Arboricultural Maintenance Contract London

London Borough of Sutton Environment and Leisure Contract for the Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees.

United Kingdom-Sutton: Tree pruning and hedge trimming

2019/S 214-524692

Contract notice

Works

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: London Borough of Sutton
Postal address: Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way
Town: Sutton
NUTS code: UK
Postal code: SM1 1EA
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr Wesley Pearson
E-mail: wesley.pearson@sutton.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2087705000

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.sutton.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sutton.gov.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at: https://procontract.due-north.com

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

London Borough of Sutton Environment and Leisure Contract for The Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees

Reference number: DN441228

II.1.2)Main CPV code

77340000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Works

II.1.4)Short description:

The contract will initially be for a period of 5 years commencing on April 2020 with the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years, in 12-monthly intervals, at the discretion of the Council.

Sutton Council currently contracts with a diverse group of voluntary, statutory and private sector providers and encourages a range of organisations, regardless of size, to apply for this provision.

A selection questionnaire is available on this portal which the Council shall evaluate to identify the shortlisted supplies to be invited to tender.

The Council shall not be bound to accept the lowest cost or any tender.

The award of contract shall be based on the most economically advantageous tender submitted.

All documents are available to view on contracts finder — search tender reference: DN441228.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

03452000

77211300

77211400

77211500

77211600

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The London Borough of Sutton is an outer London borough on the Surrey (South West) border between the Boroughs of Croydon and Kingston and has a population of over 180 000.

The Borough is suburban and lies between the green belt and more urbanised areas. There are a wide variety of tree species in varied locations including highways, verges, parks, woodlands, educational establishments.

The London Borough of Sutton (Sutton Council) is seeking interest from suitably qualified organisations for the provision of a contract for the maintenance of Council owned trees.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion – Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price – Weighting: 30

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Maximum number: 10

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract may be modified under Regulation 72(A) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, to allow the London Borough of Merton to join the contract and/or receive an arboriculture maintenance of trees service for Merton Council from the contractor appointed at the conclusion of the procurement. See contracts finder advert for Appendix 1 — modification clause 72(a).

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 13/11/2019

Local time: 16:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 09/12/2019

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Cabinet Office
Postal address: 70 Whitehall
Town: London
Postal code: SW1A 2AS
Country: United KingdomInternet address: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

01/11/2019