Supply, Delivery, Planting & Maintenance of New Woodland at Lochshore Park
North Ayrshire Council
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What happened
The contract runs until 3 Feb 2028.
Description
North Ayrshire Council are seeking a suitably qualified contractor to supply, deliver & plant 17,632 trees, creating 11.02ha of new woodland at Lochshore Park. The contractor will also be responsible for 5 years of maintenance after completion of planting.
Additional information
Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below:
Delivery of the contract is location specific.
Quality Management Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN
ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
Health and Safety Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related
scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and
documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
Environmental Management Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN
ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy
regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2.
Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 48374. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Voluntary
How to engage
If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships. Bidders must hold NPTC Level 2 in the safe use of pesticides (PA1 and PA6) Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 100,000 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender. Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of any one event http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf Public Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP in respect of any one event Product Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP in the aggregate Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance - For the duration of the contract
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