Plant Lifting Machines for Newton Nursery

Concepts

• tree nursery products
• newton nursery
• inverness
• plant lifting machines
• lifted plants
• nursery covers
• nursery capacity
• plant
• delivery of the machines
• machines

Location

Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey: Newton Nursery, Moray, IV30 8XR

Description

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) require four (4) plant lifting machines and associated training for up to a up to a maximum of 10 members of staff (operators and mechanics) at Newton Nursery in Moray, Scotland. The machines require to be delivered before the end of August 2022, with training taking place in September 2022.

Total Quantity or Scope

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) look after the national forests and land to enhance biodiversity, support tourism and increase access to the green spaces that will help improve Scotland’s physical and mental health and well-being. FLS also continues to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who FLS are and what we does can be found here - https://forestryandland.gov.scot/ Newton Nursery plays a key role within FLS, providing 7 million trees per year, which is around 28% of FLS’ total annual need. The Nursery covers approximately 50ha of land and has recently been successful is securing funding to double the nursery capacity. Due to this expansion, the team at Newton Nursery require four (4) plant lifting machines for use at Newton Nursery in Moray. This requirement includes familiarisation training on the use of these machines to be provided to FLS staff. The plant lifting machines need to be attached to and towed by a tractor. They should be capable of cutting the full bed when harvesting the plants (trees). Once the plants are mechanically grabbed and lifted, there should be a mechanical means of removing the maximum soil from the roots, without any damage to the plant or root systems. The lifted plants should then be easily transported by a height and speed adjustable conveyor, gathered and placed on a pallet. The delivery of the machines is expected before 31st August 2022 and the training shall take place during September 2022 for up to a maximum of 10 members of staff (operators and mechanics). Delivery and training will both take place at Newton Nursery, Moray IV30 8XR. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 03450000 - Tree-nursery products
• 16000000 - Agricultural machinery
• 16100000 - Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
• 16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery
• 77300000 - Horticultural services
• 77200000 - Forestry services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** SPD evaluation will be scored as pass/fail. Technical Criteria and Weightings are included in the Evaluation and Award Criteria Document within PCS-T. FLS reserves the right to modify the Contract within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Operational reasons for modification may include, but are not limited to: 1 - Catastrophic Machine failure, 2 - Policy Change Question Scoring Methodology for Technical Criteria: 0 - Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 25 - Poor - Response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 50 - Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 75 - Good - Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 100 - Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. Any Bidder that receives an evaluator score of zero or one for one or more Technical criteria will be excluded from the competition. Any bidder that receives an overall Technical score below 50% out of 100% will be excluded from the tender. The Scottish Government's Supplier Journey website will guide you through the process of bidding for public sector goods and services, available here: https://www.supplierjourney.scot/ The Supplier Developer Programme is available to assist Suppliers with public procurement including training events: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/region/public-bodies-forestry-commission/ The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20460. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 (SC Ref:679395)