Official UK procurement notice
Geotechnical Works Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.2 The Framework Agreement (Framework) seeks to cover all geotechnical works necessary to make FLS sites safer and to install temporary and permanent geotechnical infrastructure, depending on requirements. This would include, but is not restricted to:
- Application of a range of rock and soil slope reinforcement techniques;
- Rock removal and scaling;
- Small scale tree felling and extraction;
- Provision of specific plant (e.g. mobile barriers, off-road vehicles and non-road engines);
- Removal of vegetation and arboreal control;
- Installation of protection measures against rock and debris falls such as draped mesh, baseline, temporary or permanent catch fencing (and removal if required);
- Provision of traffic management and other on-site communications as part of overall geotechnical works;
- Chainsaw work as required;
- Use of drones as required; and
- Supply accurate as built details and specifications and GPS coordinates of all installed infrastructure.
Full specification of requirements for individual call-offs will be included as part of the call-off documentation.
CPV: Geotechnical engineering services · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.8 per place) · 3 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Please see SPD in the tender documents for details.
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP
Minimum: Please see SPD in the tender documents for full details. - Technical & professional ability
It is a requirement that the following educational and professional qualifications are held by:
The service provider or the contractor itself:
Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:
Certificates
- First Aid at Work +F ;
- Safe use of Pesticides PA1 and PA6 Certificates, if near water then +W;
- NPTC or Lantra Certificates of Competence;
- Forest Machine Operator Certification Scheme (FMOCS);
- Rope access (IRATA 1-3) at least 1 member of the team must be level 3;
- Drone pilot certification where relevant;
- Traffic management;
- Forest machines;
- Other machines and plant used on site, inc, NPTC Certification in Chainsaws & Arboriculture CPS CS 30-35, 38,39 & 41; and
- (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) CSCS cards
Minimum: Please see the SPD in the tender documents for full details
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Geotechnical Works Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, 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
- Works
- 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
- 26 Apr 2021, 09:15 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
FW0063- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021612- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a9f2Find a Tender
Publisher note: Question scoring methodology for Selection Criteria: pass/fail Award Criteria questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings. Award scoring methodology is detailed in the Evaluation and Award Criteria Document. Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) reserves the right to modify the Framework Agreement - irrespective of the monetary value of modifications - within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, should operational reasons require it. Operational reasons for modification may include, but are not limited to: -Changes to operational programmes -Changes to FLS policy - Any market change caused by Brexit; - Extreme weather resulting in more works becoming necessary - Changes to government policy - Changes to available budget; and - Fluctuations in volume requirements to deliver planned work. Forestry and Land Scotland envisions awarding a maximum of five Suppliers onto the Framework. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18251. (SC Ref:665043)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 May 2021, 12:30 BST
Timeline
31 May 2021 → 1 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened31 May 2021, 12:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until31 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
- Notice published1 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2021, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 021612-2021-FW0063-1
- Signed
- 3 Aug 2021
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- CAN Geotechnical LtdFramework contractor
- Geo Rope LtdFramework contractor
- SG ELiteFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.