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Published 18 May 2023, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mini Plug Machinery and Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,500,000exc. VAT36.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2023awarded 5 Oct 2023
Awarded to Björkemar Construction & Consulting (BCC AB)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and installation of Mini Plug Machinery and Equipment

CPV: Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The contract will cover the design, supply, delivery and installation of machinery and…AwardedRenewal

The contract will cover the design, supply, delivery and installation of machinery and equipment to facilitate the introduction of a mini plug based growing system at the Forestry England Lobslack Nursery site. It will also include servicing and maintenance for the machinery and equipment supplied. Equipment required includes a transplanting line with targeted transplanter, a packing line with blind plug puller, tray washer, seeding line and mini plug and finished size growing trays

Delivery: UK, North West · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: Servicing and maintenance part of the contract may e subject to renewal upon expiryVariant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Design Requirements: 10%
  • Machine Requirements: 25%
  • Timescales & Programme: 5%
  • Training: 5%
  • Warranty & Maintenance: 5%
  • Price: 40%
  • Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Design Requirements: 10
  • Machine Requirements: 25
  • Timescales & Programme: 5
  • Training: 5
  • Warranty & Maintenance: 5
  • Environment: 10
  • Price: 40
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.

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
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 May 2023, 12:05 BST
Last source update
18 Oct 2023, 19:05 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
FEE/1110
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030829
Classification (CPV)
Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cd70 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=817120056" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=817120056</a> GO Reference: GO-20231018-PRO-24211933

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2023 → 18 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Oct 2023, 19:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Oct 2023, 19:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 Oct 2023, 19:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,585,7001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Björkemar Construction & Consulting (BCC AB)Supply and installation of Mini Plug Machinery and Equipment£1,585,700 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Forestry Commission

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsForestry 620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, UK, BS16 1EJContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria