Notice Information
Notice Title
(FLS-116-C) Tree & Seed Haulage
Notice Description
The purpose of this requirement is to provide Tree and Seed haulage services across Scotland, and to and from some locations in England
Lot Information
National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)
National haulage service with delivery to multiple location points (Forest Blocks) throughout multiple Scottish forestry district sites. The requirement for this lot is the delivery of live planting stock grown from the authority's site at Newton Nursery to various delivery points across Scotland. This contract covers deliveries throughout the whole of Scotland, although deliveries may also be required to England on occasion.. 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.
Renewal: The Contract will initially be awarded for a three-year period, followed by the option to extend for an additional two-years (3+2) up to 23rd February 2030. The decision on whether to use the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS and will be based upon contract performance, measured against the Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) set out as a requirement of the contract.
Haulage of Tree Seedlings to West ArgyleHaulage service of tree & seeds for relevant forestry district sites. This requirement is for the uplift of stock from Newton Nursery for onward delivery to Cairnbaan cold store in West Argyll.. 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.
Renewal: The Contract will initially be awarded for a three-year period, followed by the option to extend for an additional two-years (3+2) up to 23rd February 2030. The decision on whether to use the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS and will be based upon contract performance, measured against the Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) set out as a requirement of the contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000761564
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525731
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
77200000 - Forestry services
77300000 - Horticultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,742,951 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,946,370 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Jun 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 10 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Autumn 2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Holly Thomson, Jonathan Livingstone
- Contact Email
- flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk, jonathan.livingstone@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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR501407&idx=1
21st March 2024 - Background Information for Tree & Seed Haulage Services -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501407
(FLS-116-C) Tree & Seed Haulage - This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to alert the marketplace to an upcoming tender opportunity which Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) are aiming to award a contract(s) for our Tree & Seed Haulage service. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516746
(FLS-116-C) Tree & Seed Haulage - The purpose of this requirement is to provide Tree and Seed haulage services across Scotland, and to and from some locations in England -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525731
(FLS-116-C) Tree & Seed Haulage - The purpose of this requirement is to provide Tree and Seed haulage services across Scotland, and to and from some locations in England
Notice URLs
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