DAERA - Forest Service - Ground Preparation Services

A Tender Notice
by CPD - SUPPLIES AND SERVICES DIVISION

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
23.5 month
Value
£2M
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
24 Jun 2021
Delivery
To 18 Jul 2023 (est.)
Deadline
28 Jul 2021 14:00

Concepts

Location

Northern Ireland:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Forest Service wishes to appoint a list of Contractors to carry out a range of ground preparation services on post clear fell and burnt sites including the following: • Draining sites • Fire breaks • Mulching of woody growth • Maintenance of Silt traps, preparation of sites which require the use of Mats and associated works. The Contract will be subdivided into 8 Lots. The Forest Service aims to appoint a maximum of 8 Contractors per Lot.

Lot Division

1 Ground Preparation including Mounding, Brash raking, Draining, Fire Breaks and Silt Traps (Down and Armagh)
  • Value: £40K
2 Ground Preparation including Mounding, Brash raking, Draining, Fire Breaks and Silt Traps (L/Derry and Antrim)
  • Value: £620K
3 Ground Preparation including Mounding, Brash raking, Draining, Fire Breaks and Silt Traps (West Fermanagh)
  • Value: £320K
4 Ground Preparation including Mounding, Brash raking, Draining, Fire Breaks and Silt Traps (East Fermanagh and Tyrone)
  • Value: £220K
5 Mulching (Down and Armagh)
  • Value: £50K
6 Mulching (L/Derry and Antrim)
  • Value: £50K
7 Mulching (West Fermanagh)
  • Value: £50K
8 Mulching (East Fermanagh and Tyrone)
  • Value: £150K

Renewal Options

Option to extend for one further period of two years

Award Criteria

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CPV Codes

  • 77200000 - Forestry services
  • 77230000 - Services incidental to forestry
  • 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
  • 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
  • 77100000 - Agricultural services

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.
  • Staff qualifications are relevant.
  • Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see.. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract.. requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory.. levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory.. levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their.. performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional.. misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register.. of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a.. Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the.. date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by.. Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.

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