Award

Purchase of Plants

FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

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Award

21 Feb 2024 at 14:32

Summary of the contracting process

The Forestry and Land Scotland, based in Inverness, United Kingdom, initiated a tender process for the "Purchase of Plants" under the services category. This procurement, conducted through a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, aimed to address an urgent need caused by extreme weather events leading to a shortfall of 1.43 million trees. The award to Alba Trees plc for a contract worth £68,000 was signed on 12th February 2024.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for suppliers of forestry services, particularly those able to provide plants to meet urgent demand. Companies with expertise in forestry services and the capacity to deliver plant supplies promptly would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement stage has advanced to the award phase, with the active status indicating ongoing contractual engagement between Forestry and Land Scotland and the awarded supplier, Alba Trees plc.

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Notice Title

Purchase of Plants

Notice Description

At present Newton Nursery has back orders in excess of 3.6 million trees. Recent extreme weather events, in particular heavy rain creating flooded areas, and soft ground conditions at the nursery, meaning that the Nursery have been unable to lift grade and despatch sufficient plants to fulfil these orders. Under normal conditions the combination of nursery grown stock and already placed external plant supply would have been sufficient, however these weather events have created a shortfall of 1.43 million trees to fulfil these orders, which FLS require to purchase.

Lot Information

Lot 1

At present Newton Nursery has back orders in excess of 3.6 million trees. Recent extreme weather events, in particular heavy rain creating flooded areas, and soft ground conditions at the nursery, meaning that the Nursery have been unable to lift grade and despatch sufficient plants to fulfil these orders. Under normal conditions the combination of nursery grown stock and already placed external plant supply would have been sufficient, however these weather events have created a shortfall of 1.43 million trees to fulfil these orders, which FLS require to purchase.

Procurement Information

At present Newton Nursery has back orders in excess of 3.6 million trees. Recent extreme weather events, in particular heavy rain creating flooded areas, and soft ground conditions at the nursery, meaning that the Nursery have been unable to lift grade and despatch sufficient plants to fulfil these orders. Under normal conditions the combination of nursery grown stock and already placed external plant supply would have been sufficient, however these weather events have created a shortfall of 1.43 million trees to fulfil these orders, which FLS require to purchase.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005681-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

77200000 - Forestry services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£68,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Feb 20242 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
FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 3000676000

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 8NW
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALBA TREES

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