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Official UK procurement notice

Arboricultural Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Barnet (Local council)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 4 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£6,648,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 10 Oct 2022
Lots 4max 2 won per supplier · max 4 to bid

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

London Borough of Barnet (LBB) is seeking to appoint contract specific service provider(s) to deliver arboricultural services across four contracts, Tree Works West ref 702496, Tree Works East ref 702497, Pollarding and Basal Growth ref 702498, Felling and Stump Removal ref 702499 on its behalf for a 5 year period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028 with the option to extend for a further period or periods of up to 3 years subject to budget constraints and performance.

A tender information session will be held on 7 September 2022, 11am-1pm at Barnet's Colindale Office, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW. Please register intention to attend to susan.lowe@barnet.gov.uk

Further details of contract requirements are available in the tender documents which can be accessed from www.barnetsourcing.co.uk ↗ current opportunities

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

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£6,648,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Tree Works West 702496RenewalPublished value£1,400,000

Tree Works West 702496 Contract Area A is comprised of 12 Wards. The Contract is for the planned cyclical maintenance, responsive and urgent tree works

to the Authority’s trees in parks, highways, woodlands, and any other council sites. The majority of the work requirements to street and park trees is programmed by the Authority on a three-year cyclical, ward by ward basis. This ensures that appropriate tree

maintenance works are routinely carried out, reducing disruption to traffic and allowing a structured approach to area based tree work. Responsive works, within parks, highways, woodlands and other council sites are generated on a monthly basis and are usually for one-off single site works.

The contract will be for a five year period with up to a further three year contract extension subject to budget and performance. Additional information: Tender documents can be accessed from www.barnetsourcing.co.uk ↗ current opportunities

Should you experience technical difficulties with portal please contact support@curtisfitchglobal.com explaining these and that they relate to this opportunity

Delivery: London · London Borough of Barnet
Extensions: 3 year extension subject to performanceVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Tree Works East 702497RenewalPublished value£1,400,000

Tree Works East 702497 Contract Area A is comprised of 12 Wards. The Contract is for the planned cyclical maintenance, responsive and urgent tree works

to the Authority’s trees in parks, highways, woodlands, and any other council sites. The majority of the work requirements to street and park trees is programmed by the Authority on a three-year cyclical, ward by ward basis. This ensures that appropriate tree

maintenance works are routinely carried out, reducing disruption to traffic and allowing a structured approach to area based tree work. Responsive works, within parks, highways, woodlands and other council sites are generated on a monthly basis and are usually for one-off single site works.

The contract will be for a five year period with up to a further three year contract extension subject to budget and performance. Additional information: Tender documents can be accessed from www.barnetsourcing.co.uk ↗ current opportunities

Should you experience technical difficulties with portal please contact support@curtisfitchglobal.com explaining these and that they relate to this opportunity

Delivery: London · London Borough of Barnet
Extensions: 3 year extension subject to performanceVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Pollarding & Basal Growth 702498RenewalPublished value£1,976,000

Pollarding & Basal Growth 702498 is comprised of all 24 of Barnet’s Wards. The majority of Pollards are programmed as part of a biennial regime. Others are

allocated to a yearly or three yearly regime. This ensures that appropriate tree pollarding works are routinely carried out during the dormant season. Basal growth removal is carried during the spring and summer months annually

The contract will be for a five year period with up to a further three year contract extension subject to budget and performance. Additional information: Tender documents can be accessed from www.barnetsourcing.co.uk ↗ current opportunities

Should you experience technical difficulties with portal please contact support@curtisfitchglobal.com explaining these and that they relate to this opportunity

Delivery: London · London Borough of Barnet
Extensions: 3 year extension subject to performanceVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Felling & Stump Removal 702499RenewalPublished value£1,872,000

Felling & Stump Removal 702499 is comprised of all 24 of Barnet’s Wards. On average, 500 trees are removed each year. The Contract is for the planned felling and stump removal works to the Authority’s trees

in parks, highways, woodlands, and any other council sites. The majority of the felling and stump removal work requirement to street trees is

programmed by the Authority on a three-year cyclical, Ward by Ward basis. This ensures that

appropriate tree maintenance works are routinely carried out reducing disruption to traffic

and allows a structured approach to area based tree work. Responsive felling and stump removal works, within parks, highways, woodlands and

other council sites are generated on a monthly basis and are usually for one-off single site

works.

The contract will be for a five year period with up to a further three year contract extension subject to budget and performance. Additional information: Tender documents can be accessed from www.barnetsourcing.co.uk ↗ current opportunities

Should you experience technical difficulties with portal please contact support@curtisfitchglobal.com explaining these and that they relate to this opportunity

Delivery: London · London Borough of Barnet
Extensions: 3 year extension subject to performanceVariant 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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 40%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 40
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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Aug 2022, 12:16 BST
Last source update
23 Aug 2022, 12:16 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
702496, 702497, 702498, 702499
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023446
Classification (CPV)
Tree-clearing servicesTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance services
Delivery area
London (UKI71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036202 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Tender documents can be accessed from www.barnetsourcing.co.uk current opportunities Should you experience technical difficulties with portal please contact support@curtisfitchglobal.com explaining these and that they relate to this opportunity (MT Ref:227165)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://barnetsourcing.co.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Aug 2022 → 10 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Aug 2022, 12:16 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    10 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Barnet

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale London, London, NW9 4EWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

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