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Published 6 May 2022, 13:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Arboriculture Service

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,975,000exc. VAT10.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2022awarded 28 Oct 2022
Awarded to Glendale Countryside Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract for Arboricultural Services provides for:

The maintenance of trees, large shrubs and hedges in parks, open spaces, playing areas, sports grounds, cemeteries, schools, housing estates including domestic gardens, highway verges and civic buildings, etc.

The felling and removal of trees;

Weed control near trees;

The collection and removal of litter, refuse and abandoned waste in tree plantations or woodland areas;

The planting and cultivation of trees and large shrubs;

The pruning of trees, hedges and shrubs;

Emergency tree work;

CPV: Tree-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The value indicated represents a contract duration of 5 yearsAwardedRenewal

The value indicated represents a contract duration of 5 years. There is an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month period

Delivery: North East · South Tyneside
Extensions: The Council is likely to have a future requirement to renew the contract on its completion.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: 33%Price: 60%Social value: 7%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Service Proposal: 9%
  • Benefits of an EMS: 2%
  • Role, experience and qualifications: 5%
  • Organisational chart: 8%
  • Business Continuity Plan: 3%
  • Procedure for Investigating Complaints: 2%
  • Procedures to maintain Performance: 2%
  • Addressing underperformance: 2%
  • price: 60%
  • Social Value quantitative and qualitative: 7%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Service Proposal: 9
  • Benefits of an EMS: 2
  • Role, experience and qualifications: 5
  • Organisational chart: 8
  • Business Continuity Plan: 3
  • Procedure for Investigating Complaints: 2
  • Procedures to maintain Performance: 2
  • Addressing underperformance: 2
  • Social Value quantitative and qualitative: 7
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 May 2022, 13:46 BST
Last source update
28 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
F8183
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030517
Classification (CPV)
Tree-maintenance services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0334e7 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Any review proceedings should be promptly brought to the attention of the South Tyneside Council Head

of Legal Services at Town Hall & Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields NE33 2RL and will be dealt

within accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015"). Any

review proceedings must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including, without

limitation,PCR 2015. In accordance with PCR 2015, the Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day

standstill period from the date information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.

Publisher note: A previous Prior Information Notice (2022/S 000-006336) has been published in relation to this opportunity. Tender documentation is available to be downloaded on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com - this will then grant access to the tender documentation. Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once you have registered you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation. Tenders and all supporting documentation must be priced in Sterling and written in English. Any agreement entered into will be governed by English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The Council is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.

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
10 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Jun 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jun 2022 → 28 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jun 2022, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    28 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,675,3951 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Glendale Countryside Limited£2,675,395 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE332RLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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