Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Forestry and Land Scotland
1 Highlander Way, Inverness Retail Park
Inverness
IV2 7GB
Contact
Richard Paxton
Procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
Telephone
+44 3000676000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://forestryandland.gov.scot
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Mechanised Harvesting & Extraction and Planned Manual Tree Felling (Chainsaw) Operations Supplier Engagement Survey
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77200000 - Forestry services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
FLS have a continuing requirement for externally sourced Mechanized Harvesting & Extraction and Planned Manual Tree Felling (Chainsaw) services, which are required in order for FLS to deliver a variety of outputs. The present suite of contracts and Frameworks are entering their final periods, and therefore FLS are currently exploring all potential options and opportunities for procuring services to deliver the felling and extraction of timber and by-products.
It is intended to commence a tender exercise, which is likely to result in a series of contract awards. It is anticipated that the new tender will be published in mid-late summer with contracts awarded in January 2022.
In order to best inform the FLS approach to the future procurement of these services, it is essential that FLS understand the size, scope, capacity, and future aspirations of the marketplace. FLS are therefore looking to both existing and potential suppliers to provide valuable insight into the services you can offer, your capacity, preferred work locations, preferred pricing mechanisms and more.
The information you can provide is vital to our considerations as to how FLS move forward in delivering these requirements, and develop a strategic approach to delivery of these services. We are therefore seeking as many responses as possible to this survey in order that we have a clear picture of the market available to provide the services, and to identify fresh ideas and potential innovations.
Please Note: This PIN is for information gathering purposes only and is not a call for competition. A response to this PIN shall not constitute any form of contract.
There is no requirement to have read or replied to this notice and the survey, suppliers will be entitled to submit their tender without any disadvantage.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77200000 - Forestry services
- 77211100 - Timber harvesting services
- 77211000 - Services incidental to logging
- 77210000 - Logging services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
All Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
FLS have a continuing requirement for externally sourced Mechanized Harvesting & Extraction and Planned Manual Tree Felling (Chainsaw) services, which are required in order for FLS to deliver a variety of outputs. The present suite of contracts and Frameworks are entering their final periods, and therefore FLS are currently exploring all potential options and opportunities for procuring services to deliver the felling and extraction of timber and by-products.
It is intended to commence a tender exercise, which is likely to result in a series of contract awards. It is anticipated that the new tender will be published in mid-late summer with contracts awarded in January 2022.
In order to best inform the FLS approach to the future procurement of these services, it is essential that FLS understand the size, scope, capacity, and future aspirations of the marketplace. FLS are therefore looking to both existing and potential suppliers to provide valuable insight into the services you can offer, your capacity, preferred work locations, preferred pricing mechanisms and more.
The information you can provide is vital to our considerations as to how FLS move forward in delivering these requirements, and develop a strategic approach to delivery of these services. We are therefore seeking as many responses as possible to this survey in order that we have a clear picture of the market available to provide the services, and to identify fresh ideas and potential innovations.
two.2.14) Additional information
This PIN is for information gathering purposes only and is not a call for competition.
The structure of this tender and how it might be divided into Lots will be guided by our market research and data analysis; one aim of this tender is to reduce unnecessary administration and duplication of effort (both for FLS and suppliers) that currently exists across our portfolio of contracts.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 August 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
A Supplier Engagement Questionnaire is attached as an additional document.
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=648369.
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=654008.
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