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.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
Low Loader Moves
Reference number
FLS-0037-C
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
FFLS is seeking an experienced service provider for the provision of Low Loader Moves with driver in forestry environment.
To ensure the continuity of delivery for various operations within Land Management, Harvesting and Marketing, Civil Engineering and workshop repairs we require our own heavy plant machinery, grab tanks and site safes to be securely transported between sites. Heavy plant will consists of harvesters, forwarders, tractors and a drill rig to be moved from site to site, other regions, site to workshop and back, or external repair agencies as and when required.
Our requirement is for a contract to supply a low loader and driver service to facilitate this. The work involves driving our equipment between FLS forests, which includes driving fully loaded low loaders up long gravel forest roads. All suppliers’ drivers will need to be competent/trained in driving in Forest environment.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
East region Low Loader Moves
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM7 - Eastern Scotland
Main site or place of performance
this work is to cover all Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owned forests in Moray, Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Low loader moves in the east
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Central region Low Loader Moves
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
this work is to cover all Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owned forests in Cowal and Trossachs forest.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Central region Low Loader Moves
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
West region Low Loader Moves
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
this work is to cover all Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owned forests in West Argyll.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
West region Low Loader Moves
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
South region Low Loader Moves
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
this work is to cover all Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owned forests in Galloway forest.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
South region Low Loader Moves
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 February 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
This PIN is a request for information.
Please note that the responses FLS receive from this PIN notice is to understand the supply market: how many suppliers will be interested in the bidding for the contract.
This PIN is not intended to be binding in any way on any future procurements, does not constitute a tender in its own right or form part of a tender exercise.
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=713731.
(SC Ref:713731)