West Lancashire Council Tree Maintenance Services Contract

West Lancashire Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from applicants who are interested in providing Tree maintenance services for the Borough.

United Kingdom-Ormskirk: Tree-maintenance services

2018/S 163-372771

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

West Lancashire Borough Council
52 Derby Street
Ormskirk
L39 2DF
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr Stephen Tinsley
Telephone: +44 1695585160
E-mail: Stephen.tinsley@westlancs.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKD

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

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

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=58345836-7ea7-e811-80ed-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=58345836-7ea7-e811-80ed-005056b64545

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:

Tree Maintenance Services

Reference number: DN361810

II.1.2)Main CPV code

77211500

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

West Lancashire Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from applicants who are interested in providing Tree maintenance services for the Borough.

The type of work the Council will be seeking is works to trees in public areas and will include:

— General tree pruning,

— Crown raising and reductions,

— Tree clearance/ thinning,

— Removal of trees in a controlled manner in plantations,

— Stump grinding/ treatment,

— Any other tree maintenance service.

The contractor will also be expected to provide a 24 hour emergency call-out service for the removal of dangerous and unsafe trees and branches.

The above list is not intended to be a complete list of all of the elements of tree work that may be contained in the Contract works but merely a guide to tenderers of the general scope of the tree work required.

Tree work will take place over the whole Borough but the majority will be carried out in Skelmersdale. The contract period will be 3 years with an option to extend by up to 2 years.

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)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKD

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

West Lancashire Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from applicants who are interested in providing Tree Maintenance Services for the Borough.

The type of work the Council will be seeking is works to Trees in public areas and will include:

— General tree pruning

— Crown raising and reductions

— Tree clearance/ thinning

— Removal of trees in a controlled manner in plantations.

— Stump grinding/ treatment

— Any other tree maintenance service.

The contractor will also be expected to provide a 24 hour emergency call-out service for the removal of dangerous and unsafe trees and branches.

Tree work will take place over the whole Borough but the majority will be carried out in Skelmersdale. The contract period will be 3 years with an option to extend by up to 2 years.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

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

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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

Maximum number: 6

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

See Selection Questionnaire

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

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

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

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of 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: 24/09/2018

Local time: 12:00

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

Date: 01/10/2018

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

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

West lancashire Borough Council
52 Derby Street
Ormskirk
L39 2DF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1695577177Internet address: www.westlancs.gov.uk

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:

24/08/2018