Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Forestry and Land Scotland
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NW
procurement@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.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
FLS-0072-C Timber Haulage - Request for Information
Reference number
FLS-0072-C
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to alert the marketplace to an upcoming tender opportunity for timber haulage and requests information from the marketplace in order to refine requirements.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to alert the marketplace to an upcoming tender opportunity for timber haulage and requests information from the marketplace in order to refine requirements. FLS has a requirement for the haulage of small round wood timber from each of its five regions to various mills across the UK.
Interested parties are asked to please complete the market research questionnaire at: https://forms.office.com/e/DPyDSWDbDT
Responses are requested by Friday 28 July 2023, and will be used to inform the Sourcing Strategy for FLS’s timber haulage tender.
two.2.14) Additional information
When advertised, this tender will be divided into lots.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
26 October 2023
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
Please note, the market research questionnaire is for information gathering purposes only and is not a call for competition. A response to the market research questionnaire shall not constitute any form of contract with FLS.
Responses will be held securely but may be subject to freedom of information requests. If you consider that any of the information included in your response is commercially confidential please identify it and explain (in broad terms) what harm might result from disclosure and/or publication. It should be remembered though, that even where you have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, Scottish Ministers may disclose this information where they see fit. Receipt by FLS of any material marked “confidential” or equivalent should not be taken to mean that the Scottish Ministers accept any duty of confidentiality by virtue of that marking.
(SC Ref:738056)