Forestry Commission: Conifer & Broadleaf Seed Processing Equipment

UK-Bristol: Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Forestry England
       620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7775019412, Email: claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Claire Hodges
       Main Address: www.forestryengland.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

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
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Conifer & Broadleaf Seed Processing Equipment    
          Reference number: FEE/0905
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      We will be awarding a contract for the supply and installation of conifer & broadleaf tree seed processing machinery & equipment, at a new purpose built facility, which has currently been progressed to RIBA work stage 2, Concept Design. We will also require the supplier to provide servicing and maintenance for the machines supplied.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 500,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Conifer & Broadleaf Seed Processing Equipment
         Lot Number: 1          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      We will be tendering a contract for the supply and installation of conifer & broadleaf tree seed processing machinery & equipment, at a new purpose built facility. The equipment required is:
1. Cone Kilns & Other Extraction Devices (Cone Tumbler, Roller Separator, Cabinet Dryer, Box Dryer, Lifting Cart)
2. Cleaning/Processing Equipment (Macerator, Wet Dewinger & Seed Extractor, Dryer, Cleaner & Seed Sizer, Brushing machine, Large gravity separator table, Liquid separator, Prevac,
Air separator)
3. Storage Equipment
4. Specialist Equipment (Dust exhaust, Thermotheraphy equipment)
We will also require servicing & maintenance of these machines.
Our preference is to award this contract to a single supplier that will support us through the final stages of the building design by providing equipment layout plans and provide a single point of contact for the machinery delivery, installation, servicing & maintenance.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      It is anticipated that this tender opportunity will be advertised via our delta etendering system in April 2022.

If you would like to register your interest to receive notification when the tender goes live please email claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk    

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         01/04/2022
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=674499771
GO-2022311-PRO-19771454 TKR-2022311-PRO-19771453        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 11/03/2022