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Published 8 Feb 2024, 10:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

For the provision of Arboricultural Services

Official notice

Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published value£600,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Mar 2024awarded 21 May 2024
Awarded to Greater Manchester Tree Station

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of Salford Environment and Community Safety Directorate is currently responsible for

the management and maintenance of all the Council’s trees and its Arboricultural Services.

The Council now requires an Arboricultural Contractor(s) to carry this work and invites suitably qualified and experienced Contractors to tender for its requirements.

CPV: Tree-cutting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£600,000
Delivery: North West
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
Quality: 30%Price: 55%Social value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30
  • Social Value: 15
  • Price: 55
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Feb 2024, 10:56 GMT
Last source update
22 May 2024, 10:52 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN710469
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016126
Classification (CPV)
Tree-cutting services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043830 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
11 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Mar 2024, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Mar 2024 → 22 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Mar 2024, 09:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 May 2024, 10:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 May 2024, 10:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 98 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Greater Manchester Tree StationSME£600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Salford City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, North West, M27 5AWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Greater Manchester Tree StationAwarded supplier The Yard, Vaughan Street, West Gorton,, Manchester, North West, M12 5FQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.