Forestry services

Tender description

A dynamic purchasing system (DPS) is an electronic system of pre-qualified contractors from which the authority invites contractors to tender via mini-competition. A DPS has many aspects that are similar to a framework agreement, 1 main difference is that it must be an electronic process and new contractors can apply to join at any time during the period of the DPS. A DPS is a 2 stage process: Stage 1: throughout the period of the DPS, applicants can apply to participate by completing the European single procurement document (ESPD). Stage 2: FLS will issue a mini-competition against the relevant Lot in the DPS. All contractors registered for that lot shall be invited to tender. Commercial and amenity woodland establishment, contractor will be the Forest Works Manager (FWM), circa 1 500 hectares and approximately 9 000 000 GBP. 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 throughout the life of the contract. Planting and maintenance woodland establishment on sites where the authority is the Forestry Works Manager (FWM), circa 700 hectares, of which 100 hectares is for slope stabilisation and approximately 3 500 000 GBP. 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 individual mini-competitions.