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Published 6 Dec 2022, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Woodland Establishment Maintenance - Pleasant Forest, Kent

Official notice

Authority: Forestry England

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT31.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jan 2023awarded 13 Feb 2023
Awarded to FGS Agri Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is to provide maintenance for the establishment of planted trees as part of the Pleasant Farm woodland creation project. Involving a range of maintenance tasks which are to be carried out to ensure the best survival and growth of the young trees. Tasks include:- open ride mowing, inter-row mowing, beat up survey of trees, herbicide spraying of tree lines, fence maintenance, hedge cutting and general site maintenance.

CPV: Forestry services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Following the planting of trees at Pleasant Forest, Kent, there are a range of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000

Following the planting of trees at Pleasant Forest, Kent, there are a range of maintenance tasks that are to be carried out to ensure the best survival and growth rate of the young trees. Tasks are but are not limited to, beat-up survey, open ride cutting, inter row mowing, footpath mowing, chemical spraying of tree and fence lines, fence maintenance, hedge butting, spot spraying and hand weeding. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/VZ67GS9WZT ↗

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: Our intention is to award this contract for a period of 3 years with a possible extension of up to 2 years (1 + 1 years).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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in procurement documents

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Dec 2022, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
24 May 2023, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
FEE/1055
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014803
Classification (CPV)
Forestry services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038b29 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

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://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=783694547" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=783694547</a> GO Reference: GO-2023524-PRO-23041251

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

18 Jan 2023 → 24 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    24 May 2023, 14:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 May 2023, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £205,8621 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FGS Agri Ltd£205,862 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 014803-2023-1 · FGS Agri Ltd

    Signed
    13 Feb 2023
    Value
    £205,862
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry England for and on behalf of The Forestry Commission

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FGS AgriAwarded supplier02810485 Stanford Bridge Farm, Ashford, South East, TN27 0RU

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