15%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Methodology: 30%
Contract Management: 25%
Resource: 20%
Pricing: 15%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (5)

Methodology: 30
Contract Management: 25
Resource: 20
Social Value: 10
Pricing: 15

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 22 May 2023, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 14 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: 21 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference: FEE/1131
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-036740
Classification (CPV): Environmental issues consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ce5a Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=820059303" target="_blank">https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=820059303</a> GO Reference: GO-20231214-PRO-24773122

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST

Timeline

17 Jul 2023 → 14 Dec 2023 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
17 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Notice published
14 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2023

Status changed to active
21 Aug 2023, 10:06 BST
Procurement method changed
21 Aug 2023, 10:06 BST
Deadline published: 21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
21 Aug 2023, 10:06 BST
Buyer details updated
21 Aug 2023, 10:06 BST
Status changed to complete
14 Dec 2023, 10:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £299,0901 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDSubcontracting: declared	£299,090 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Trees and Woodlands as Nature Based Solutions · OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Signed
19 Oct 2023
Value
£299,090
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Forestry Commission

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsForestry 620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, UK, BS16 1EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Forestry England for and on behalf of The Forestry CommissionContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsForestry Bristol, UKContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ove Arup & Partners LtdAwarded supplier1312453 8 Fitzroy Street, London, UK

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