Trees

Tender description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) serves to alert the marketplace to a potential upcoming opportunity for the supply of Forestry Planting Stock with delivery to our sites across Scotland. The Framework Agreement will likely be for the duration of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months will be at the sole discretion of the Forestry Commission. The tender will likely be split into 3 Lots based on product types: Lot 1 — Bare-Root Conifer, Lot 2 — Bare-Root Broadleaves, Lot 3 — Cell-Grown – Conifers. Each lot shall contain a number of species, listed below. There will not be a requirement for all species to be supplied by each bidder. All suppliers of plants must be on the Forestry Reproductive Materials Register (FRM), approved registration should take no more than 14 days upon receipt. Information about the FRM and the process to apply or update your current registration is available from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/work-with-planting-material-for-forestry-purposes Species for Lot 2. Aspen, Populus tremula Beech, Fagus sylvatica Bird cherry, Prunus padus Black Poplar, Populus nigra Blackthorn, Prunus spinose — Common alder, Alnus glutinosa Common walnut, Juglans regia — Downy birch, Betula pubescens Eared willow, Salix aurita Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Field maple, Acer campestre Goat willow, Salix caprea Grey alder, Alnus incana Grey willow, Salix cinerea Hawthorn, Cratageus monogyna Hazel, Corylus avellana Holly, Ilex aquifolium Hornbeam, Carpinus betula Italian alder, Alnus cordata Pedunculate oak, Quercus robur Red alder, Alnus rubra Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Sessile oak (Local Native), Quercus petraea Sessile Oak (seed stand), Quercus petraea Silver birch (Improved), Betula pendula Silver birch (Local), Betula pendula Small-leaved lime, Tilia cordata Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus Wild cherry, Prunus avium Species for Lot 3. — Alaskan Lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta Coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii European silver fir, Abies alba Grand fir, Abies grandis Japanese Cedar, Cryptomeria japonica Juniper, Juniperus communis — Macedonian pine, Pinus peuce — Native Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris Noble fir, Abies procera Norway spruce, Picea abies Omorika spruce, Picea omorika Oriental spruce, Picea orientalis Pacific silver fir, Abies amabilis — Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris — Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce (VP), Picea sitchensis Western hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla Western red cedar, Thuja plicata Species for Lot 1. — Alaskan Lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta Coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii European silver fir, Abies alba Grand fir, Abies grandis Japanese Cedar, Cryptomeria japonica Juniper, Juniperus communis — Macedonian pine, Pinus peuce — Native Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris Noble fir, Abies procera Norway spruce, Picea abies Omorika spruce, Picea omorika Oriental spruce, Picea orientalis Pacific silver fir, Abies amabilis — Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris — Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce (VP), Picea sitchensis Western hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla Western red cedar, Thuja plicata