Construction Contract Leads

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

South Oxfordshire District Council

Abbey House, Abbey Close

Abingdon

OX14 3JE

Contact

Mrs Angela Cox

Email

procurement [at] southandvale.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7761329169

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Provision of Custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside sites

Reference number

DN676306

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 90720000 - Environmental protection

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The council's management of the sites relies heavily on the use of groups of volunteers drawn from the local communities.

All of the sites are managed to enhance their ecological value and several of the sites are

subject to biological designations. A successful contractor would be expected to have

experience of working on sensitive sites and an understanding of the biological processes

that maintain their special interest

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £450,000 / Highest offer: £500,000 taken into consideration

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 90720000 - Environmental protection

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

All of the sites are managed to enhance their ecological value and several of the sites are

subject to biological designations. A successful contractor would be expected to have

experience of working on sensitive sites and an understanding of the biological processes

that maintain their special interest

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Carbon Reduction & Energy Efficiency / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 40

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

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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: 2023/S 000-018044

Section V. Award of contract

Contract No

1756

Title

Provision of Custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside sites

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 May 2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Earth Trust

Little Wittenham

OX14 4QZ

Email

simon.atkinson [at] earthtrust.org.uk

Telephone

+44 01865407792

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

The contractor is an SME

No

V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £497,547

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The High Court of Justice

The Royal Court of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

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