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Contract Notice

Arboricultural Advisory Services Framework.

  • First published: 13 May 2015
  • Last modified: 13 May 2015

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
The Royal Parks
Authority ID:
AA21738
Publication date:
13 May 2015
Deadline date:
12 June 2015
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Arboricultural Advisory Services to cover Greenwich Park, St James's Park, The Green Park (including Victoria Tower Gardens, Canning Green and Downing Street), Hyde Park (with Grosvenor Square Gardens), Kensington Gardens (with Brompton Cemetery), The Regent's Park (with Primrose Hill), Richmond Park and Bushy Park (with the Longford River). The estate also includes the associated park infrastructure such as roads, buildings and water bodies. They contain extensive tree stocks which, as well as being of high amenity value, are also of

historic, cultural and ecological importance. The Contractor(s) will be required to assist and advise the Arboricultural Manager and other Royal Parks staff, including Park Managers and their assistants in the management of the tree stocks in each park.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)


The Royal Parks

The Old Police House, Hyde Park

London

W2 2UH

UK

Peter Berry

+44 3000612000

procurement@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk

+44 2072982005

http://www.royalparks.gov.uk

https://www.royalparks.org.uk/about-us/procurement

https://www.royalparks.org.uk/about-us/procurement
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I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

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Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Arboricultural Advisory Services Framework.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

27

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

UK, London.



UKI1

II.1.3)

This notice involves

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II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

7

Duration of the framework agreement

4

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

100 000170 000GBP

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Arboricultural Advisory Services to cover Greenwich Park, St James's Park, The Green Park (including Victoria Tower Gardens, Canning Green and Downing Street), Hyde Park (with Grosvenor Square Gardens), Kensington Gardens (with Brompton Cemetery), The Regent's Park (with Primrose Hill), Richmond Park and Bushy Park (with the Longford River). The estate also includes the associated park infrastructure such as roads, buildings and water bodies. They contain extensive tree stocks which, as well as being of high amenity value, are also of

historic, cultural and ecological importance. The Contractor(s) will be required to assist and advise the Arboricultural Manager and other Royal Parks staff, including Park Managers and their assistants in the management of the tree stocks in each park.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

77211500

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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II.1.8)

Division into lots

Yes

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II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

No

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

48

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

No

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure


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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

No

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

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IV.2)

Award Criteria

No


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IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

No

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

FOL15/268

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

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Other previous publications

2014/S 204-079214 26-06-2014

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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents



 


IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

 12-06-2015  14:00

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates


IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

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IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders





Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published


VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

No



VI.3)

Additional Information

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures










Body responsible for mediation procedures










VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained










VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

 08-05-2015

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1     Tree Data Survey

1)

Short Description

The purpose of the Tree Data survey is to record the following tree data:

The surveyor will identify the position of the trees on a plan, allocating an ID, recording species, dimensions and an age assessment, primarily to locate and identify the tree stock etc. Full details are included in the specification. It is envisaged that this lot will be awarded to 3 framework suppliers.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

77211500

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Quantity or scope


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Indication about different contract dates

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Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

2     Detailed Tree Investigations

1)

Short Description

Detailed inspection of identified trees utilising climbing inspections and/or proprietary decay detection equipment as necessary, depending on the apparent location, extent and type of the problem etc. Please see the specification for further details. It is envisaged that this lot will be awarded to 3 framework suppliers.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

77211500

3)

Quantity or scope


4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

3     Veteran Tree Surveys

1)

Short Description

Veteran tree management is an emerging specialism that should promote biodiversity value, utilising modern techniques designed to respect this value while also ensuring trees are maintained to reasonably minimise risk etc. Further details can be found in the specification. It is envisaged that this lot will be awarded to a single framework supplier.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

77211500

3)

Quantity or scope


4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots


Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
77211500 Tree-maintenance services Services incidental to logging

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk
Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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