MFF116 2021-2025 Supply and Delivery of Sphagnum Moss

Tender description

1) This Invitation for Tender is to Supply and Deliver Sphagnum Moss Plugs to Delivery Sites within the Peak District National Park and South Pennines SAC. 2) The Contract Period shall be 26th April 2021 to 31 March 2025. 3) The Material for the purposes of this Tender shall consist of Sphagnum moss (‘Sphagnum’) A quantity of up to 8 000 000 plugs (up to 2 000 000 per year)— over the Contract Period. Lot 1: The Material for the purposes of this Tender shall consist of Sphagnum moss (‘Sphagnum’) A quantity of up to 8 000 000 plugs (up to 2 000 000 per year)- over the Contract Period. Sphagnum Plug Specification. A Sphagnum Plug should consist of several Sphagnum plants and have a minimum diameter of 5 cm, and a minimum height of 5 cm, and a maximum height of 12 cm. Propagated Sphagnum must be free from disease or pest which may be associated with growing in glass house conditions. How the absence of disease and pest will be assured should be covered in the Tenderer's Method Statement. During the contract period the authority shall by purchase order and delivery schedule notify the contractor of the number of Sphagnum Plugs it shall require (on a Call0Off Basis). The contractor will specify the lead in time as part of their Method Statement and the Authority will factor this in as part of the Delivery Schedule.