Official UK procurement notice
Tree Health Pest and Disease Surveys Scotland Framework
Authority: Scottish Forestry
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScottish Forestry intend to award a multi–supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for Tree Health Pest and Disease Surveys Scotland.
The requirement is divided into four (4) distinct Lots set out below:
Lot 1 - Tree health survey only (Scotland)
Lot 2 - Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (North Scotland)
Lot 3 - Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (West Scotland)
Lot 4 - Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (South Scotland)
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Forestry services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 12 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.3 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Tree health survey only (Scotland)AwardedRenewal
Lot 1 - Tree health survey only (Scotland)
The Framework Supplier will be required to undertake:
-Ground level field observation or sampling of the host species at the identified site; and;
-Record specified site details, and include, where suspect symptoms are found, a description and example photographs of the symptoms in a site survey. In some cases samples of plant material may need to be collected and submitted to laboratories for diagnosis.
Lot #2Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (North Scotland)AwardedRenewal
The Framework Supplier will be required to:
-Undertake ground level field observation of the host species at the identified site; and;
-Record specified site details, and include, where suspect symptoms are found, a description and example photographs of the symptoms in a site survey. In some cases samples of plant material may need to be collected and submitted to laboratories for diagnosis.
Lot #3Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (West Scotland)AwardedRenewal
The Framework Supplier will be required to:
-Undertake ground level field observation of the host species at the identified site; and;
-Record specified site details, and include, where suspect symptoms are found, a description and example photographs of the symptoms in a site survey. In some cases samples of plant material may need to be collected and submitted to laboratories for diagnosis.
Lot #4Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (South Scotland)AwardedRenewal
The Framework Supplier will be required to:
-Undertake ground level field observation of the host species at the identified site; and;
-Record specified site details, and include, where suspect symptoms are found, a description and example photographs of the symptoms in a site survey. In some cases samples of plant material may need to be collected and submitted to laboratories for diagnosis.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Economic & financial standing
In relation to 4B5b and 4B5c of the SPD, it is a requirement of this Framework that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Framework, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP for each and every claim
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP for each and every claim
- Technical & professional ability
In relation to 4C4 - Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used of the SPD, if bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance.
- Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
- “Tree Health Pest and Disease Surveys Scotland Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 12 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
- 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
- 27 Feb 2024, 11:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jun 2024, 16:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Apr 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018372- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043d1bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The total value of the procurement is 500,000 GBP (ex VAT) and not the total value of each lot. (SC Ref:768742)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Apr 2024 → 13 Jun 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published13 Jun 2024, 16:16 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Jun 2024, 16:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 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, £500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Tree health survey only (Scotland)
- Signed
- 3 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (North Scotland)
- Signed
- 3 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (West Scotland)
- Signed
- 3 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (South Scotland)
- Signed
- 3 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Tree health survey only (Scotland) | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (North Scotland) | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (West Scotland) | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · Tree health surveys with ground felling sample trees (South Scotland) | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Murray Forestry LtdFramework contractor
- Sword Forestry LtdFramework contractor
- Weir ForestryFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.