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title: "Cell Growing Machinery for Newton Nursery Redevelopment"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000767730"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND"
published: "2024-07-03"
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# Cell Growing Machinery for Newton Nursery Redevelopment

Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000767730

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## Summary

Forestry and Land Scotland, based in Inverness, UKM, has completed the award stage for the procurement of "Cell Growing Machinery for Newton Nursery Redevelopment" in the environmental protection industry. The tender was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition using a limited procurement method. The contract involves the delivery and installation of specific machinery and equipment, as well as servicing, maintenance, and training requirements. The key deadline for this procurement was the award date on 3rd July 2024.

This tender for cell growing machinery offers an opportunity for businesses in the goods category, particularly those involved in manufacturing and supplying machinery and equipment. The procurement method rationale highlighted the need for a single supplier due to technical reasons, creating a niche market for specialised providers like Björkemar Construction & Consulting (BCC AB). Businesses with expertise in environmental technologies and the ability to deliver comprehensive solutions may find this tender suitable for expanding their operations and establishing valuable partnerships with public sector organisations like Forestry and Land Scotland.

## Notice

FLS is currently constructing a 12000square metre glasshouse, with the intention of growing up to 4 million cell grown trees per year. To ensure delivery of this project we require the following items: - Seed cleaning and gravity sorting equipment - Root Growth Capacity analysis table - Washing, Filling & Seeding Line - Mini Plug Transplanting Line - Packing Line - semi-automated bare-root grading line - BCC 360T, Mini plug trays. qty. 8000 - BCC 64 SS, Finished size growing tray. qty. 25000 - BCC 81 SS, Finished size growing tray qty. 34000 - Delivery and Installation of listed machinery and equipment - 3 years servicing and maintenance of listed machinery and equipment - Education / Training of approximately 15 personnel to use listed machinery safely.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

FLS is currently constructing a 12000square metre glasshouse, with the intention of growing up to 4 million cell grown trees per year. To ensure delivery of this project we require - Seed cleaning and gravity sorting equipment - Root Growth Capacity analysis table - Washing, Filling & Seeding Line - Mini Plug Transplanting Line - Packing Line - semi-automated bare-root grading line - BCC 360T, Mini plug trays. qty. 8000 - BCC 64 SS, Finished size growing tray. qty. 25000 - BCC 81 SS, Finished size growing tray qty. 34000 - Delivery and Installation of listed machinery and equipment - 3 years servicing and maintenance of listed machinery and equipment - Education / Training of approximately 15 personnel to use listed machinery safely.

### Procurement Information

Market research identified BCC AB as the only supplier capable of delivering all machinery, equipment and aftersales training services required by Newton Nursery in a single contract. Additionally, Forestry England have recently conducted an open tender activity for extremely similar equipment, and have provided confirmation that they only received one viable bid, which was from BCC. The mini plug seed trays that are part of the suite of machinery were specifically designed by Forest Enterprise England for their cell growing needs and these are not available elsewhere. Additional requirements: The entire machinery contract must be purchased from the same supplier as multiple suppliers risk purchases having different technical characteristics, resulting in unacceptable risk of incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509067 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,849,650 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 8NW |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BJÖRKEMAR CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING (BCC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 03450000 - Tree-nursery products
- 16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery
- 16820000 - Parts of forestry machinery

## Release History

- 3 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509067
- 6 Jun 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN506829

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN506829
  Cell Growing Machinery for Newton Nursery Redevelopment - FLS is currently constructing a 12000square metre glasshouse, with the intention of growing up to 4 million cell grown trees per year. To ensure delivery of this project we require the following items: - Seed cleaning and gravity sorting equipment - Root Growth Capacity analysis table - Washing, Filling & Seeding Line - Mini Plug Transplanting Line - Packing Line - semi-automated bare-root grading line - BCC 360T, Mini plug trays. qty. 8000 - BCC 64 SS, Finished size growing tray. qty. 25000 - BCC 81 SS, Finished size growing tray qty. 34000 - Delivery and Installation of listed machinery and equipment - 3 years servicing and maintenance of listed machinery and equipment - Education / Training of approximately 15 personnel to use listed machinery safely.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509067
  Cell Growing Machinery for Newton Nursery Redevelopment - FLS is currently constructing a 12000square metre glasshouse, with the intention of growing up to 4 million cell grown trees per year. To ensure delivery of this project we require the following items: - Seed cleaning and gravity sorting equipment - Root Growth Capacity analysis table - Washing, Filling & Seeding Line - Mini Plug Transplanting Line - Packing Line - semi-automated bare-root grading line - BCC 360T, Mini plug trays. qty. 8000 - BCC 64 SS, Finished size growing tray. qty. 25000 - BCC 81 SS, Finished size growing tray qty. 34000 - Delivery and Installation of listed machinery and equipment - 3 years servicing and maintenance of listed machinery and equipment - Education / Training of approximately 15 personnel to use listed machinery safely.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000767730
- https://forestryandland.gov.scot

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