Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The National Trust
Ysbyty Estate Office, Dinas
Betws y Coed
LL24 0HF
UK
E-mail: victoria.warland@nationaltrust.org.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA80565
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TjTQzuAMRdgxwGCYpWU0hx-6SgP-qOA9?usp=sharing
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TjTQzuAMRdgxwGCYpWU0hx-6SgP-qOA9?usp=sharing
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Conifer Removal - Peatland Restoration
Reference number: 001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45111220
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Uwch Conwy Project, through the Tir Afon funding are looking to improve the condition of blanket bog at a number locations in the Uwch Conwy Catchment. This first phase of works will involve the removal of conifers and other species at seven remote upland location between the Autumn 2021 and January 2022.
Removal of the conifers will depend on their size and will be by hand pulling or felling by saw or chainsaw as appropriate. Where Rhododendron ponticum are to be removed the immediate application of the relevant chemicals to the stump is also required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45111220
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This RFP1 assesses your company’s:
- financial and economic strengths
- eligibility
- technical and/or professional capability
- proposed solutions
- cultural fit with the Trust
In your response to the RFP1, you will need to demonstrate that you have the appropriate qualities and resources to deliver the Opportunity successfully.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
03/11/2021
End:
10/01/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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:
Yes
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/10/2021
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/10/2021
Local time: 17:00
Place:
National Trust Office
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Project Team
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=113748.
The Contractor shall ensure that all contracts with Subcontractors and Suppliers which the Contractor intends to procure following the Award date, and which the Contractor has not, before the date of this Contract, already planned to award to a particular Subcontractor or Supplier, are advertised through the Sell2Wales portal (www.sell2wales.gov.wales) and awarded following a fair, open, transparent and competitive process proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Buying from the third sector including supported businesses where possible
(WA Ref:113748)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/09/2021