Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Forestry and Land Scotland
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NW
UK
Telephone: +44 3000676000
E-mail: Procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://forestryandland.gov.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tree Shelters and Associated Products
Reference number: FLS-0080-FW
II.1.2) Main CPV code
03000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Forestry and Land Scotland requires the supply and delivery of tree shelters and associated products. Materials supplied shall be for the protection of trees within the National Forest Estate, as well as local flora and fauna.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 636 305.07
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
03121000
03440000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to place a single supplier framework with an external service provider for the provision of Tree Shelters and Associated Products.
Tree shelters are translucent tubes which form a protective sleeve around the tree stem, up to 2 metres in height, used to support and protect young trees from mammal damage. Shelters also modify the tree’s microclimate, enhancing survival and growth rates.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-034706
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FLS-0080-FW
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cheviot Trees Ltd
Newton Brae, Foulden
Berwick upon Tweed
TD15 1UL
UK
Telephone: +44 1289386755
Fax: +44 1289386750
NUTS: UKM91
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 636 305.07
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Bidders should note that although the maximum value of the framework in total has been estimated at 1,600,000 GBP, FLS may modify the framework, irrespective of the monetary value of those modifications, within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, should Operational reasons require it.
(SC Ref:763655)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Inverness Justice Centre
Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463230782
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252595
E-mail: supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/04/2024