Official UK procurement notice
Central England Forest District Direct Production Harvesting
Authority: Forestry England
What is being bought12 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe will be awarding a contract for the Direct Production (DP) of timber in the Central England District, specifically the harvesting, extraction and presentation of timber products at roadside.
CPV: Forestry services
Lots and requirements (12)Procurement structure
12 lots · all with a published value (£2,512,500 together)Lot #1BagotsPublished value£262,500
Lot 1 is to harvest c.3750T from Bagots Wood near Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. The majority will be softwoods, with a component of mixed broadleaves. The site features Planted Ancient Woodland. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/G739755974 ↗
Lot #2StoneydalePublished value£40,000
Lot 2 is to harvest c.500T of softwoods from Stoneydale Wood near Cheadle, Staffordshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. The site features Planted Ancient Woodland. High quality EL logs may be presented separately for sale at auction.
Lot #3TittensorPublished value£35,000
Lot 3 is to harvest c.500T of softwoods from Tittensor Wood, near Stone, Staffordshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. The site features Planted Ancient Woodland and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Lot #4Big BishopsPublished value£90,000
Lot 4 is to harvest 1500T of softwood and hardwood from Big Bishops wood near Loggerheads, Staffordshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. This site features Planted Ancient Woodland and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Lot #5SwynnertonPublished value£72,000
Lot 5 is to harvest c.1200T of softwood from Swynnerton wood near Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. This site features Planted Ancient Woodland.
Lot #6Sandy Lane SouthPublished value£55,000
Lot 6 is to harvest c.1000T of softwoods and mixed broadleaves from Sandy Lane South near Budby, Nottinghamshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. Some areas, particularly CP, will be strip felled.
Lot #7Cuckney Haywood & Oakfield PlantationPublished value£345,000
Lot 7 is to harvest c.4600T of softwoods and hardwoods from Cuckney Haywood and Oakfield Plantation, two adjacent sites near Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire, and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager.
Lot #8OwstonPublished value£195,500
Lot 8 is to harvest c.1700T comprised mainly of hardwoods from Owston Wood near Withcote, North Northamptonshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. Owston Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and harvesting plans will be subject to consent from Natural England.
Lot #9TemplePublished value£315,000
Lot 9 is to harvest c.3000T of hardwoods and softwoods from Temple Wood near Kirkby Underwood, North Northamptonshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. This site features Planted Ancient Woodland.
Lot #10Hazelborough SouthPublished value£160,000
Lot 10 is to harvest c.500t of oak sawlogs and c.500t of oak small roundwood from Hazelborough South wood near Silverstone, South Northamptonshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. This will entail motor manual felling and extraction by forwarder. Sawlogs will be presented in up to six discrete lots and oak tops presented as two products (processable and non-processable). This site features Planted Ancient Woodland.
Lot #11FodensPublished value£742,500
Lot 11 is to harvest c.9900T of softwoods from Fodens wood near Cannock, Staffordshire and present the roundwood products to roadside as detailed by the contract manager. This Lot will be thinning only.
Lot #12Chambers Farm WoodPublished value£200,000
Lot 12 is to harvest c.2000T of softwoods and hardwoods from Chamber’s Farm Woods near Wragby, Lincolnshire. The Lot includes two distinct areas on the same site, line thinning of SP and clearance of roadside and rideside mixed BL of varied sizes (including a proportion of mature OK).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jan 2021, 14:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2021, 14:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Feb 2021 – …
- Authority reference
FEE0728- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-000883- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028ac9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Forestry-services./G739755974 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/G739755974 GO Reference: GO-2021115-PRO-17649366
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Jan 2021 → 22 Feb 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published15 Jan 2021, 14:32 GMT
- Submission deadline22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria