Official UK procurement notice
Plant Lifting Machines for Newton Nursery
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) require four (4) plant lifting machines and associated training for up to a up to a maximum of 10 members of staff (operators and mechanics) at Newton Nursery in Moray, Scotland.
The machines require to be delivered before the end of August 2022, with training taking place in September 2022.
CPV: Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation · Agricultural machinery · Forestry services · Horticultural services · Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery · Tree-nursery products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) look after the national forests and land to enhance…Published value£150,000
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) 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. FLS also continues to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what we does can be found here - forestryandland.gov.scot ↗
Newton Nursery plays a key role within FLS, providing 7 million trees per year, which is around 28% of FLS’ total annual need. The Nursery covers approximately 50ha of land and has recently been successful is securing funding to double the nursery capacity.
Due to this expansion, the team at Newton Nursery require four (4) plant lifting machines for use at Newton Nursery in Moray. This requirement includes familiarisation training on the use of these machines to be provided to FLS staff.
The plant lifting machines need to be attached to and towed by a tractor. They should be capable of cutting the full bed when harvesting the plants (trees). Once the plants are mechanically grabbed and lifted, there should be a mechanical means of removing the maximum soil from the roots, without any damage to the plant or root systems. The lifted plants should then be easily transported by a height and speed adjustable conveyor, gathered and placed on a pallet.
The delivery of the machines is expected before 31st August 2022 and the training shall take place during September 2022 for up to a maximum of 10 members of staff (operators and mechanics).
Delivery and training will both take place at Newton Nursery, Moray IV30 8XR. 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.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Specification: 15%
- Support & Training: 12%
- Warranty: 2.25%
- Fair Work Practices: 0.75%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (6)
- Specification: 15%
- Support & Training: 12%
- Warranty: 2.25%
- Fair Work Practices: 0.75%
- Delivery Timescales: Pass/Fail
- Price: 70%
- Economic & financial standing
4B.5.1b - The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance):
4B.5.2 - The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice (For other insurances):
Minimum: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000.00 GBP Public Liability Insurance… - Technical & professional ability
4C.10 - Please provide details of the proportion (i.e percentage) of the contract that you intend to subcontract:
Minimum: Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Jun 2021, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2022, 13:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Feb 2022 – …
- Authority reference
C0232- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001856- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: SPD evaluation will be scored as pass/fail. Technical Criteria and Weightings are included in the Evaluation and Award Criteria Document within PCS-T. FLS reserves the right to modify the Contract within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Operational reasons for modification may include, but are not limited to: 1 - Catastrophic Machine failure, 2 - Policy Change 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 Bidder that receives an evaluator score of zero or one for one or more Technical criteria will be excluded from the competition. Any bidder that receives an overall Technical score below 50% out of 100% will be excluded from the tender. The Scottish Government's Supplier Journey website will guide you through the process of bidding for public sector goods and services, available here: https://www.supplierjourney.scot/ The Supplier Developer Programme is available to assist Suppliers with public procurement including training events: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/region/public-bodies-forestry-commission/ The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20460. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 (SC Ref:679395)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Aug 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published21 Jan 2022, 13:55 GMT
- Submission deadline23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2022- Published value published: £150,00021 Jan 2022, 13:55 GMT
- Status changed to active21 Jan 2022, 13:55 GMT
- Procurement method changed21 Jan 2022, 13:55 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT21 Jan 2022, 13:55 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Jan 2022, 13:55 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.