Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road
For the attention of: Patrice McPolin
BT4 3SU Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2890816867
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.dardni.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.cpdni.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityGeneral public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contractDARD - Forest Service Mulching Of Burnt Trees on Forest Service Sites.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various locations throughout Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UKN
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)The Forest Service invited offers from competent tenderers to clear a range of sites using a mechanical mulcher so that subsequent ground preparation and restocking can be completed. The crops to be cleared will mostly include areas damaged by fire or affected by plant disease. The majority of the burnt sites will consist mainly of sitka spruce trees while the majority of disease affected sites will consist of larch trees. Clearance includes the burnt or disease affected trees, live trees as indicated by the Forester and also broadleaved trees which have naturally regenerated within the site.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)Value: 150 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureAward of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (in the cases listed in Section 2 of Annex D1)
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU):
Directive 2004/18/EC
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
2) Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU
The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the Directive.
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Price. Weighting 100
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authorityP10964
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractno
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P 10964 Lot title: DARD - Forest Service Mulching Of Burnt Trees on Forest Service Sites.V.1)Date of contract award decision:30.5.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenR and M Greenkeeper Ltd
Unit 14 Kilcronagh, Business Park
BT80 8HJ Cookstown
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: P 10964 Lot title: DARD - Forest Service Mulching Of Burnt Trees on Forest Service Sites.V.1)Date of contract award decision:30.5.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenM and A Mc Manus
31 Jenkin Road
BT75 0JL Fivemiletown
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: P 10964 Lot title: DARD - Forest Service Mulching Of Burnt Trees on Forest Service Sites.V.1)Date of contract award decision:30.5.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenMullally Contracts
Abocurragh, Letterbreen
BT74 9AG Enniskillen
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:16.7.2013