Forestry Commission: Framework Agreement for: Tree Health Pest and Disease Surveys

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Framework Agreement for: Tree Health Pest and Disease Surveys

UK-Edinburgh: Services incidental to forestry.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   Title: UK-Edinburgh: Services incidental to forestry.
   I.1)Name, Addresses And Contact Point(s)
      Forestry Commission
      231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 3000676156, Email: katie.blain@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
   
   I.2)Type Of Purchasing Body
      Not Provided      
      
Section II: Object Of The Contract
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: Framework Agreement for: Tree Health Pest and Disease Surveys
      II.1.2)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Services incidental to forestry. We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://forestrycommission.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-Services-incidental-to-forestry./U85G83BP35

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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      II.1.3)Common procurement vocabulary:
      77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.
      
      
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Type of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure (as stated in the original notice): Open       
   IV.2)Administrative Information
      IV.2.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity: Not Provided      
      IV.2.2)Notice reference for electronically submitted notice
         Original Notice sent via: OJS eSender

         Notice Reference: 2016 - 172241
      IV.2.3)Notice to which this publication refers: Not Provided      
      IV.2.4)Date of dispatch of the original Notice: 25/01/2016
      
Section VI: Complementary Information
   1: Complementary Information
      VI.1)This notice involves: Additional Information


      VI.3)Information to be corrected or added
         VI.3.1) Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority
         VI.3.2) In the original Notice

         VI.3.3)Text to be corrected in the original notice:

         VI.3.4)Dates to be corrected in the original notice: Not Provided

         VI.3.5)Addresses and contact points to be corrected:
            Not Provided
            
         VI.3.6)Text to be added in the original notice:            
            Place of text to be added: II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
            
            Text to be added: Following feedback from multiple suppliers receiving a ‘page not found’ error message, please note the following advice for accessing the full Tender documents:

1.Follow link to FC delta e-sourcing page showing Advert
2.Click ‘register an interest’
2a. If page not found go to the home screen page (main e-sourcing site)
3.Register as a supplier
3a. Please note, you will now not be able to follow the register an interest link if you already did so to get to the supplier registration page
4.When registered you will see a space to enter the access code to view all Tender documents
5.Enter code U85G83BP35

If you are unable to access the Tender documents, please call the e-sourcing helpdesk on 0845 270 7050. I am happy to liaise with them on your behalf, however due to limited email access over the next 2 weeks there may be a delay in response.

      VI.4)Other additional information:      
      The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO-2016129-PRO-7681931 TKR-2016129-PRO-7681930

      VI.5)Date of dispatch: 29/01/2016

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UK-Edinburgh: Services incidental to forestry.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Forestry Commission
       231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000676156, Email: katie.blain@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
       Main Address: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKM25

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Framework Agreement for: Tree Health Pest and Disease Surveys            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://forestrycommission.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-Services-incidental-to-forestry./U85G83BP35

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      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 4,000,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Greater London area within the M25   
      Lot No:1

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined within the Invitation to Tender / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 2)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Kent and east Sussex (and parts of Surrey and West Sussex)   
      Lot No:2

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 3)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, majority of Hampshire, Surrey, west Sussex   
      Lot No:3

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined in the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 4)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Dorset, Wiltshire, New Forest, Isle of Wight and south west Hampshire   
      Lot No:4

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined within the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 5)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Somerset and majority of Devon   
      Lot No:5

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined in the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 6)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Cornwall and west Devon   
      Lot No:6

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined in the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 7)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, south Gloucestershire, north and north east Somerset, north west Oxfordshire and south west Warwickshi   
      Lot No:7

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined within the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 8)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, south west Cambridgeshire and south Northamptonshire   
      Lot No:8

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined in ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 9)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and majority of Cambridgeshire   
      Lot No:9

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      EAST OF ENGLAND
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined in the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 10)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, majority of Derbyshire, central and eastern Leicestershire and north Northamptonshire   
      Lot No:10

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      EAST OF ENGLAND
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined in the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 11)
   

      II.2.1) Title:West Midlands, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire and west Leicestershire   
      Lot No:11

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined in the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 12)
   

      II.2.1) Title:North Yorkshire and areas east of the Pennies, East Ridings of Yorkshire, north and north east Lincolnshire   
      Lot No:12

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKE - YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Outlined in ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 13)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Lancashire and areas west of the Pennines   
      Lot No:13

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD4 - Lancashire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Lancashire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined within the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 14)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland   
      Lot No:14

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a framework agreement for the provision of woodland and tree surveys, potentially including urban trees, to detect, assess and sample for the presence of specific tree pests and diseases in England.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: As outlined within the ITT / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   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
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: 1    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 22/04/2016

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Acres Wildwoodlands and Coombe Forestry Ltd
             Chippenham, Chippenham, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 285,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Forestry Commission
          Bristol, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Forestry Commission
          231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 3000676156

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 03/05/2016