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Published 2 Mar 2022, 12:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4099240 - DAERA Forest Service - Clearance of Invasive Plant Species

Official notice

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Published estimate£800,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 5 Apr 2022awarded 21 Jun 2022
Awarded to 1st VALLEY FORESTRY, 2nd GARDINER FARM AND FOREST SERVICES, 3rd ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD, 4th LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD, 5th MCGRATH CONTRACTS LTD +2 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) requires experienced contractors to provide a programme of Invasive plant clearance.

  • Recurrence: Every 4 years

CPV: Afforestation services · Forestry services · Weed-clearance services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£799,998 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them
Lot #1Down and ArmaghAwardedRenewalPublished value£266,666
Extensions: 2 years with the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods · 48 months ( 2 yrs +2 yrs optional extension)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Tyrone and FermanaghAwardedRenewalPublished value£266,666
Extensions: 2 years with the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods · The contract is for 48 months 2 years plus2 optional extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3LDerry and AntrimAwardedRenewalPublished value£266,666
Extensions: 2 years plus the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods · Contract is for 48 months 2 years and 2 further years extensionVariant bids: not allowed

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
Yes · Every 4 years
First published
2 Mar 2022, 12:25 GMT
Last source update
27 Jun 2022, 14:29 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
4099240
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017508
Classification (CPV)
Afforestation servicesForestry servicesWeed-clearance services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031cda Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: Contract monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of. up to three years..

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Apr 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Apr 2022, 15:30 BST

Timeline

5 Apr 2022 → 4 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Apr 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Apr 2022, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jun 2022, 14:29 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    4 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jun 2022, 14:29 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    27 Jun 2022, 14:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £451,2313 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 213 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 21 Jun 2022

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Down and Armagh7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · Tyrone and Fermanagh7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
3 · LDerry and Antrim7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Dundonald House, BELFAST, UK, BT4 3SBContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs DAERAContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Limavady, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedMediation body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Mediation bodyReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.