Forestry services

Tender description

The contracting entity intends to establish a framework arrangement under which it shall appoint economic operators to enter into separate framework agreements for the provision of flail tree cutting services across a number of separate lots as follows: Lot 1: Flail Tree Cutting Services (North); Lot 2: Flail Tree Cutting Services (South); Lot 3: Flail Tree Cutting Services (East). Each framework agreement will be for a period of 5 years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to 3 years, with a total potential duration of 8 years. The contracting entity estimates that the total spend under the framework agreements could be up to 1 740 000 GBP. This lot will include: 1) Flail tree cutting services to assist with the NIE Networks’ tree cutting programme: (a) cutting using tractor mounted flail cutter; (b) cutting using tracked machine mounted mulcher. 2) Pre-site assessment as required; 3) The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary labour, materials, plant, equipment and transport required for flail tree cutting services; 4) The services must be carried out in a safe manner to comply with current health and safety legislation and in accordance with NIE networks' safety rules (electrical and mechanical); 5) The contractor will be required to have suitably trained and competent persons to provide flail tree cutting services and appropriate plant and equipment; 6) This service shall include the delivery and removal of the equipment to and from the work location It is intended that the contracting entity will enter into a framework agreement with 1 economic operator for this lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the tender documents) with call-off contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the call-off procedure (in Appendix C of the tender documents). This lot will include: 1) Flail tree cutting services to assist with the NIE Networks’ tree cutting programme: (a) cutting using tractor mounted flail cutter; (b) cutting using tracked machine mounted mulcher. 2) Pre-site assessment as required; 3) The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary labour, materials, plant, equipment and transport required for flail tree cutting services; 4) The services must be carried out in a safe manner to comply with current health and safety legislation and in accordance with NIE networks' safety rules (electrical and mechanical); 5) The contractor will be required to have suitably trained and competent persons to provide flail tree cutting services and appropriate plant and equipment; 6) This service shall include the delivery and removal of the equipment to and from the work location. It is intended that the contracting entity will enter into a framework agreement with 1 economic operator for this lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the tender documents) with call-off contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the call-off procedure (in Appendix C of the tender documents). This lot will include: 1) Flail tree cutting services to assist with the NIE Networks’ tree cutting programme: (a) cutting using tractor mounted flail cutter; (b) cutting using tracked machine mounted mulcher. 2) Pre-site assessment as required; 3) The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary labour, materials, plant, equipment and transport required for flail tree cutting services; 4) The services must be carried out in a safe manner to comply with current health and safety legislation and in accordance with NIE networks' safety rules (electrical and mechanical); 5) The contractor will be required to have suitably trained and competent persons to provide flail tree cutting services and appropriate plant and equipment; 6) This service shall include the delivery and removal of the equipment to and from the work location. It is intended that the contracting entity will enter into a framework agreement with 1 economic operator for this lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the tender documents) with call-off contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the call-off procedure (in Appendix C of the tender documents).