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Contract for the haulage of round timber in Scotland.

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Forestry Commission
Forest Enterprise, South Scotland
For the attention of: Derek Douglas
DG1 1NP Dumfries
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1387272440
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11322

Further information can be obtained from: Forestry Commission
Forest Enterprise, South Scotland
For the attention of: Derek Douglas
DG1 1NP Dumfries
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1387272440
E-mail:

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Forest Enterprise
Forest Enterprise, South Scotland
For the attention of: Derek Douglas
DG1 1NP Dumfries
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1387272440
E-mail:

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Forest Enterprise
Forest Enterprise, South Scotland
For the attention of: Derek Douglas
DG1 1NP Dumfries
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1387272440
E-mail:

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Other: Forestry
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Contract for the haulage of round timber in Scotland.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 2: Land transport services [2], including armoured car services, and courier services, except transport of mail
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Scotland wide.

NUTS code UKM

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
We will be awarding various contracts for the haulage of round timber from FC land from all Operational Areas to various mills in Scotland and the North of England as outlined in the details attached.
There are various Lots available to bid for.
Forestry Commission Scotland would require the successful tenderer(s) to embrace the use of our mobile phone system and/or use of the internet portal to obtain PIN numbers for the despatch of timber.
All services provided must comply with UKWAS standards, the 4th Edition of the Roundwood Haulage Code of Practice, FC despatch procedures and all other relevant Environmental / Health and Safety Legislation.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000, 60180000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Each approximate Lot value is identified in the Invitiation To Tender documentation.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Moray & Aberdeenshire, Norbord Dalcross
1)Short description
Moray & Aberdeenshire, Norbord Dalcross.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
40 000t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Moray & Aberdeenshire, Norbord Dalcross
1)Short description
Moray & Aberdeenshire, Norbord Dalcross.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
18000t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Moray & Aberdeenshire, RWE, Glenrothes
1)Short description
Moray & Aberdeenshire, RWE, Glenrothes.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
8 000t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: Inverness Ross & Skye, Norbord Dalcross
1)Short description
Inverness Ross & Skye, Norbord Dalcross.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
12 800t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 5 Lot title: Inverness Ross & Skye, Norbord Dalcross
1)Short description
Inverness Ross & Skye, Norbord Dalcross.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
3900t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 6 Lot title: Inverness Ross & Skye, Norbord Dalcross
1)Short description
Inverness Ross & Skye, Norbord Dalcross.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
15 300t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 7 Lot title: Lochaber, Norbord Dalcross
1)Short description
Lochaber, Norbord Dalcross.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
6 200t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 8 Lot title: Tay, RWE, Cardenden
1)Short description
Tay, RWE, Cardenden.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
26 580t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 9 Lot title: Cowal & Trossachs, RWE, Glenrothes
1)Short description
Cowal & Trossachs, RWE, Glenrothes.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
15 200t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 10 Lot title: Scottish Lowlands,RWE, Glenrothes
1)Short description
Scottish Lowlands,RWE, Glenrothes.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
29 700t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 11 Lot title: Cowal & Trossachs, In Wood Haulage
1)Short description
Cowal & Trossachs, In Wood Haulage.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60181000

3)Quantity or scope
23 800t
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Delivery payment.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
All relevant details are provided within thew ITT document.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: All minimum standards and requirements are identified in the ITT.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: All minimum standards and requirements are identified in the ITT.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
All minimum standards and requirements are identified in the ITT.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
19.11.2012 - 13:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2016.
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
(SC Ref:240222).
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Head of Procurement
231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The FC will incoporate a minimum 10 say standstill period when the preffered bidders are announced as per the Requirements identified in Puclic Contract Scotland regulations 2012 (as amended).
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
26.9.2012