Framework for Supply of Forestry Planting Stock

Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 27.

United Kingdom-Bristol: Plants

2015/S 052-090092

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park
For the attention of: Alan Harrison
BS16 1EJ Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: alan.harrison@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.forestry.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

Other: forestry

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Framework Agreement for Supply of Forestry Planting Stock.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
NUTS code

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 27

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

We intend to award a framework agreement for the supply and of forestry planting stock to the Forestry Commission.

The tender documents can be downloaded from http://www.forestry.gov.uk/buyingandselling

The FC owns 3 forest nurseries with a total capacity to produce up to 27 000 000 transplants each year. These nurseries supply planting material for planting and restocking on the public forest estate in England and Scotland. The nurseries also act as the agents to the FC to purchase certain categories of material where they experience shortfalls in internal production.
The aim of the FC is to supply its estate with planting material that minimises the overall cost of tree establishment and maximises the value of woodlands. The specification that we give for planting material covers both the size and the condition of plants at the time of delivery. Suppliers will need to demonstrate that their nursery systems follow industry best practice in the processing, the storage and the transportation of plants to site.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03451000, 03452000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: Bare-root conifers

1)Short description

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03451000, 03452000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2Lot title: Bare-root broadleaves

1)Short description

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03451000, 03452000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 3Lot title: Cell grown conifers

1)Short description

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03451000, 03452000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

17.4.2015

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Forestry Commission — For the attention of Eric Holmes
231 Corstorphine Road
EH12 7AT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Bloomsbury Square
London
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

9.3.2015