Official UK procurement notice
WHC - Arboriculture Contract
Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWelwyn Hatfield Borough Council requires suitably qualified and experienced Contractors to provide Tree maintenance services to the Council. The Council currently maintains approximately 30,000 trees across the Borough, those owned and managed by itself and also trees owned by the Highway’s authority, Herts County Council. The Contract is being let as three Lots:Lot 1 – Maintenance of Urban Trees (2 Contractors as detailed in the specification)Lot 2 - Maintenance of Young TreesLot 3 - Maintenance of Woodland Trees
CPV: Tree-clearing services · Tree-maintenance services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value (£1,250,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Maintenance of Urban TreesCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,100,000
Maintenance of Urban Trees
Lot #2Maintenance of Young TreesAwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
Maintenance of Young Trees
Lot #3Maintenance of Woodland TreesAwardedRenewalLot estimate not published
Maintenance of Woodland Trees
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 (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
The Contract Manager shall have a minimum of a Level 3-4 qualification in arboriculture or a closely related field (as per the Arboricultural Associations Qualification framework).Each crew shall have at least one member who has or can show they are working towards a Level 2 (craft level) qualification (as per the Arboricultural Associations Qualification framework). Examples are C&G/NPTC or Lantra Awards ‘Licence to Practise’ level 2 qualifications, BTEC or C&G Level 2 Certification, RFS Certified Arborist (Level 2); ABC Level 2 Certificate in Arboroiculture; ISA Certified Arborist; or EAC European Tree Worker. To undertake aerial inspections the climber will require either 7 years experience as a climbing arborist; possess a level 4 qualification in arboriculture; or a professional tree inspection certification
- 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
- Restricted 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 Apr 2024, 10:27 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Dec 2024, 15:13 GMT
- Authority reference
C1056- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039274- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044fddFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
10 May 2024 → 1 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected14 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published5 Dec 2024, 15:13 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2025
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Dec 2024, 15:13 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Maintenance of Young Trees1 award | |||
| Maydencroft LimitedSME | £85,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Maintenance of Woodland Trees1 award | |||
| Maydencroft LimitedSME | £33,000 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Maintenance of Young Trees · Maydencroft LimitedSME
- Signed
- 5 Dec 2024
- Value
- £85,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2027
- Status
- active
Maintenance of Woodland Trees · Maydencroft LimitedSME
- Signed
- 5 Dec 2024
- Value
- £33,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Maintenance of Young Trees | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Maintenance of Woodland Trees | 1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Institute of ArbitratorsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Maydencroft LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria