CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Direct Production Harvesting Services

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) harvests approximately 770,000 m3 over bark standing (obs) of timber from Welsh Assembly woodlands each year.

Of this, 330,000 m3 is harvested by Direct Production (DP) i.e. NRW commissions the harvesting to roadside with their own harvesting machines or engages contractors to carry out the work. The remaining 440,000 m3 is sold as Standing Sales.

We will be awarding a framework agreement for the supply of direct production harvesting to roadside and safe stacking of the cut timber across Wales throughout the 4 year period of the framework, in order to match our timber supply chain commitments to the Welsh sawmilling and processing industry.

The call-off contracts arising from this framework will consist of harvester/forwarder, skidder and skyline work and will be a mixture of short-term and medium-term contracts.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Approximately 500,000 m3 is expected to be offered through the framework over the totality of the four year period, an average of 125,000 m3 per annum.

For the purposes of this Framework there will be 2 lots as follows:

Lot 1 – North Wales

Lot 2 – South Wales

Bidders may bid for one or both lots.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

see tender documents

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

FW0035

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Bidders are invited to attend one of the Bidder briefing days to learn more about the requirements of this Framework Agreement. There will be 2 briefing days held, starting at 18:00hrs, as follows:

10 June 2014 at Maesmawr Hall, Caersws, nr Newtown

11 June 2014 at The Castle Hotel, Llandovery

A buffet and refreshments will be provided on arrival.

To register your interest in this tender, request tender documents and to book a space at one of the briefing days please contact the procurement team by email:

procurement.aberystwyth@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk,

Procurement.aberystwyth@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

or by phone on:0300 0680334

(WA Ref:10805)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice