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title: "Haulage - Live Plants"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000540579"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FORESTRY COMMISSION"
published: "2019-03-11"
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# Haulage - Live Plants

Buyer: FORESTRY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000540579

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## Summary

The Forestry Commission is conducting a tender process for the procurement of haulage services for live plants, primarily supporting the environmental protection and forestry industries. This procurement is at the Award stage, with key components including delivery across Scotland and potential deliveries to England under two lots. The deadline for submissions was 20 July 2018, and the contracts were signed in early January 2019. Interested businesses should note that the contract value is estimated at £650,000, and submissions were managed through an open procurement method.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in logistics and transport to engage in public procurement, particularly those experienced in handling horticultural products and adhering to environmental standards. Businesses equipped to perform road haulage across Scotland, with the required operator's licenses and waste carrier registrations, will find this contract ideally suited to their capabilities. Participation in this process could lead to long-term partnerships with the Forestry Commission and contribute to sustainable practices in environmental management.

## Notice

Provision of delivery of live planting stock to Forest Districts (FD) across Scotland either grown in house at Newton Nursery near Elgin or inbound to Newton Nursery from a private sector nursery. Under Lot 1, this contract covers primarily the whole of Scotland with bagged products, although deliveries may also be required to England on occasion. Lot 2 is crate/stillage based only, road haulage between Lochgilphead and Newton Nursery.

### Lot Information

Delivery of live plants to the National Forest Estate

This requirement is for the delivery of trees grown at Newton Nursery, or purchased from other external nurseries which are packed in Co-extruded Polythene Bags for delivery to our customers throughout Scotland with an estimated annual mileage of 35,000-50,000.. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. - Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. - 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: initial two year contract with optional single year contract extensions to a maximum cumulative total of 5 years.

Delivery of live plants from Newton Nursery to Cairnbaan Cold Store

The requirement is for the road haulage of live plants, packed in co-extruded poly-bags and subsequently packaged in crates where they will be loaded by mechanical means. The Newton Nursery near Elgin and the Cold Store at Cairnbaan will provide mechanical equipment in order to load and unload the vehicle.. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. - Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. - 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: initial 24 month period with three further optional 12 month extensions - cumulative maximum of 5 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR348083 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jul 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jan 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | If all contract extension options are adopted Feb 2023 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £650,000 |
| Lots value | £650,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLM Scotland, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey, TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | E KAMINSKI TRANSPORT; PETER MCKERRAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR348083
- 19 Jun 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322679

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322679
  Haulage - Live Plants - Provision of delivery of live planting stock to Forest Districts (FD) across Scotland either grown in house at Newton Nursery near Elgin or inbound to Newton Nursery from a private sector nursery. Under Lot 1, this contract covers primarily the whole of Scotland with bagged products, although deliveries may also be required to England on occasion. Lot 2 is crate/stillage based only, road haulage between Lochgilphead and Newton Nursery.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR348083
  Haulage - Live Plants - Provision of delivery of live planting stock to Forest Districts (FD) across Scotland either grown in house at Newton Nursery near Elgin or inbound to Newton Nursery from a private sector nursery. Under Lot 1, this contract covers primarily the whole of Scotland with bagged products, although deliveries may also be required to England on occasion. Lot 2 is crate/stillage based only, road haulage between Lochgilphead and Newton Nursery.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000540579
- https://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/images/corporate/pdf/pcs-tender-guidance.pdf
- https://www.forestry.gov.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/region/forestry-commission/

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