Official UK procurement notice
EBCT 290 - Tender for the Provision of Tree Work (Arboricultural) Services
Authority: Erewash Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is establishing a framework for the provision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services), including hedge pruning, stump removal and re-instatement. It also includes the provision of emergency tree works to address situations where for example a tree is at risk of failing or a tree is blocking a road etc. In the event of emergency tree works being required, Contractors must be able to attend site within one (1) hour of receiving notification from the Council.
In order to be considered for this Contract, Suppliers must be, for the lifetime of this Contract, an approved Arboricultural Association Contractor.
- Recurrence: If extension option not taken, April 2024. If extension option taken, April 2025.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Forestry services · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 12 Jul 2021
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The scope of contract includes Crown Lifting, Crown Reduction, Felling, Hedge Pruning,…Renewal
The scope of contract includes Crown Lifting, Crown Reduction, Felling, Hedge Pruning, Miscellaneous, Pollarding, Coppicing, Removing dead wood, Removing stumps and Emergency works.
Annual indicative volumes are provided below (these are not guaranteed):
Crown Lifting - 1500 trees
Crown Reduction - 160 trees
Felling - 60 trees
Hedge Pruning - 4700 metres
Miscellaneous (typically includes pruning back branches from buildings/paths, severing ivy, removing epicormic growth and clearing fallen branches) - 1500 trees
Pollarding - 40 trees
Removing dead wood - 200 trees
Removing stumps - 50 trees
Emergency works - 10 incidents
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 40%
- General Tree works: 40%
- Emergency Tree Works: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 40
- General Tree works: 40
- Emergency Tree Works: 20
- Suitability
Successful contractor must be, for the duration of the contract, an Arbicultural Association Approved Contractor. Evidence will be required.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “EBCT 290 - Tender for the Provision of Tree Work (Arboricultural)…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · If extension option not taken, April 2024. If extension option taken, April 2025.
- First published
- 21 Apr 2021, 16:55 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2021, 16:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN539534- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008533- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a8c6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Jun 2021, 12:15 BST
Timeline
21 Apr 2021 → 12 Jul 2021 · 4 dates- Notice published21 Apr 2021, 16:55 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Jun 2021, 12:15 BST
- Contract starts12 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.