This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

09 Aug 2023 at 16:06

Tender

24 Jan 2023 at 09:57

Summary of the contracting process

The buying organization Natural Resources Wales has completed the procurement process for the Tree Planting Framework 2023 within the Forestry services industry category. The procurement stage was under an Open procedure and covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). The framework involved providing resources to manage restocking programs mainly in the Welsh Government Woodland Estate, with tree planting requirements for restocking harvested areas and woodland creation sites across different Welsh regions. The procurement deadline was on 1st March 2023.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for suppliers in the forestry and agricultural services sector. Companies proficient in supplying trees, forestry management services, and specialist machinery for planting could compete for contracts. The tender attracted bids from both SMEs and larger businesses, with a focus on quality and price criteria for winning awards. Participating in such procurements can enhance reputation, expand market reach, and establish valuable partnerships within the forestry industry.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Tree Planting Framework 2023

Notice Description

The purpose of this framework is to provide NRW All Wales Forestry Operations teams with the resource to manage the restocking programme of works predominantly within the Welsh Government Woodland Estate (WGWE). This framework could also be used for NRW funded projects if appropriate. Tree planting is required by NRW to; restock those areas that have been harvested; to plant trees on woodland creation sites and to replace losses from previous tree planting operations. The trees will be both conifers and broadleaves and supplied as either bare-root stock, or containerised.

Lot Information

Mechanised Tree planting

Mechanical Planting has to date consisted of a purpose built planting head attached to a traditional Tracked Excavator (TX). The prime benefit being the combination of ground preparation and planting over a longer planting window in a single operation. The planting head makes it possible to conduct the full scope of regeneration work from scarification to planting with a single machine. Providing regeneration of the highest quality and with the greatest possible consideration for environmental and ecological aspects.

Renewal: Up to 12 months extension if required

Tree Planting - Restocking & Beat Up

Tree planting is required by NRW to; restock those areas that have been harvested; to plant trees on woodland creation sites and to replace losses from previous tree planting operations. The trees will be both conifers and broadleaves and supplied as either bare-root stock, or containerised.

Renewal: up to 12 months extension if required

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039a03
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023267-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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


CPV Codes

03452000 - Trees

16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77200000 - Forestry services

77231000 - Forestry management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Aug 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jun 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Natural Resources Wales
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF24 0TP
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Plasnewydd
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
13
Supplier Names

Advanced Forestry & Garden Services

Black forest forest & garden

Coed Y Dyffryn Ltd

D.I.S Forestry

Forest First

Future Forests

GMD Forestry Ltd

Holgate Moorland Services Ltd

M Martin Forestry & Fencing

Meredith Contract Services

OTM Groundscare LTD

Tir a Choed

Tirwedd Sustainable Garden and Tree Services

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