Plant Supply (including Cell-Grown)

A Contract Award Notice
by FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Supply)
Duration
9 year (est.)
Value
£70M
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
17 Apr 2024
Delivery
To 01 Mar 2033 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Inverness

Geochart for 3 buyers and 16 suppliers

3 buyers

10 suppliers

Description

Forestry and Land Scotland (the Purchaser) look after the national forests and land to enhance biodiversity, support tourism and increase access to the green spaces that will help improve Scotland’s physical and mental health and well-being. The Purchaser also continues to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who the Purchaser is and what it does can be found here – https://forestryandland.gov.scot/ The Purchaser requires an estimated 25 million trees per annum. The Purchaser owns one forest nursery in Scotland, which supplies planting material for planting and restocking on the public forest estate in Scotland. The nursery has a total capacity to currently produce up to 7 million transplants each year. These contracts cover the remainder of demand required by the Purchaser, who have successfully appointed suitably qualified suppliers for procure forestry stock from. This includes bare-root and cell-grown broadleaves and conifers (Lots 1-15) for which the Supplier will be required to source seed, and tree seedlings (Lot 16) for which the Purchaser will provide seed to the Service Provider.

Lot Division

1 Bare-Root Broadleaves (40% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root broadleaves, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 40% of the total annual allocation (approx. 372,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
2 Bare-Root Broadleaves (30% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root broadleaves, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 30% of the total annual allocation (approx. 279,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
3 Bare-Root Broadleaves (20% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root broadleaves, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 20% of the total annual allocation (approx. 186,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
4 Bare-Root Broadleaves (10% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root broadleaves, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 10% of the total annual allocation (approx. 93,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
5 Bare-Root Conifers (30% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root conifers, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 30% of the total annual allocation (approx. 3,915,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
6 Bare-Root Conifers (25% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root conifers, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 25% of the total annual allocation (approx. 3,263,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
7 Bare-Root Conifers (20% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root conifers, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 20% of the total annual allocation (approx. 2,610,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
8 Bare-Root Conifers (15% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root conifers, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 15% of the total annual allocation (approx. 1,958,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
9 Bare-Root Conifers (10% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of bare-root conifers, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 10% of the total annual allocation (approx. 1,305,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
10 Cell Grown Broadleaves (50% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of cell-grown broadleaves, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 50% of the total annual allocation (approx. 250,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
11 Cell-Grown Broadleaves (30% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of cell-grown broadleaves, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 30% of the total annual allocation (approx. 150,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
12 Cell-Grown Broadleaves (20% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of cell-grown broadleaves, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 20% of the total annual allocation (approx. 100,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
13 Cell-Grown Conifers (50% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of cell-grown conifers, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 50% of the total annual allocation (approx. 300,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
14 Cell-Grown Conifers (30% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of cell-grown conifers, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 30% of the total annual allocation (approx. 180,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
15 Cell-Grown Conifers (20% Volume)

The requirement provides for the supply and delivery of cell-grown conifers, to locations across Scotland. The requirement is divided into core and non-core species and class sizes of 18-30cm and 31-50cm. The requirement also provides for plant protection (as necessary) and the option for plastic-free containers or equivalent. This Lot covers 20% of the total annual allocation (approx. 120,000 plants per annum).

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Product Standards 20.0
Policies & Procedures 10.0
Document Control 15.0
Operations Management 35.0
PRICE 60.0
16 Tree Seedling Supply, Transplanting and Maintenance

The requirement provides to the supply of seedlings, sown into an appropriate compost filled cell, transplanting and maintenance at Newton Nursery in North East Scotland. Transplanting and maintenance shall include the supply, installation, maintenance and removal of a drip irrigation system. The Purchaser will provide sufficient quantities of seed to the Supplier for sowing

Award Criteria
Sustainability & Net Zero 10.0
Fair Work First 10.0
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain _
Real Living Wage _
CIS _
Health & Safety 20.0
Policies & Procedures 5.0
Operations Management 55.0
PRICE 60.0

Award Detail

1 Maelor Forest Nurseries (Wrexham)
  • Bare-Root Broadleaves (40% Volume)
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £1,631,335
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 Cheviot Trees (Berwick upon Tweed)
  • Cell Grown Broadleaves (50% Volume)
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £2,158,990
  • Contractor is an SME.
3 Black Isle Timber Harvesting (Rosemarkie)
  • Cell-Grown Broadleaves (30% Volume)
  • Num offers: 8
  • Value: £1,295,394
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Maelor Forest Nurseries (Wrexham)
  • Cell-Grown Broadleaves (20% Volume)
  • Num offers: 8
  • Value: £863,595
  • Contractor is an SME.
5 Cheviot Trees (Berwick upon Tweed)
  • Cell-Grown Conifers (50% Volume)
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £2,911,762
  • Contractor is an SME.
6 Elsoms Trees (Haddington)
  • Cell-Grown Conifers (30% Volume)
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £1,747,057
  • Contractor is an SME.
7 Maelor Forest Nurseries (Wrexham)
  • Cell-Grown Conifers (20% Volume)
  • Num offers: 8
  • Value: £1,164,705
  • Contractor is an SME.
8 Tape4Trees (Flatters)
  • Tree Seedling Supply, Transplanting and Maintenance
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £18,993,800
  • Contractor is an SME.
9 Oakover Nurseries (Ashford)
  • Bare-Root Broadleaves (30% Volume)
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £1,223,501
  • Contractor is an SME.
10 Christies Fochabers (Fochabers)
  • Bare-Root Broadleaves (20% Volume)
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £815,667
  • Contractor is an SME.
11 Alba Trees (Tranent)
  • Bare-Root Broadleaves (10% Volume)
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £407,834
  • Contractor is an SME.
12 Maelor Forest Nurseries (Wrexham)
  • Bare-Root Conifers (30% Volume)
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £11,112,447
  • Contractor is an SME.
13 Christies Fochabers (Fochabers)
  • Bare-Root Conifers (25% Volume)
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £9,260,373
  • Contractor is an SME.
14 Trees Please (Northumberland)
  • Bare-Root Conifers (20% Volume)
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £7,408,298
  • Contractor is an SME.
15 Alba Trees (Tranent)
  • Bare-Root Conifers (15% Volume)
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,556,224
  • Contractor is an SME.
16 Christie Elite Nurseries (Forres)
  • Bare-Root Conifers (10% Volume)
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £3,704,149
  • Contractor is an SME.

CPV Codes

  • 03452000 - Trees
  • 03121000 - Horticultural products
  • 03451000 - Plants
  • 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Although the value of the Contract (Lots 1-16) has been estimated in the range of 65,000,000.00 GBP to 75,000,000.00 GBP, the Purchaser may modify the Contract, irrespective of the monetary value of those modifications, within the scope permitted under Regulation 72 (1) and specifically Regulation 72 1(a) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, should operational reasons require it. Actual requirements can vary due to changes in (for example); - Increased budget to cope with an increase in requirements (Reg 72 1(a)) - Increased costs in excess of the contractual price review mechanisms due to fluctuating market conditions, on the production of evidence from the Supplier and approval of the Purchaser. Expansion of production within the Purchaser nursery (Reg 72 1(a)) - Biotic damaging factors: higher than anticipated levels of mammal, weevil infestation and damage, unanticipated levels of weed competition or nonacceptable tree species regeneration competing with transplanted trees (Reg 72 1(a)) - Abiotic damaging factors: unseasonal cold or hot spells shortly after planting causing higher than anticipated levels of plant morality (Reg 72 1(a)) - Unexplained levels of plant morality not associated with poor plant handling practices or poor planting practice (Reg 72 1( (SC Ref:764017)

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