(FLS-116-C) Tree & Seed Haulage

A Tender Notice
by FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
35.5 month
Value
£-£3M
Sector
TRANSPORT
Published
22 Oct 2024
Delivery
To 07 Nov 2027 (est.)
Deadline
22 Nov 2024 12:00

Concepts

Location

National service, with main collection point of Forestry & Land Scotland, Newton Nursery, B9013, Newton, Elgin, IV30 8XR

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The purpose of this requirement is to provide Tree and Seed haulage services across Scotland, and to and from some locations in England

Lot Division

1 National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)

National haulage service with delivery to multiple location points (Forest Blocks) throughout multiple Scottish forestry district sites. The requirement for this lot is the delivery of live planting stock grown from the authority’s site at Newton Nursery to various delivery points across Scotland. This contract covers deliveries throughout the whole of Scotland, although deliveries may also be required to England on occasion. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
2 Haulage of Tree Seedlings to West Argyle

Haulage service of tree & seeds for relevant forestry district sites. This requirement is for the uplift of stock from Newton Nursery for onward delivery to Cairnbaan cold store in West Argyll. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal Options

The Contract will initially be awarded for a three-year period, followed by the option to extend for an additional two-years (3+2) up to 23rd February 2030. The decision on whether to use the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS and will be based upon contract performance, measured against the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) set out as a requirement of the contract.

Award Criteria

Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain PASS/FAIL
Living Wage PASS/FAIL
Fair Work First 5
Sustainability and Net Zero 5
Community Benefits Information Only
Q1 Sat nav and Postcode Issues 10
Q2 Live Plant Handling and Biosecurity Protocols 20
Q3 Communications 10
Q4 Multi Drop 10
Q5 Urgent Requirements 10
Q6 Fleet Management and Contingency 15
Q7 Innovation / Added Value 5
Q8 Forest Road Conditions 10
price 40

CPV Codes

  • 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
  • 77300000 - Horticultural services
  • 77200000 - Forestry services

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are available.
  • Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Question Scoring Methodology for Technical Criteria: 0 - Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 - Poor - Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 - Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 - Good - Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 - Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. Any tenderer that receives a score of ONE or LESS than for one or more Technical Questions within the ‘Lot Specific ITT’ WILL be excluded from the tender. (This is not applicable for the Master ITT Questions). Any tenderer receiving an overall Technical score below 50% out of 100% will be excluded from the tender, and their commercial submissions will not be evaluated. Please refer to the Contract Terms & Conditions document within the tender pack for a full list of operation reasons for modification. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 26502. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Award criteria as stated in the procurement documents (SC Ref:781173)

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