Tree seed purchases · UK public procurement notice

Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Jan 2022

Awarded to Forestart Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Tree-nursery products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Tree seeds to the value of £50,000 a year for five years

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · England

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-001109
Classification (CPV): Tree-nursery products
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030aed Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Forestart LtdSMESubcontracting: declared	£250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 001109-2022-1 · Forestart LtdSME
Signed
5 Jan 2022
Value
£250,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Highways

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawDevelopment, operation and maintenance of the Strategic Road Network Lateral, City Square, Bristol, UK, BS32 4SRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

National Highways LimitedReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Forestart LimitedAwarded supplier3614573 The Seed Unit. Ladymas Lane, Hadnall, Shrewsbury, UK, SY4 4AL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.