Mechanised Ground Preparation Framework Agreement
A Tender Notice
by FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £42M
- Sector
- ENVIRONMENT
- Published
- 06 Dec 2024
- Delivery
- To 06 Jan 2029 (est.)
- Deadline
- 27 Jan 2025 12:00
Concepts
Location
Scotland:
1 buyer
- Forestry & Land Scotland Inverness
Description
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to establish a framework agreement with external Contractors for the provision of Mechanised Ground Preparation services across Scotland's National Forests and Land (SNFL). FLS requires the services on various sites following the completion of harvesting operations and on woodland creation sites where ground needs to be prepared for forest establishment. FLS has existing contracts in place for the provision of these services. These existing contracts are FLS's primary route for the provision of the services across SNFL. The framework agreement will provide a compliant route to market for FLS to procure services which are unable to be provided through existing contracts or to replace contracts which have terminated or expired.
Lot Division
| 1 | Mechanised Ground Preparation - North
FLS organises Scotland’s National Forests and Land into five regions: North, South, East, West and Central. This lot is for the provision of services in North region. The services under the scope of this lot are categorised into two types: Essential and Optional. Tenderers on this lot must be able to provide all Essential services for the lot. Tenderers are not required to be able to provide the Optional Services in the lot. However, FLS may procure Optional Services under the lot. The Essential Services for this Lot are as follows: Trench Mounding Inverted Mounding Hinge Mounding V-Drains V-Drains with Flat Tops High/Low Spec Access Tracks Excavator The Optional Services for this lot are as follows: Brash Rake & Windrowing Linear and Patch Scrape/Screef Shallow Trench/Trenchless/Forward Mounding/Borrow Pitting Ripping/Subsoiling Mechanical Respacing Mulching – Excavator Head Mulching – Skid Steer Continuous Mounding Base Machine with Grab 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. Award Criteria
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| 2 | Mechanised Ground Preparation - South
FLS organises Scotland’s National Forests and Land into five regions: North, South, East, West and Central. This lot is for the provision of services in South region. The services under the scope of this lot are categorised into two types: Essential and Optional. Tenderers on this lot must be able to provide all Essential services for the lot. Tenderers are not required to be able to provide the Optional Services in the lot. However, FLS may procure Optional Services under the lot. The Essential Services for this Lot are as follows: Trench Mounding Inverted Mounding Hinge Mounding V-Drains V-Drains with Flat Tops High/Low Spec Access Tracks Excavator The Optional Services for this lot are as follows: Brash Rake & Windrowing Linear and Patch Scrape/Screef Shallow Trench/Trenchless/Forward Mounding/Borrow Pitting Ripping/Subsoiling Mechanical Respacing Mulching – Excavator Head Mulching – Skid Steer Continuous Mounding Base Machine with Grab 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. Award Criteria
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| 3 | Mechanised Ground Preparation - Central
FLS organises Scotland’s National Forests and Land into five regions: North, South, East, West and Central. This lot is for the provision of services in Central region. The services under the scope of this lot are categorised into two types: Essential and Optional. Tenderers on this lot must be able to provide all Essential services for the lot. Tenderers are not required to be able to provide the Optional Services in the lot. However, FLS may procure Optional Services under the lot. The Essential Services for this Lot are as follows: Trench Mounding Inverted Mounding Hinge Mounding V-Drains V-Drains with Flat Tops High/Low Spec Access Tracks Excavator The Optional Services for this lot are as follows: Brash Rake & Windrowing Linear and Patch Scrape/Screef Shallow Trench/Trenchless/Forward Mounding/Borrow Pitting Ripping/Subsoiling Mechanical Respacing Mulching – Excavator Head Mulching – Skid Steer Continuous Mounding Base Machine with Grab 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. Award Criteria
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| 4 | Mechanised Ground Preparation - East
FLS organises Scotland’s National Forests and Land into five regions: North, South, East, West and Central. This lot is for the provision of services in East region. The services under the scope of this lot are categorised into two types: Essential and Optional. Tenderers on this lot must be able to provide all Essential services for the lot. Tenderers are not required to be able to provide the Optional Services in the lot. However, FLS may procure Optional Services under the lot. The Essential Services for this Lot are as follows: Trench Mounding Inverted Mounding Hinge Mounding V-Drains V-Drains with Flat Tops High/Low Spec Access Tracks Excavator The Optional Services for this lot are as follows: Brash Rake & Windrowing Linear and Patch Scrape/Screef Shallow Trench/Trenchless/Forward Mounding/Borrow Pitting Ripping/Subsoiling Mechanical Respacing Mulching – Excavator Head Mulching – Skid Steer Continuous Mounding Base Machine with Grab 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. Award Criteria
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| 5 | Mechanised Ground Preparation - West
FLS organises Scotland’s National Forests and Land into five regions: North, South, East, West and Central. This lot is for the provision of services in West region. The services under the scope of this lot are categorised into two types: Essential and Optional. Tenderers on this lot must be able to provide all Essential services for the lot. Tenderers are not required to be able to provide the Optional Services in the lot. However, FLS may procure Optional Services under the lot. The Essential Services for this Lot are as follows: Trench Mounding Inverted Mounding Hinge Mounding V-Drains V-Drains with Flat Tops High/Low Spec Access Tracks Excavator The Optional Services for this lot are as follows: Brash Rake & Windrowing Linear and Patch Scrape/Screef Shallow Trench/Trenchless/Forward Mounding/Borrow Pitting Ripping/Subsoiling Mechanical Respacing Mulching – Excavator Head Mulching – Skid Steer Continuous Mounding Base Machine with Grab FLS organises Scotland’s National Forests and Land into five regions: North, South, East, West and Central. This lot is for the provision of services in West region. 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. Award Criteria
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| 6 | Disc Scarification - National
FLS organises Scotland’s National Forests and Land into five regions: North, South, East, West and Central. This lot is for Disc Scarification services across all regions of Scotland's National Forests and Land. The services under the scope of this lot are categorised into two types: Essential and Optional. Tenderers on this lot must be able to provide all Essential services for the lot. Tenderers are not required to be able to provide the Optional Services in the lot. However, FLS may procure Optional Services under the lot. The Essential Services for this Lot are as follows: Disc Scarification Base Machine with Grab The Optional Services for this lot are as follows: Continuous Mounding 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. Award Criteria
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CPV Codes
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
- 77200000 - Forestry services
Indicators
- This is a recurring contract.
- Renewals are not available.
- Financial restrictions apply.
- Staff qualifications are relevant.
- Technical restrictions apply.
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. 25 - Poor - Response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 50 - 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. 75 - 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. 100 - 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 less than 2 on one or more Scored Technical Question or Fail on one or more a Pass/Fail Technical Question may be excluded from the tender. Any Tenderer excluded on these grounds will not have their commercial submission evaluated. Any tenderer that receives a total technical score below 50% out of 100% will be excluded from the tender. Any Tenderer excluded on these grounds will not have their commercial submission evaluated. --- Although the total value of the Framework Agreement has been estimated at 41,570,000.00 GBP (ex. VAT), the Authority may modify the Framework Agreement, 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. Example reasons for variance in actual requirements are provided in the "FLS-140-F - Framework Agreement" attachment in the project on PCS-T. --- The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) is available to assist suppliers with public procurement including training events: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/ The Scottish Government Supplier Journey: www.supplierjourney.scot The Buyer Help and Guidance on PCS-T: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/buyerhelp.h... The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27435. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: The use of sub-contractors will apply to requirements tendered through the framework agreement; however, the Sub-Contract Clause will not be used. Most of the supply base are micro businesses, and the application of the Sub-Contract Clause may deter contractors from bidding for requirements. 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: Contractors may be required to deliver community benefits which are proportionate to the value of services awarded through under the Framework Agreement on an annual basis. Community benefits which may be delivered under the framework agreement include: - Engagement with a school/college/university - Engagement with a local community - Use of local sub-contractors - Work placements and/or trainee placements - Vocational Training to Upskill the Workforce - Targeted Recruitment - Apprenticeships (SC Ref:775715)
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-045955
- FTS 039418-2024