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Published 25 Oct 2022, 14:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MBC Arboricultural Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£20,900published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Dec 2022awarded 28 Feb 2023
Awarded to Qualitree Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced contractor to provide tree surgery services, tree planting and emergency works across the borough including public parks, open green spaces and other properties owned and managed by the council. Contract commencement planned for 1st February 2023

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Interview: 10%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • Interview: 10
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
25 Oct 2022, 14:07 BST
Last source update
28 Feb 2023, 15:55 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN639637
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005897
Classification (CPV)
Tree seedingTree-clearing servicesTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ45)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037bfb 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
2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Dec 2022 → 28 Feb 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    9 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Feb 2023, 15:55 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Feb 2023, 15:55 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,9001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Qualitree Services LtdSME£20,900 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint an appropriately qualified and…5bids · 5 electronic4——
Whole notice———£1 – £50,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEnvironmental protection Maidstone House, Kings Street, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6JQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Mid Kent LegalReview body Maidstone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Qualitree Services LtdAwarded supplier 57 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, South East, ME16 8SAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.