Planning

Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control

FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

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Planning

14 May 2021 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is led by Forestry and Land Scotland, which is seeking to engage providers for "Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control" services. This planned tender, categorised under environmental protection, is set to be launched in August 2021, followed by contract awards in January 2022, with work commencing from 1st April 2022. This opportunity is located in Inverness, UK, and aims to consolidate multiple existing contracts into a single Scotland-wide offering, improving efficiency for both the buyer and suppliers. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their feedback by 31st May 2021 regarding potential barriers to participation and suggestions for the tender structure to enhance supplier engagement.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the environmental and forestry sectors, especially those specialising in vegetation management, plant restoration, and health and safety compliance. Companies well-versed in medium-term contracting and familiar with public sector procurement processes will find this an advantageous opportunity to expand their service offerings and partnerships. The emphasis on strategic planning and innovative solutions also invites fresh perspectives from businesses looking to collaborate on environmental initiatives, aimed at creating a sustainable and effective procurement model.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control

Notice Description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) serves to alert the marketplace to a potential opportunity for Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control services to Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), and it is requesting information from the marketplace in order to refine our requirements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

FLS currently procure Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control services through a number of medium-term contracts (up to four years including extensions) and various other contracts awarded through Framework Agreements. Our objective is to bring together all of these requirements into one Scotland-wide tender through which we will award a number of contracts (Lots) based on appropriate locations and our programmes of work. Forest Management includes services such as; Planting (including Restock and Beat-up), Cleaning, Respacing, Weeding, Spraying. Invasive vegetation control includes services such as; Cutting and burning; foliar, stem and stump treatment with pesticides, steep ground / rope access work. We anticipate the new tender will be published in August 2021 with contracts awarded in January 2022 so that work can start from the 1st April 2022. The structure of this tender and how it might be divided into Lots will be guided by our market research and data analysis; one aim of this tender is to reduce unnecessary administration and duplication of effort (both for FLS and suppliers) that currently exists across our portfolio of contracts. Health and safety is at the forefront of all our working in FLS and we aim to contract with safe and competent suppliers that can plan with us to strategically deploy and supervise their resources safely, effectively, sustainably, and be capable of adapting these plans where action is needed to adjust our programme. We are seeking your views about how we can build our tender to deliver our aims whilst also making FLS an attractive customer to work with. With this in mind, it will help us to understand any barriers that you foresee may hinder your ability to bid for this work, such as difficulties with recruiting, planning and pricing. We also seek to understand if there are other innovative ideas within the marketplace which we might consider. We look forward to hearing your views to help us shape our strategy and we thank-you for engaging with us to help us deliver our Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control.. There is no requirement to have read or replied to this notice and the survey. This notice is not a call for competition (tender) and will not be used for the evaluation of suppliers; this is for information and market engagement only.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415104
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Richard Paxton
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
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness Millburn
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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