Notice Information
Notice Title
Plant Lifting Machines for Newton Nursery
Notice Description
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) require four (4) plant lifting machines and associated training for up to a up to a maximum of 10 members of staff (operators and mechanics) at Newton Nursery in Moray, Scotland. The machines require to be delivered before the end of August 2022, with training taking place in September 2022.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) look after the national forests and land to enhance biodiversity, support tourism and increase access to the green spaces that will help improve Scotland's physical and mental health and well-being. FLS also continues to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what we does can be found here - https://forestryandland.gov.scot/ Newton Nursery plays a key role within FLS, providing 7 million trees per year, which is around 28% of FLS' total annual need. The Nursery covers approximately 50ha of land and has recently been successful is securing funding to double the nursery capacity. Due to this expansion, the team at Newton Nursery require four (4) plant lifting machines for use at Newton Nursery in Moray. This requirement includes familiarisation training on the use of these machines to be provided to FLS staff. The plant lifting machines need to be attached to and towed by a tractor. They should be capable of cutting the full bed when harvesting the plants (trees). Once the plants are mechanically grabbed and lifted, there should be a mechanical means of removing the maximum soil from the roots, without any damage to the plant or root systems. The lifted plants should then be easily transported by a height and speed adjustable conveyor, gathered and placed on a pallet. The delivery of the machines is expected before 31st August 2022 and the training shall take place during September 2022 for up to a maximum of 10 members of staff (operators and mechanics). Delivery and training will both take place at Newton Nursery, Moray IV30 8XR. 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001856-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
16 - Agricultural machinery
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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- CPV Codes
03450000 - Tree-nursery products
16000000 - Agricultural machinery
16100000 - Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery
77200000 - Forestry services
77300000 - Horticultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jan 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Feb 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jul 2021Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2022 - 30 Sep 2022 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
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
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- 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, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey
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- 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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