Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Framework for Seed Collection and Associated Services
Reference number: FLS-0093-FW
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77211600
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to alert the marketplace to an upcoming tender opportunity for Seed Collection and Associated Services and requests information from the marketplace in order to refine requirements
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Seed Collection
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to alert the marketplace to an upcoming tender opportunity for Seed Collection and Associated Services and requests information from the marketplace in order to refine requirements.
For this Lot, FLS requires the services of qualified vendors for Seed Collection.
Interested parties are asked to please complete the Market Engagement questionnaire. Responses are requested by Friday 01 September 2023.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Provision of Seed Processing, Testing and Storage
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to alert the marketplace to an upcoming tender opportunity for Seed Collection and Associated Services and requests information from the marketplace in order to refine requirements.
For this Lot, FLS requires the services of qualified vendors for Seed Processing, Testing and Storage.
Interested parties are asked to please complete the Market Engagement questionnaire. Responses are requested by Friday 01 September 2023.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Sale of Seed
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to alert the marketplace to an upcoming tender opportunity for Seed Collection and Associated Services and requests information from the marketplace in order to refine requirements.
For this Lot, FLS requires the services of qualified vendors for the Sale of Seed.
Interested parties are asked to please complete the Market Engagement questionnaire. Responses are requested by Friday 01 September 2023.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
General Nursery Labour
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to alert the marketplace to an upcoming tender opportunity for Seed Collection and Associated Services and requests information from the marketplace in order to refine requirements.
For this Lot, FLS requires the services of qualified vendors for the provision of General Nursery Labour.
Interested parties are asked to please complete the Market Engagement questionnaire. Responses are requested by Friday 01 September 2023.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
13/10/2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note, the market research questionnaire is for information gathering purposes only and is not a call for competition. A response to the market research questionnaire shall not constitute any form of contract with FLS.
Responses will be held securely but may be subject to freedom of information requests. If you consider that any of the information included in your response is commercially confidential please identify it and explain (in broad terms) what harm might result from disclosure and/or publication. It should be remembered though, that even where you have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, Scottish Ministers may disclose this information where they see fit. Receipt by FLS of any material marked “confidential” or equivalent should not be taken to mean that the Scottish Ministers accept any duty of confidentiality by virtue of that marking.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=742324.
(SC Ref:742324)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/08/2023