Notice Information
Notice Title
Lone/Hazardous Worker Safety System
Notice Description
In support of its responsibilities to employee safety, Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry (collectively referred to as The Authority) intends to award one contract for the supply and operation of a Lone/Hazardous Working Safety System (LWSS) that is fully compliant with British Standard BS8484:2016 and fails to safe. For the purposes of this contract, a system that fails to safe is a system that is designed to remain safe in the event of a failure. A requirement of this is that the end user is aware immediately if the system is not working as it should so that they can take appropriate actions. This system will include Satellite Emergency Notification Devices (SENDs).
Lot Information
Lot 1
In support of its responsibilities to employee safety, Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry (collectively referred to as The Authority) intends to award one contract for the supply and operation of a Lone/Hazardous Working Safety System (LWSS) that is fully compliant with British Standard BS8484:2016 and fails to safe. For the purposes of this contract, a system that fails to safe is a system that is designed to remain safe in the event of a failure. A requirement of this is that the end user is aware immediately if the system is not working as it should so that they can take appropriate actions. This system will include Satellite Emergency Notification Devices (SENDs). Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: 2 x 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-028d6a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017977-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
35113000 - Safety equipment
71317200 - Health and safety services
77200000 - Forestry services
77300000 - Horticultural services
90721000 - Environmental safety services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,150,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,150,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Jul 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Aug 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Sep 2021Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Six years (assuming maximum extensions are granted)
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procuremenet@forestryandland.gov.scot, procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000676000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 7GB
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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