--- title: "Plant Health Cross Border Service" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FORESTRY COMMISSION" published: "2018-02-21" --- # Plant Health Cross Border Service Buyer: FORESTRY COMMISSION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890.json) ## Summary The Forestry Commission is initiating a procurement process for the "Plant Health Cross Border Service," which focuses on the inspection of timber at ports of entry into Great Britain and related work on quarantine forestry pests and diseases. This service falls under the services industry category and is currently in the planning stage. Interested suppliers are invited to a market engagement event by 14th March 2018, where they can learn more about the tender process. The event is scheduled to take place before a future notice expected on 17th September 2018. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in forestry, pest control, or inspection services. Companies with expertise in environmental monitoring or timber safety will be well-suited to compete in this tender. Attending the market engagement event will provide potential suppliers with insights into the Forestry Commission's requirements, helping them to prepare competitive bids for this crucial service. ## Notice The Forestry Commission's Plant Health Cross Border Service has a future opportunity for the inspection of timber at ports of entry into Great Britain together with other work related to the detection of quarantine forestry pests and diseases . The Forestry Commission are holding a market engagement event to invite potential suppliers to hear more about this work and find out more about the requirement. This purpose of this event is to inform potential suppliers of our intended tender process to ensure that the widest possible range of potential suppliers (including SMEs) are able to bid for this future work. Companies interested in attending should (by 14th March 2018) notify Sophie McKenzie at plant.health@forestry.gsi.gov.uk to receive further information on the event and to register. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Forestry Commission's Plant Health Cross Border Service has a future opportunity for the inspection of timber at ports of entry into Great Britain together with other work related to the detection of quarantine forestry pests and diseases . The Forestry Commission are holding a market engagement event to invite potential suppliers to hear more about this work and find out more about the requirement. This purpose of this event is to inform potential suppliers of our intended tender process to ensure that the widest possible range of potential suppliers (including SMEs) are able to bid for this future work. Companies interested in attending should (by 14th March 2018) notify Sophie McKenzie at plant.health@forestry.gsi.gov.uk to receive further information on the event and to register. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB310971 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Feb 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Sep 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FORESTRY COMMISSION | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH12 7AT | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Corstorphine/Murrayfield | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77200000 - Forestry services ## Release History - 21 Feb 2018 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB310971 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB310971 Plant Health Cross Border Service - The Forestry Commission's Plant Health Cross Border Service has a future opportunity for the inspection of timber at ports of entry into Great Britain together with other work related to the detection of quarantine forestry pests and diseases . The Forestry Commission are holding a market engagement event to invite potential suppliers to hear more about this work and find out more about the requirement. This purpose of this event is to inform potential suppliers of our intended tender process to ensure that the widest possible range of potential suppliers (including SMEs) are able to bid for this future work. Companies interested in attending should (by 14th March 2018) notify Sophie McKenzie at plant.health@forestry.gsi.gov.uk to receive further information on the event and to register. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://https://www.forestry.gov.uk/ - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000531890.json.