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Published 25 Aug 2023, 10:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Annual Tree Inspection Services

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG36)

Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £300k / year21.1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 6 Oct 2023awarded 18 Dec 2023

Awarded to Treework Services Limited T/a Treework Environmental Practice

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To meet the Council’s statutory duties and manage the risks associated with tree stock, including hazardous defects and direct impacts on grey infrastructure, the Council is seeking a provider of tree inspection services to undertake proactive tree inspections of approximately 150,000 across the Borough on a rolling annual basis, as well as supporting with insurance claims relating to trees and reactive enquiries from Councillors, MPs and members of the public. Staff provided to work on the contract are required to have a formal Arboricultural Qualification to Level 3, to have completed a Professional Tree Inspectors course and have a minimum of 2 years experience of inspecting trees post qualification.The deadline for submissions is 13:00hrs Monday 25th September 2023.

Recurrence: 4 years 6 months

CPV: Forestry services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£1,500,000

Contract period: 1 Nov 2023 – 31 Oct 2028 (5 yrs)

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: The tree inspections are on a rolling annual contract.Variant bids: not allowed

77200000 Forestry services

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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 60%
Cost: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 60
Cost: 40

Conditions of participation1

Technical & professional ability
Arboricultural Qualification to Level 3, to have completed a Professional Tree Inspectors course and have a minimum of 2 years experience of inspecting trees post qualification.

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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

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 · 4 years 6 months
First published: 25 Aug 2023, 10:18 BST
Last source update: 18 Dec 2023, 14:41 GMT
Award evaluation window: 25 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference: C237/2023
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-037136
Classification (CPV): Forestry services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG36)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f6f0 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 6 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 25 Sept 2023, 13:30 BST

Timeline

25 Sept 2023 → 24 Dec 2023 · 5 dates

Bids opened
25 Sept 2023, 13:30 BST
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Nov 2023
Notice published
18 Dec 2023, 14:41 GMT
Bids must remain valid until
24 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2023

Deadline moved to 6 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
25 Sept 2023, 09:03 BST
+11 days · was 25 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
Status changed to complete
18 Dec 2023, 14:41 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineIV.2.2	25 Sept 2023	6 Oct 2023	+11 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,183,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Treework Services Limited T/a Treework Environmental PracticeSME	£1,183,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Annual Tree Inspection Services · Treework Services Limited T/a Treework Environmental PracticeSME
Signed
18 Dec 2023
Value
£1,183,500
Period
… – 31 Oct 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, 1 Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HFContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Treework Services Limited T/a Treework Environmental PracticeAwarded supplier01621606 2nd Floor, 10-12 Bourlet Close, London , London, W1W 7BR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.