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Published 15 Jan 2021, 14:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Central England Forest District Direct Production Harvesting

Official notice

Authority: Forestry England

12 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,550,000total for 12 lots
Submissions closed 22 Feb 2021
Lots 12see the lot list below

What is being bought12 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

We 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 ↗

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
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).

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed

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)
Forestry services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028ac9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jan 2021 → 22 Feb 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Jan 2021, 14:32 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    22 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry England

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsForestry United Kingdom 620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, UK, BS16 1EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria