Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Forestry and Land Scotland
1 Highlander Way, Inverness Retail Park
Inverness
IV2 7GB
procuremenet@forestryandland.gov.scot
Telephone
+44 3000676000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - SCOTLAND
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://forestryandland.gov.scot
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Forestry
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - SCOTLAND
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30372
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Lone/Hazardous Worker Safety System
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry would like to explore options for the provision of a Lone/Hazardous Worker Safety System. We are looking to procure a system which is fully compliant with BS8484 and which involves both an Alarm Receiving Centre and GPS Tracking via SEND Devices. For further information please see PIN Overview of Requirements.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - SCOTLAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry would like to explore options for the provision of a Lone/Hazardous Worker Safety System. We are looking to procure a system which is fully compliant with BS8484 and which involves both an Alarm Receiving Centre and GPS Tracking via SEND Devices. For further information please see PIN Overview of Requirements.
two.2.14) Additional information
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is the lead in the market engagement and separate information is not required for SF. However FLS will
share information provided to them with SF to enable the organisation to make a decision as to their involvement in the future tender and
how to meet their requirements. Please see attached document for further details on this relationship.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
15 September 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The publication of this PIN will be used to undertake preliminary market consultation and inform the market of Forestry and Land
Scotland’s (FLS) and Scottish Forestry (SF) consideration to procure a Lone/Hazardous Safety System and to inform the future procurement strategy for this requirements. This PIN notice is not a call for competition and will not be used for the evaluation of suppliers; this is for information and market engagement only.
FLS is the lead organisation on this project. We will respond to all questions from suppliers and share information with SF.
We encourages supplier to register interest on this notice to receive updates on market engagement opportunities, and ask interested
parties to read the information in the documents attached and provide the information requested.
FLS may utilise the responses to the questionnaire to facilitate further market engagement
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=642131.
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