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title: "Welfare Units for Newton Nursery"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028862"
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buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND"
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# Welfare Units for Newton Nursery

Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028862

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Forestry and Land Scotland, which is seeking to award a contract for "Welfare Units for Newton Nursery" in the horticultural and nursery products industry. The tender process was initiated due to urgent health and safety requirements at the nursery location in Inverness, UK. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract signed on 7th January 2021, and the project scheduled for completion by 31st May 2021. This procurement was conducted using a limited method, specifically through an award procedure without prior publication due to extreme urgency, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses that provide high-quality welfare facilities, particularly those with capabilities related to COVID-19 safety standards. Companies specialising in durable, long-lasting structures that can meet health and safety recommendations will be well-suited to compete in future similar tenders. Given the requirement for rapid deployment of services to mitigate business risks, suppliers that can promptly deliver resources and maintain compliance with relevant regulations will find growth potential in partnerships with public sector organisations like Forestry and Land Scotland.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. A Health & Safety support visit at Newton Nursery highlighted an urgent requirement to replace and update the current welfare provision welfare facilities for nursery staff. The current Covid-19 pandemic has escalated this requirement to a matter of absolute urgency due to the risk poor welfare provision can contribute to virus transmission. In the event a staff member presented with the virus which this could ultimately require the closure of the nursery and harm to staff. Access to adequate welfare facilities with minimal touch points will assist in mitigating against the risk of virus transmission within FLS staff and resulting interruption to site operations. As the nursery is a key operational site for both FLS and the wider sector that relies on plant supply to sustain jobs, we require to negate this business risk via a rapid route to market with minimal staff resource required to then purchase the required welfare provision. The welfare facility provision requires to be of a high standard, both in terms of Covid-19 related provision and overall building lifespan and structural warranty capability, as the intention will be to relocate this welfare provision down to the newly leased area once the proposed nursery upgrade and redevelopment has completed. It is not deemed best value to hire or utilise short term temporary purchases to meet the need as a longer term larger building is required and in line with recommendations from the Health and Safety report. FLS has reviewed a number of collaborative Framework Agreements and determined that a direct award against existing collaborative Framework Agreement is not possible due to the 'catalogue' approach and core items listed on the Framework Agreements not meeting FLS requirements. FLS cannot direct award on the Framework Agreements for non-catalogue items therefore a mini competition would be required. The urgency of this requirement means it is not possible run a mini-competition. FLS therefore intends to award this contract without competition to the supplier that investigation has found is capable of meeting the requirements including the additional extras to ensure the welfare provision is "covid secure".

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. A Health & Safety support visit at Newton Nursery highlighted an urgent requirement to replace and update the current welfare provision welfare facilities for nursery staff. The current Covid-19 pandemic has escalated this requirement to a matter of absolute urgency due to the risk poor welfare provision can contribute to virus transmission. In the event a staff member presented with the virus which this could ultimately require the closure of the nursery and harm to staff. Access to adequate welfare facilities with minimal touch points will assist in mitigating against the risk of virus transmission within FLS staff and resulting interruption to site operations. As the nursery is a key operational site for both FLS and the wider sector that relies on plant supply to sustain jobs, we require to negate this business risk via a rapid route to market with minimal staff resource required to then purchase the required welfare provision. The welfare facility provision requires to be of a high standard, both in terms of Covid-19 related provision and overall building lifespan and structural warranty capability, as the intention will be to relocate this welfare provision down to the newly leased area once the proposed nursery upgrade and redevelopment has completed. It is not deemed best value to hire or utilise short term temporary purchases to meet the need as a longer term larger building is required and in line with recommendations from the Health and Safety report. FLS has reviewed a number of collaborative Framework Agreements and determined that a direct award against existing collaborative Framework Agreement is not possible due to the 'catalogue' approach and core items listed on the Framework Agreements not meeting FLS requirements. FLS cannot direct award on the Framework Agreements for non-catalogue items therefore a mini competition would be required. The urgency of this requirement means it is not possible run a mini-competition. FLS therefore intends to award this contract without competition to the supplier that investigation has found is capable of meeting the requirements including the additional extras to ensure the welfare provision is "covid secure".

### Procurement Information

A Health & Safety support visit at Newton Nursery highlighted an urgent requirement to replace and update the current welfare provision welfare facilities for nursery staff. The current Covid-19 pandemic has escalated this requirement to a matter of absolute urgency due to the risk poor welfare provision can contribute to virus transmission. In the event a staff member presented with the virus which this could ultimately require the closure of the nursery and harm to staff. Access to adequate welfare facilities with minimal touch points will assist in mitigating against the risk of virus transmission within FLS staff and resulting interruption to site operations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000284-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 7GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness Millburn |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PORTAKABIN (SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

### Codes

- 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products

## Release History

- 7 Jan 2021 at 15:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000284-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://forestryandland.gov.scot/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:622737-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371

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