Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire East Borough Council
Westfields, Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
Contact
Mrs Emma Harris
emma.harris@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1270686440
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD62 - Cheshire East
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Site Visit Information - Cheshire East Woodland Creation Scheme 24-25
Reference number
DN724028
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77200000 - Forestry services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Cheshire East Council intends to enter into a procurement process to procure a contract with a single supplier for the provision of woodland planting and maintenance across 3 council owned sites within the borough of Cheshire East. The scope of the service is anticipated to include ground preparation, tree supply, tree planting, establishment, beating up and maintenance.
This prior information notice is published to advertise an invitation to visit each of the 2024/2025 Woodland Creation scheme sites, site visits will be held between 5th - 7th June 2024.
Organisations who wish to participate in site visits must register their interest and send a message to confirm attendance via the project messaging area of The Chest e-tendering portal. The time limit for confirming attendance at site visits is 5:00 pm on 30th May 2024.
Further details are contained in this prior information notice at section II.2.4 which outlines the location and relative dates for each site visit.
Participation in this market engagement exercise is not a requirement for participation in any future procurement process undertaken by Cheshire East Council, nor is it intended that site visits will have the effect of distorting future competition or violating the principles of non-discrimination and transparency.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cheshire East Council is committed to becoming a carbon neutral council by 2027.
Planting woodland is one of many projects underway to tackle and reduce their carbon emissions across the areas that the council has direct control over. The council recognises that it can’t eliminate it's carbon emissions completely by 2027, however the plan to plant 100 hectares of trees, by that time, will help to offset those carbon emissions.
The Council intends to procure a contract with a single supplier for the provision of 2024/2025 woodland planting at the following 3 sites: - Buttertons Lane Farm - Haslington, Mill Lane - Goostry and Coole Pilate - Nantwich.
Site visits will be conducted on the below dates/times:
Wednesday 5th June 2024 - 10:00am – 2:00pm
Buttertons Lane Farm, Haslington, CW1 5UT
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Thursday 6th June 2024 - 10:00am – 2:00pm
Mill Lane, Byley Lane, Goostrey, CW4 8EP
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Friday 7th June 2024 - 10:00am – 2:00pm
Coole Pilate, Coole Lane, Nantwich, CW5 8AR
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Organisations who wish to participate in site visits must register their interest and send a message to confirm attendance via the project messaging area of The Chest e-tendering portal. The time limit for confirming attendance at site visits is 5:00 pm on 30th May 2024.
Site plans and a site visit procedures document will be available on The Chest e-tendering portal at: www.the-chest.org.uk — Project ID DN724028.
For the avoidance of doubt, any costs incurred in participating in the councils market engagement exercise shall be borne by the attending organisation.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
17 June 2024
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 Authority intends to proceed to procurement for its 2024/2025 woodland planting scheme services in June 2024, however makes no guarantees, commitments or representations that it will
commence a procurement process.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an indication of potential future procurement activity
and is subject to change. The PIN is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process and
is not a commitment by the Authority to enter into a procurement process.