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Tree seed purchases

Tree-nursery products
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: National Highways: "Tree seed purchases". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNational HighwaysScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for National Highways. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Bid counts are not published for this buyer
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNational Highways
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
Last source update13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationTree-nursery products
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-030aed
What is being bought
This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice informing the market that National Highways Limited (NHL) intend to award a contract without prior publication of a call for competition. NHL is entering into a contract with Forestart Limited for provision of seeds over five years.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Tree seeds to the value of £50,000 a year for five years.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 5 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £250,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Forestart Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£250,000 · signed 5 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

National Highways

Contracting authority GB-FTS-40726
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  • National Highways
    buyer

    Lateral, City Square, Bristol, UK, BS32 4SR
    Wayne.Bond@highwaysengland.co.uk
    +44 7729105540

  • Forestart Limited
    supplier

    3614573
    The Seed Unit. Ladymas Lane, Hadnall, Shrewsbury, UK, SY4 4AL

  • National Highways Limited
    reviewBody

    Bristol, BS32 4SR
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe UK has a limited market for seed supply with only one major seed supplier – Forestart - with the capacity to secure our volumes, given our requirements over quantity, quality and variety. The need to source healthy plant and tree stocks means importing seeds and trees is not considered an option as this threatens bio-security, increases cost e.g. through import fees, delays timescales and raises planting failure rates due to a lack of local origin. National Highways Limited considers the award is permitted by regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.