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Published 14 Jul 2023, 13:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FLS-0071-FW Responsive Chainsaw Operations, Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys

Official notice

Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)

Framework agreement36 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 6 lots per supplier
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 May 2024awarded 22 Nov 2024
Lots 36max 6 won per supplier

What is being bought36 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has established a Framework Agreement to external service providers for the provision of Responsive Chainsaw Operations, Arboriculture Work and Dangerous Tree Surveys.

This framework shall cover chainsaw services, arboriculture services and tree surveying. This includes tree felling, road line felling, clearing wind blow, tree surgery and other related services. It will also include the facility for clearing up sites following chainsaw operations, such as small machinery extraction via tractor mounted winch or mini forwarder.

This Framework is split into two different requirements: Lots 1-18 cover Responsive Chainsaw Operations and Lots 19-36 cover Arboriculture Work and Dangerous Tree Surveys.

The Framework term is four (4) years with no option to extend.

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Forestry management services · Forestry services · Horticultural services · Survey services · Surveying services · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
9 bids on the busiest of 25 lots · 27 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (36)Procurement structure

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Showing the first 25 of 36 published lots; the full list is in the JSON and Markdown mirrors of this notice. 36 lots · no lot values published · win at most 6 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot.

Lot #1North Highland (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 1 - North Highland (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #2Inverness, Ross and Skye (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 2 - Inverness, Ross and Skye (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #3Moray (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 3 - Moray (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #4Aberdeenshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 4 - Aberdeenshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #5Tay (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 5 - Tay (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #6Kintyre and Knapdale (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 6 - Kintyre and Knapdale (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #7Loch Awe (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 7 - Loch Awe (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #8North Argyll (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 8 - North Argyll (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #9Isle of Mull (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 9 - Isle of Mull (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #10Lochaber (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 10 - Lochaber (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #11Cowal (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 11 - Cowal (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #12Trossachs (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 12 - Trossachs (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #13Scottish Lowlands (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 13 - Scottish Lowlands (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #14South Region - East (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 14 - South Region - East (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #15South Region - Central (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 15 - South Region - Central (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #16Galloway (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 16 - Galloway (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #17Ayrshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 17 - Ayrshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #18Arran (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)Awarded

Lot 18 - Arran (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

This lot shall include the following core services:

Tree felling

Road line felling

Regen clearing

Diseased tree clearance

Road clearance

Oversized tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Clearance of hazardous trees

Minor harvesting support

Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber

Cross cutting into lengths

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Use of hand winch

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.

Brashing

Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #19North Highland (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)Awarded

Lot 19 - North Highland (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:

Tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Tree surgery

Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard

Cross cutting into lengths

Use of hand winch

Rope access work

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Chipping of arisings

Disposal of arisings off-site

Stump grinding

MEWP

Powered pole pruning

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Halo thinning (no climbing)

This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:

Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.

Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.

Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.

Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.

Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.

Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
71355000 Surveying services77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #20Inverness, Ross and Skye (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)Awarded

Lot 20 - Inverness, Ross and Skye (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:

Tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Tree surgery

Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard

Cross cutting into lengths

Use of hand winch

Rope access work

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Chipping of arisings

Disposal of arisings off-site

Stump grinding

MEWP

Powered pole pruning

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Halo thinning (no climbing)

This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:

Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.

Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.

Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.

Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.

Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.

Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Lot #21Moray (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)Awarded

Lot 21 - Moray (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:

Tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Tree surgery

Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard

Cross cutting into lengths

Use of hand winch

Rope access work

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Chipping of arisings

Disposal of arisings off-site

Stump grinding

MEWP

Powered pole pruning

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Halo thinning (no climbing)

This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:

Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.

Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.

Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.

Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.

Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.

Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
71355000 Surveying services77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #22Aberdeenshire (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)Awarded

Lot 22 - Aberdeenshire (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:

Tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Tree surgery

Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard

Cross cutting into lengths

Use of hand winch

Rope access work

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Chipping of arisings

Disposal of arisings off-site

Stump grinding

MEWP

Powered pole pruning

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Halo thinning (no climbing)

This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:

Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.

Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.

Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.

Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.

Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.

Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
71355000 Surveying services77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #23Tay (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)Awarded

Lot 23 - Tay (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:

Tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Tree surgery

Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard

Cross cutting into lengths

Use of hand winch

Rope access work

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Chipping of arisings

Disposal of arisings off-site

Stump grinding

MEWP

Powered pole pruning

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Halo thinning (no climbing)

This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:

Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.

Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.

Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.

Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.

Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.

Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
71355000 Surveying services77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #24Kintyre and Knapdale (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)Awarded

Lot 24 - Kintyre and Knapdale (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:

Tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Tree surgery

Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard

Cross cutting into lengths

Use of hand winch

Rope access work

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Chipping of arisings

Disposal of arisings off-site

Stump grinding

MEWP

Powered pole pruning

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Halo thinning (no climbing)

This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:

Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.

Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.

Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.

Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.

Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.

Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
71355000 Surveying services77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services
Lot #25Loch Awe (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)Awarded

Lot 26 - Loch Awe (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:

Tree felling

Clearing wind blow

Tree surgery

Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard

Cross cutting into lengths

Use of hand winch

Rope access work

Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights

Sned out and leave arisings on the ground

Chipping of arisings

Disposal of arisings off-site

Stump grinding

MEWP

Powered pole pruning

Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations

Halo thinning (no climbing)

This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:

Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.

Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.

Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.

Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.

Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.

Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
71355000 Surveying services77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services77200000 Forestry services77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77231000 Forestry management services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 36 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5 million GBP Public Liability: not less than 5 million GBP for any one incident and unlimited in total.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “FLS-0071-FW Responsive Chainsaw Operations, Arboriculture Work &…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Jul 2023, 13:25 BST
Last source update
7 Jan 2025, 13:18 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
FLS-0071-FW
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000332
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesForestry management servicesForestry servicesHorticultural servicesSurvey servicesSurveying servicesTree-clearing servicesTree-cutting services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e206 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:784015)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public… ↗

Timeline

9 Oct 2023 → 7 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    9 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    7 Jan 2025, 13:18 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Apr 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    12 Apr 2024, 13:53 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    12 Apr 2024, 13:53 BST
  3. Deadline published: 17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
    12 Apr 2024, 13:53 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2025, 13:18 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 27admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 99 from SMEs · busiest of 25 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 22 Nov 2024

36 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £264,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 10 - Lochaber (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £220,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 19 - North Highland (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £330,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2 - Inverness, Ross and Skye (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £1,320,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 20 - Inverness, Ross and Skye (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £330,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 23 - Tay (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £495,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 24 - Kintyre and Knapdale (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £88,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 25 - Loch Awe (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £88,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 26 - North Argyll (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £88,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 27 - Isle of Mull (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £44,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 28 - Lochaber (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £132,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 29 - Cowal (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £242,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 11 - Cowal (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £1,276,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3 - Moray (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £132,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 30 - Trossachs (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £44,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 31 - Scottish Lowlands (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 32 - South Region - East (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 33 - South Region - Central (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 34 - Galloway (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £308,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 35 - Ayrshire (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 4 - Aberdeenshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £132,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · North Highland (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——
2 · Inverness, Ross and Skye (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad9——
3 · Moray (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——
4 · Aberdeenshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——
5 · Tay (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
6 · Kintyre and Knapdale (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
7 · Loch Awe (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——
8 · North Argyll (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
9 · Isle of Mull (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
10 · Lochaber (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——
11 · Cowal (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
12 · Trossachs (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——
13 · Scottish Lowlands (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——
14 · South Region - East (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
15 · South Region - Central (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
16 · Galloway (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
17 · Ayrshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
18 · Arran (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
19 · North Highland (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
20 · Inverness, Ross and Skye (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
21 · Moray (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——
22 · Aberdeenshire (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
23 · Tay (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
24 · Kintyre and Knapdale (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
25 · Loch Awe (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry and Land Scotland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 8NWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

27 commercial parties on the notice
  • AjsmithforestryFramework contractor Eskrigg Farm, Lockerbie, Scotland, DG11 1HYContact phone
  • Alistair Fothergill Tree CareFramework contractor Ardanhua, Cuan Ferry, Oban, UK, PA34 4RBContact phone
  • Apex Tree SurgeonsFramework contractor The Wagons, Bunloit Road, , Drumnadrochit, Inverness, Scotland, iv63 6xgContact phone
  • Arran Footpaths & Forestry LtdFramework contractor Burnside, Lochranza, Isle of Arran, Scotland, KA27 8HJContact phone
  • Ayrshire Tree Surgeons LtdFramework contractor North Hourat Farm, Largs rd, Kilbirnie, Scotland, KA25 7LJContact phone
  • CNJ Services LtdFramework contractor Barniemore, Fintry, Glasgow, Scotland, G63 0YHContact phone
  • Carsons Tree SurgeryFramework contractor 4 Bridge Terrace, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, Scotland, DG72JP
  • Duncan Wemyss LtdFramework contractor 12 Manse Road, Ardgay, UK, IV24 3BLContact phone
  • Eric Boyd Forestry LtdFramework contractor 35 William St, Dunoon, UK, PA23 7JHContact phone
  • Forres Tree Services LtdFramework contractor The Tree House, 55 Farquhar Street, Hopeman, Elgin, Scotland, IV30 5SLContact phone
Show 17 more suppliers
  • Fyfe forestry ltdFramework contractor 24 Marine Terrace, Rosemarkie, Inverness, Scotland, IV108ULContact phone
  • ICD Contracting LimitedFramework contractor Glenakil cottage , Tarbert Argyll, Kilberry road, Scotland, PA29 6XXContact phone
  • John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance LtdFramework contractor 2 Great North Road, Welwyn, UK, AL6 0PLContact phone
  • Kevin Milne tree servicesFramework contractor Ernan, Waterside, Strathdon, Scotland, Ab36 8xaContact phone
  • M&H Tree Services LtdFramework contractor The Willows, Rowanburn, Canonbie, Scotland, DG14 0REContact phone
  • Murdoch Wood LtdFramework contractor 46 Belmont Street, Newtyle, Newtyle, Blairgowrie, UK, PH12 8UBContact phone
  • Murray Forestry LtdFramework contractor 19 Nicoll Drive, Bankfoot, Perth, Scotland, PH14BLContact phone
  • SJM ForestryFramework contractor Elmcroft , Mosstowie, Elgin, Scotland, IV30 8XEContact phone
  • SM Foresty LtdFramework contractor Easter balinluig of dunfallandy, Dunfallandy, Pitlochry, UK, Ph165naContact phone
  • Speyside Tree Services LtdFramework contractor Drum Croft, Marypark, BALLINDALLOCH, Scotland, AB37 9BJContact phone
  • TD Tree & Land Services LtdFramework contractor Head Office: Platform 1, Station Rd Industrial Estate, Duns, UK, TD11 3HSContact phone
  • Taylor Trees LimitedFramework contractor Little Overton, Denny, Falkirk, Scotland, FK6 5JEContact phone
  • Terras forestry company LimitedFramework contractor 40 Bramble Close, Culduthel, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 6BSContact phone
  • Wakeley Tree Surgeon LtdFramework contractor Sunnyhill, Birnie, Elgin, UK, IV30 8STContact phone
  • Weir ForestryFramework contractor 1 Wester Kepp Cottages, Arnprior, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 3HDContact phone
  • West Contract ServicesFramework contractor Rubha An Dunain, Portree, Scotland, IV51 9LGContact phone
  • jm tree worksFramework contractor 2 glenview, dalmally, Scotland, pa33 1beContact phone

Official documents & specifications

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No document links were published on the notice.