Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Forestry and Land Scotland
1 Highlander Way, Inverness Retail Park
Inverness
IV2 7GB
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.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
Geotechnical Works Framework
Reference number
FW0063
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
1.2 The Framework Agreement (Framework) seeks to cover all geotechnical works necessary to make FLS sites safer and to install temporary and permanent geotechnical infrastructure, depending on requirements. This would include, but is not restricted to:
- Application of a range of rock and soil slope reinforcement techniques;
- Rock removal and scaling;
- Small scale tree felling and extraction;
- Provision of specific plant (e.g. mobile barriers, off-road vehicles and non-road engines);
- Removal of vegetation and arboreal control;
- Installation of protection measures against rock and debris falls such as draped mesh, baseline, temporary or permanent catch fencing (and removal if required);
- Provision of traffic management and other on-site communications as part of overall geotechnical works;
- Chainsaw work as required;
- Use of drones as required; and
- Supply accurate as built details and specifications and GPS coordinates of all installed infrastructure.
Full specification of requirements for individual call-offs will be included as part of the call-off documentation.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
1.2 The Framework Agreement (Framework) seeks to cover all geotechnical works necessary to make FLS sites safer and to install temporary and permanent geotechnical infrastructure, depending on requirements. This would include, but is not restricted to:
- Application of a range of rock and soil slope reinforcement techniques;
- Rock removal and scaling;
- Small scale tree felling and extraction;
- Provision of specific plant (e.g. mobile barriers, off-road vehicles and non-road engines);
- Removal of vegetation and arboreal control;
- Installation of protection measures against rock and debris falls such as draped mesh, baseline, temporary or permanent catch fencing (and removal if required);
- Provision of traffic management and other on-site communications as part of overall geotechnical works;
- Chainsaw work as required;
- Use of drones as required; and
- Supply accurate as built details and specifications and GPS coordinates of all installed infrastructure.
Full specification of requirements for individual call-offs will be included as part of the call-off documentation.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-008833
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FW0063
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 August 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Geo Rope Ltd
Ballachulish, Argyll
PH49 4JQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CAN Geotechnical Ltd
Smeckley Wood Close, , Chesterfield Trading Estate
CHESTERFIELD
S41 9PZ
Telephone
+44 1246261111
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SG ELite
87 Castlefin road, Castlederg
Co. Tyrone,
BT81 7EE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Question scoring methodology for Selection Criteria: pass/fail
Award Criteria questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings.
Award scoring methodology is detailed in the Evaluation and Award Criteria Document.
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) reserves the right to modify the Framework Agreement - irrespective of the monetary value of modifications - within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, should operational reasons require it. Operational reasons for modification may include, but are not limited to:
-Changes to operational programmes
-Changes to FLS policy
- Any market change caused by Brexit;
- Extreme weather resulting in more works becoming necessary
- Changes to government policy
- Changes to available budget; and
- Fluctuations in volume requirements to deliver planned work.
Forestry and Land Scotland envisions awarding a maximum of five Suppliers onto the Framework.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18251.
(SC Ref:665043)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, The Castle
Inverness
IV2 3EG
Telephone
+44 1463230782
Country
United Kingdom