Official UK procurement notice
RBK Arboricultural Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is proud of its reputation for being a green and leafy Borough. This pleasant environment is largely down to the many trees in the street and in open spaces. Managing such a valuable resource is a key task for the Authority. There are approximately 13,000 trees along the Boroughs road’s, along with those in parks, housing estates and corporate sites.
This specification covers the principal areas of work, tree surgery, tree planting and control of invasive pests and diseases where applicable. The core contract and schedule of rates shall cover works on the public highway, parks and open spaces, housing estates, education and corporate sites. The Authority may request quoted works at other sites during the contract period.
The contract for these services has been commissioned using the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The duration of the contract will be seven years plus one seven year extension period at the absolute sole discretion of the Authority, creating a contract for a maximum length of 14 years.
CPV: Tree pruning · Tree-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council requires the provision of an arboricultural service from a single provider…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,696,000
The Council requires the provision of an arboricultural service from a single provider for defined sites within the boundary of the borough.
The contract for these services has been commissioned using the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The duration of the contract will be seven years plus one seven year extension period at the absolute sole discretion of the Authority, creating a contract for a maximum length of 14 years.
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 (9)
- Mobilisation: 9%
- Management Methodology: 9%
- Health & Safety: 9%
- Management, Quality Control and Social Value: 9%
- Information, Systems and Technology: 9%
- Oak Processionary Moth; Treatment and Methodology: 6%
- Tree Surveying and Inspections: 3%
- Tree Establishment and Management: 6%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (9)
- Mobilisation: 9
- Management Methodology: 9
- Health & Safety: 9
- Management, Quality Control and Social Value: 9
- Information, Systems and Technology: 9
- Oak Processionary Moth; Treatment and Methodology: 6
- Tree Surveying and Inspections: 3
- Tree Establishment and Management: 6
- Price: 40
- Suitability
The requirements including selection criteria are stated in SSQ, the ITT and in the procurement
documents.
The authority reserves its right to request an indemnity, bank bond or guarantee if the supplier does not meet the required standard for economic and financial standing.
If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the authority. The authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the contract.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 25 Jan 2021, 16:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2021, 17:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN516991- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022325- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028d1aFind a Tender
- Review procedure
In accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 the Council has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on which the contract award decision was communicated to tenderers.
Publisher note: Tenderers should note the estimated total contract value excluding VAT: Range: between 3,696,000 GBP (as per II.1.5 and II.2.6) and 4,335,576 GBP.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT
Timeline
8 Mar 2021 → 8 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT
- Notice published8 Sept 2021, 17:20 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2021, 17:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Tree Services | £4,046,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022325-2021-1 · Advanced Tree Services
- Signed
- 20 Aug 2021
- Value
- £4,046,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Advanced Tree Services Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria