Published date: 29 April 2020
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
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
29 April 2020
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.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Arboricultural and Major Tree Works Framework
- Opportunity
- Published 29 April 2020, last edited 29 April 2020
Award information
Awarded date
15 October 2018
Contract start date
16 October 2018
Contract end date
15 October 2022
Total value of contract
£500,000
This contract was awarded to 6 suppliers.
Mercer Tree Services Ltd
Address
10 Petlands
Little Walden
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 1XFReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
S.P. Landscapes and Tree Contractors Ltd
Address
Arboracre
Elms Road
Red Lodge
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 8TDReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Glendale Countryside Ltd
Address
Glendale Old Highways Depot
Petworth Road
Witley
Surrey
GU8 5QWReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Acorn Environmental Management Group
Address
2a Eagle Road
North Moons Moat
Redditch
B98 9HFReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Turney Landscapes Limited
Address
Park Farm
Cranfield Road
Wavendon
Milton Keynes
MK17 8ASReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
The CGM Group (East Anglia) Limited
Address
Reed House
Karoo Close
Bexwell Industrial Estate
Downham Market
Norfolk
PE38 9GAReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Ian Gower
Address
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
England
ian.gower@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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Closing: 1 August 2018