Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Bristol: Timber framed shelter – Westonbirt Arboretum Coppice
2. Awarding Authority:
Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)
620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Tel. 07775019412, Email: claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk, URL: www.forestryengland.uk
Contact: Claire Hodges, Attn: Claire Hodges
3. Contract Type: Works
Sub Type: Design and Execution

4. Description: Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport. We will be awarding a contract for the design and build of a new timber framed coppice shelter located in Silk Wood at Westonbirt Arboretum.
The new shelter will help us continue the critical programme of woodland management and secure the future of coppicing at Westonbirt. The new shelter will provide cover for our coppicers which will enable them to undertake tasks in all weather and allow them to store materials and products associated with the coppice.
The Contractor is required to design and build a new shelter which will be made from timber grown and milled at Westonbirt. The shelter will be similar in style to other buildings at the arboretum such as the Silkwood Barn and the Westonbirt Woodworks. The building will be of oak frame construction, traditionally built with a boarded timber roof.
5. CPV Codes:
45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport.

6. NUTS Codes :
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: FEE/1045 - Timber framed shelter – Westonbirt Arboretum Coppice
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category J: 25K to 50K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 24/08/2022 12:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Not Provided

12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Bristol:-Timber-framed-shelter-%E2%80%93-Westonbirt-Arboretum-Coppice/466V9XYK24

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/respond/466V9XYK24
TKR-2022728-PRO-20689159
Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 12/09/2022
Period of Work End date: 09/12/2022
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no