Published date: 29 September 2021

Last edited date: 12 October 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 October 2021, 12:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Timber - 03419000

  • Timber products - 03419100

Location of contract

IP12 1RT

Value of contract

£0 to £150,000

Procurement reference

2022-TEN-O

Published date

29 September 2021

Closing date

22 October 2021

Closing time

12:30pm

Contract start date

16 November 2021

Contract end date

15 November 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

East Suffolk Council are looking to engage a supplier in respect of the provision of timber. All timber supplied is to be from sustainable sources in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) guidelines and in accordance with the standards detailed within the Pricing Template attached at Appendix B of this Invitation to Tender.
Having declared a climate emergency East Suffolk Council places a high emphasis on managing our environmental impact and has made a commitment through our business plan to protect, enhance and make sustainable use of our environment.
Please ensure your tender response answer in Part B provides as much detail as possible regarding how you intend to minimise the environmental impact from this contract. Providing information about how you intend to report on this on a regular basis.
East Suffolk Council has varying ages of properties that we maintain. On this basis we often require timber to be cut to specific sizes so that we can repair our properties. As part of this tender the successful bidder must have access to a sawmill at our request on the day we are purchasing the timber to enable us to complete our repairs on the same day.

More information

Links

Additional text

The tender documentation is free to access on the following link.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Samantha Cook

Address

Station Road
Melton
Woodbridge
IP12 1RT
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1502523673

Email

samantha.cook@eastsuffolk.gov.uk