Published date: 28 June 2018

This notice was replaced on 16 October 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 29 April 2020)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£320,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN345828-27085670

Published date

28 June 2018

Closing date

1 August 2018

Contract start date

7 September 2018

Contract end date

6 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Requirement: Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking to award a framework agreement for the provision of arboriculture services within the County boundaries. The Council manages around 150,000 trees in educational settings not including those on the highway, or other land - properties. In addition the County Council is delivering a service to academies to ensure that tree stock is maintained to a healthy standard. The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance to ensure the upkeep the existing trees stock in line with the Councils' landlord responsibilities. 1.3.9. Whilst this framework is open to all of LGSS' partners and customers etc.as detailed at 1.1, this framework is primarily for use across Cambridgeshire, and in particular Cambridgeshire Schools. A document detailing the schools within Cambridgeshire is included as a separate document.
1.3.10. It is difficult to predict the exact value of this contract as the Authorities' requirements are likely to vary over the contract term, but it is estimated that the total value will not be less than £320,000 or greater than £500,000; this higher figure to allow for other bodies as above to access this framework.
1.3.11. There will be no guarantee of work or volume of work to be given under this framework contract.
1.3.12. It is envisaged that the framework will consist of between 4-6 providers (depending on the quality and closeness of Tender submissions), with work, the order being:
1.3.13. ranking
1.3.14. packaged up and issued as mini-competitions through this framework, with the criteria for the mini competitions ranging from a Quality/Price evaluation between 60% Price 40% Quality up to 40% Quality and 60% Price depending on required outcomes for each package of work.
1.3.15. emergency
1.3.16.
1.3.17. Rates submitted as part of this main Tender process shall be capped for all subsequent mini-competitions, with providers given the option to go below but not above their submitted rates. Such capped rates shall be held firm for the full 4 years of the framework.

About the buyer

Contact name

Ian Gower

Address

Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
England

Email

ian.gower@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/