Forestry Commission: Delivery of Planting Stock from Forestry England Plant and Seed Supply Nurseries

UK-Bristol: Road transport services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission
       620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 300067400, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Emily Coffin
       Main Address: https://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: Delivery of Planting Stock from Forestry England Plant and Seed Supply Nurseries            
      Reference number: FCCN002542

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         60100000 - Road transport services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Forestry England will be awarding a contract for the delivery of planting stock from the Forestry England tree nurseries based in Cheshire. The contract will cover distribution to the whole of England and to the Forestry and Land Scotland nursery in Elgin. Full details of our requirements are provided in the tender documents.

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

   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: Forestry England will be awarding a contract for the delivery of planting stock from the Forestry England tree nurseries based in Cheshire. The contract will cover distribution to the whole of England and to the Forestry and Land Scotland nursery in Elgin. Full details of our requirements are provided in the tender documents.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Resource and Contingency / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Communication / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability and Environmental Commitments / Weighting: 10
                  
      Price - Weighting: 50
            

      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: Not Provided


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: 2024/S 000-027693
      
   

   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: FCCN002542    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: No

   V.1) Information on non-award
      The contract/lot is not awarded
         No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected      

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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          High Court
          The Strand, London, United Kingdom

      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: 18/11/2024