UK-Bristol: Forestry services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Forestry England for and on behalf of The Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3000674000, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
Contact: Emily Coffin
Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk
NUTS Code: UK

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: Planting and Maintenance of Wing Wood
Reference number: FEE/1133

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
77200000 - Forestry services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: Forestry England have award a contract for the planting and subsequent maintenance of a new woodland creation site at Wing Wood, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire. This contract is awarded for a period of up to 5 years, with the contract terminating on completion of the requirements.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 267,472.01

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

Main site or place of performance:
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry England have award a contract for the planting and subsequent maintenance of a new woodland creation site at Wing Wood, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire. This contract is awarded for a period of up to 5 years, with the contract terminating on completion of the requirements.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management and Quality Assurance / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 60


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
Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-019241



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: FEE/1133
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Planting and Maintenance of Wing Wood

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 07/09/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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)
Pryor and Rickett Silviculture Ltd, 03499298
Skiddaw House, Carlisle, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UK
The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 215,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 267,472.01
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.
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

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: 16/10/2023