Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
Telephone: +44 3000653000
E-mail: procurement.enquiries@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Government Sponsored body
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NRW Ground Preparation & Tree Planting Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NRW is looking to gather information on Ground preparation & Tree planting Services by using a supplier engagement questionnaire. Therefore this PIN is not a call for competition but intended to explore the market base and different operational and contractual arrangements to help shape the procurement strategy for these services and find the best value solution for our forestry operations. This means balancing cost, quality and sustainability (including innovation).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Ground Preparation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
16100000
16600000
77000000
77231000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ground preparation will include different work types carefully chosen for each site, so that soil disturbance is minimised, whilst still delivering a beneficial planting position. This may be achieved through brash raking, mounding (hinge/inverted patch/continuous), screefing, mulching or scarification. Tracked and Walking excavators may also be used if appropriate. Ground preparation works may also include the creation of drainage channels, or the maintenance of existing drainage channels and the construction of ATV tracks.
II.2.14) Additional information
Lotting structure may be subject to change.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Tree Planting
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77000000
77231000
03452000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tree planting work is seasonal and only starts in earnest once the trees grown by our provider have become dormant (September, or later). The season ends in the spring, as the weather becomes warmer and drier (usually around April). For the purposes of this PIN, Tree Planting will cover planting on mounded ground, on Scarified ground, screef planting, direct planting, planting treated plants, planting on walking excavator sites, beat up and underplanting, and fitting / removing stakes and tubes.
An element of mechanised planting may also be included, which is achieved by purpose built machine and or attachment combining both ground preparation and the planting
of trees in a single operation, allowing for trees to be planted outside of the traditional planting season.
II.2.14) Additional information
Lotting structure may be subject to change.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
20/09/2022
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please complete the Supplier Engagement Questionnaire and
Please send your completed response to: procurement.enquiries@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk by the 16th March 2022.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=119121.
(WA Ref:119121)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/02/2022