UK-Bristol: Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England), United Kingdom
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7775019412, Email: claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk
Contact: Claire Hodges
Main Address: www.forestryengland.uk
NUTS Code: UK

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Conifer and Broadleaf Seed Processing Equipment
Reference number: FEE/0905

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

II.1.4) Short description: We are awarding a contract for the design, supply and installation of conifer & broadleaf tree seed processing machinery & equipment, at an established Forestry England site, with a servicing and maintenance contract for the machines supplied. The machinery & equipment is to be installed into a new purpose built facility, which has currently been progressed to RIBA work stage 2, Concept Design.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 860,000

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: You are invited to tender for the design, supply and installation of conifer & broadleaf tree seed processing machinery & equipment, with a servicing and maintenance contract for the machines supplied. For full details of our needs, please read the separate Scope document.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No


II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FXZE794Q5A


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No


IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-006750



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 25/04/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Bjorkemar Construction and Consulting AB, 556309-1742
Profilgatan 15, Landskrona, 26135, Sweden
NUTS Code: SE22
The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 860,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional 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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=780946945

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Forestry England
620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Internet address: www.forestryengland.uk

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
Internet address: www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/05/2023