Tender

C0206 Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services

FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

03 Mar 2022 at 00:00

Planning

14 May 2021 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "C0206 Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services" is being conducted by Forestry and Land Scotland, based in Inverness, UK. This tender is currently in the active stage and is set to conclude on 7th April 2022. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the total estimated value stands at GBP 85,440,000. The tender covers various regions across Scotland, divided into eight lots, with services aimed at enhancing biodiversity and providing sustainable timber supplies for the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL).

This opportunity offers significant potential for businesses specialising in environmental services, forestry operations, and related sectors to engage with a major public contract. Companies that can provide mechanised harvesting, associated extraction services, and are committed to Fair Work standards—such as paying the Real Living Wage and implementing community benefits—would be particularly suited to compete. This initiative not only supports business growth but also contributes to local community engagement and the sustainability of Scotland's natural resources.

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Notice Title

C0206 Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services

Notice Description

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. These services are required across all of SNFL. For the purposes of this tender the SNFL has been divided into eight lots (see maps within PCS-T). It is a requirement of this tender that all staff involved in the delivery of all contracts awarded, are paid at least the Real Living Wage. It is a requirement of this tender that successful bidders are committed to progressing towards adopting, and continuing to embed, the Fair Work First criteria. It is a requirement of this tender that mandatory Community Benefits are delivered through all contracts awarded.

Lot Information

North Region

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. The technical (quality) weighting for this tender is 60%. The cost weighting is 40%. The award criteria at II.2.5 of the Contract Notice breaks down the 60% weighting.

East Region - North

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. The technical (quality) weighting for this tender is 60%. The cost weighting is 40%. The award criteria at II.2.5 of the Contract Notice breaks down the 60% weighting.

East Region - South

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. The technical (quality) weighting for this tender is 60%. The cost weighting is 40%. The award criteria at II.2.5 of the Contract Notice breaks down the 60% weighting.

West Region - Lochaber

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. The technical (quality) weighting for this tender is 60%. The cost weighting is 40%. The award criteria at II.2.5 of the Contract Notice breaks down the 60% weighting.

West Region - West Argyll

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. The technical (quality) weighting for this tender is 60%. The cost weighting is 40%. The award criteria at II.2.5 of the Contract Notice breaks down the 60% weighting.

Central Region

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. The technical (quality) weighting for this tender is 60%. The cost weighting is 40%. The award criteria at II.2.5 of the Contract Notice breaks down the 60% weighting.

South Region - East

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. The technical (quality) weighting for this tender is 60%. The cost weighting is 40%. The award criteria at II.2.5 of the Contract Notice breaks down the 60% weighting.

South Region - West

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. The technical (quality) weighting for this tender is 60%. The cost weighting is 40%. The award criteria at II.2.5 of the Contract Notice breaks down the 60% weighting.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000654008
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR442365
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract 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

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


CPV Codes

77200000 - Forestry services

77210000 - Logging services

77211000 - Services incidental to logging

77211100 - Timber harvesting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£85,440,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£85,440,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Mar 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Aug 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2027 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2026

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415135
    Mechanised Harvesting & Extraction and Planned Manual Tree Felling (Chainsaw) Operations Supplier Engagement Survey - FLS have a continuing requirement for externally sourced Mechanized Harvesting & Extraction and Planned Manual Tree Felling (Chainsaw) services, which are required in order for FLS to deliver a variety of outputs. The present suite of contracts and Frameworks are entering their final periods, and therefore FLS are currently exploring all potential options and opportunities for procuring services to deliver the felling and extraction of timber and by-products. It is intended to commence a tender exercise, which is likely to result in a series of contract awards. It is anticipated that the new tender will be published in mid-late summer with contracts awarded in January 2022. In order to best inform the FLS approach to the future procurement of these services, it is essential that FLS understand the size, scope, capacity, and future aspirations of the marketplace. FLS are therefore looking to both existing and potential suppliers to provide valuable insight into the services you can offer, your capacity, preferred work locations, preferred pricing mechanisms and more. The information you can provide is vital to our considerations as to how FLS move forward in delivering these requirements, and develop a strategic approach to delivery of these services. We are therefore seeking as many responses as possible to this survey in order that we have a clear picture of the market available to provide the services, and to identify fresh ideas and potential innovations. Please Note: This PIN is for information gathering purposes only and is not a call for competition. A response to this PIN shall not constitute any form of contract. There is no requirement to have read or replied to this notice and the survey, suppliers will be entitled to submit their tender without any disadvantage.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR442365
    C0206 Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services - Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manage the Scottish National Forests and Land (SNFL) 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 continue to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what they do can be found at https://forestryandland.gov.scot. The aim of this tender is to procure Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services. These services will assist FLS in achieving the targets for the management of the SNFL: production of timber for sales; felling trees for tree health purposes and notified Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs); and, felling in preparation for peatland restoration. These services are required across all of SNFL. For the purposes of this tender the SNFL has been divided into eight lots (see maps within PCS-T). It is a requirement of this tender that all staff involved in the delivery of all contracts awarded, are paid at least the Real Living Wage. It is a requirement of this tender that successful bidders are committed to progressing towards adopting, and continuing to embed, the Fair Work First criteria. It is a requirement of this tender that mandatory Community Benefits are delivered through all contracts awarded.

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