Tender

FW Services - Compensatory Planting - Scotland 1031

  • Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-027137

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03fc86

Published 13 September 2023, 4:39pm



The closing date and time has been changed to:

10 November 2023, 12:00pm

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc

200 Dunkeld Road

Perth

PH1 3AQ

Contact

Susan Beveridge (Susan.E.Beveridge@sse.com) and Philip Bell (Philip.Bell@sse.com)

Email

Susan.E.Beveridge@sse.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

SC213461

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://sse.com

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Electricity


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

FW Services - Compensatory Planting - Scotland 1031

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77231600 - Afforestation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc (SHET, the Authority) intends to award framework agreements to contractors who have the necessary capacity, capability, and expertise to deliver compensatory planting schemes as fully detailed in the procurement documents.

Significant expansion in renewable generation in the SHET network area has driven a need to undertake a series of network reinforcement and expansion projects to increase capacity and improve network security. This work includes the building and rebuilding of Transmission overhead lines, the development of grid substations, converter stations and underground cable systems.

Due to the extent of this project portfolio, forestry is inevitably affected, and woodland removal is required in project areas to facilitate the construction and reinforcement of Transmission infrastructure. In response to this a significant volume of compensatory planting will be required. Compensatory planting will be required to support projects under RIIO T2, ASTI and RIIO T3.

The objective of this tender to engage a sufficient competent pool of contractors to ensure that compensatory planting can be delivered throughout the SHET network area.

Full details of the opportunity can be found at https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/ under "Current Opportunities".

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £120,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77231000 - Forestry management services
  • 77231100 - Forest resources management services
  • 77231800 - Forest nursery management services
  • 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
  • 77315000 - Seeding services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Compensatory planting across the Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc network area.

Full details of the opportunity can be found at https://sse.app.jaggaer.com/ under "Current Opportunities".

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £120,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

96

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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

Framework agreement with several operators

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Originally published as:

Date

25 October 2023

Local time

5:00pm

Changed to:

Date

10 November 2023

Local time

12:00pm

See the change notice.

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

25 October 2023

Local time

5:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

SSE Services Plc

No.1 Forbury Place, 43 Forbury Road, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 3JH

Reading

RG1 3JH

Email

susan.e.beveridge@sse.com

Country

United Kingdom