Official UK procurement notice
TimberLINK Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Forestry
Re-procurement plannedTimberLINK Services · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe TimberLINK Service is a Public Service Contract (PSC) which provides a timber transport and shipping service established to transport a minimum of 75,000 tonnes of timber per annum from a range of forest locations in Argyll to a range of markets by sea via ports in Argyll and Ayrshire.
- Recurrence: within the next 5 years
CPV: Transport of logs within the forest · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The TimberLINK Public Service Contract (PSC) is a timber transport and shipping…AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
The TimberLINK Public Service Contract (PSC) is a timber transport and shipping service established to transport a minimum of 75,000 tonnes of timber per annum from a range of forest locations in Argyll to a range of markets by sea via ports in Argyll and Ayrshire.
A subsidy is available to resource this service. 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.
What it takes to wini
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Section B of Part 4 of the SPD (Scotland)
Question 4B.5.1a and Q4b.5.2 INSURANCE
Question 4B.5.1b and Q4B.5.2 FINANCIAL (Ratios)
INSURANCE - It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Contract the types and minimum level of insurance indicated below:
FINANCIAL - It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers can demonstrate the minimum ratio indicated below:
Minimum: 4B.5.1a Minimum Insurance Levels: Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance/General Third Party Insurance (for any one incident) = 5,000,000 GBP Charters Liability Insurance in respect of Cargo = 1,000,000 GBP Hull and Machinery Insur…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · within the next 5 years
- First published
- 27 Oct 2021, 12:25 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Aug 2022, 10:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
SF_0121- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021050- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f081Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Award Criteria is fully detailed within the ITT Evaluation Guide and Award Criteria document. Tenderers must hold the Quality Assurance and Quality Management documentation described within the Evaluation and Award Criteria document. If Tenderers cannot confirm they hold the relevant documentation this will result in their bid not being considered any further. All scored questions will be evaluated in accordance with the following scoring methodology: 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 requirement 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. (SC Ref:701969)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Dec 2021 → 2 Aug 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline8 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published2 Aug 2022, 10:13 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Aug 2022, 10:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associated British Ports | £4,821,345 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021050-2022-SF_0121-1 · Associated British Ports
- Signed
- 26 Jul 2022
- Value
- £4,821,345
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Associated British PortsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.