Woodland Establishment across Scotland through a Dynamic Purchasing System

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for unspecified legal or justice-related services. The DPS will be valid for a period of five years, with a retendering process commencing approximately twelve months prior to its expiration.

Only contractors who are successfully admitted to the DPS will be eligible to submit bids for specific Lots, which represent distinct categories of services. The selection process for inclusion in the DPS is based on a pass/fail evaluation methodology. Any failure to meet the required criteria will result in the rejection of the bid.

Contractors intending to participate as part of a consortium or utilize subcontractors must submit separate Standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (SPDs) for each entity involved. Any changes to the composition of a consortium during the DPS period necessitate the submission of new SPDs for approval by the designated FLS DPS Manager. The contract award process will utilize weightings outlined in section II.2.5, although the Authority reserves the right to adjust these weightings by up to 20%.

The Authority (FLS) has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Woodland Establishment across Scotland.
A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is an electronic system used to tender for services with a group of pre-qualified suppliers. FLS uses this system of pre-qualified suppliers to tender for Woodland Creation projects as and when they arise.
To submit a bid to join the DPS, suppliers need to submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) through the DPS project on the Public Contracts Scotland – Tender (PCS-T) website. The SPD is a qualification response form which allows FLS to assess bidders’ suitability, experience, and capability to provide the services which may be required under the DPS. Only bidders that achieve a ‘Pass’ for all questions in the SPD are appointed to the DPS.
The DPS comprises 2 Lots; Commercial and Amenity, and Planting and Maintenance.
This DPS is extending the validity date from the 31st October 2024 until 31st October 2029.
New applications shall be evaluated and the decision communicated within 10 working days.

Information about variants:

Variants will be accepted: No

Information about options:

Options: No

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

EN

Conditions for opening of tenders:

Date: 31/10/2029

Local time: 12:00

Information about recurrence:

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

DPS validity period will be for 5 years, a retender would need to be published within approximately 12 months before the end date.

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Lot 1:
Commercial and amenity woodland establishment, Contractor will be the Forest Works Manager (FWM)
Description of the procurement:
Commercial and amenity woodland establishment, Contractor will be the Forest Works Manager (FWM).
The Authority expects the Contractor to undertake all the establishment work that will be required to deliver the overall specification in the Land Management Plan and associated documents: this will include appropriate ground preparation, vegetation control, sourcing appropriate provenances of the tree species specified in the Land Management Plan, planting, maintenance, protection of the crop from damaging agents, and effective communication.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 30
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
DPS validity period will be for 5 years, a retender would need to be published 12 months before the end date

Lot 2:
Planting and Maintenance woodland establishment on sites where the Authority is the Forestry Works Manager (FWM)
Description of the procurement:
Planting and Maintenance woodland establishment on sites where the Authority is the Forestry Works Manager (FWM).
Contractors will be expected to undertake forest establishment operations which will include tree planting, beating-up to replace any dead or missing trees, chemical weeding and hand weeding operations. Further operations that may be required such as tree protection with the application individual tree protectors or control noxious weeds will be detailed in Invitations to Tender.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 30
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
DPS validity period will be for 5 years, a retender would need to be published within approximately 12 months before the end date