Published date: 4 September 2024

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: 30 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Forestry and logging products - 03400000

  • Wood - 03410000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

EMPNEWSHER-DN741472-78397238

Published date

4 September 2024

Closing date

30 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2026

Contract type

Works

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?

No

Description

The Council wishes to invite tenders for the supply of services in respect of the following. Newark and Sherwood District Council have ownership of a small area of woodland (Intake Woods) in Clipstone, Nottinghamshire. A felling licence has been applied for to remove several parcels of mature Corsican Pine and to thin a number of additional parcels of Corsican pine and mixed broadleaf trees (Approval for the clear felling has been given and amendments agreed). The trees will then be sold to fund the works.

This contract is to include the felling of the stands identified on the attached map within the tender documentation and the thinning of a number of other marked stands. The trees to be thinned will be marked in advance by council officer.

Further information on the requirement and relevant performance standards are available within the Specification.
The anticipated contract commencement date is 01/11/2024.
The Council proposes to enter into one contract for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a period of up to 12 months.
The expected Revenue for this contract is £ 41,000.00 for the value of the timber to be sold once felled (exclusive of VAT), with a proportion of profits made from sale, returned to the Council.

Suppliers interested in the opportunity will need to search on ProContract and register an interest under project DN741472.

About the buyer

Contact name

Charlotte Highcock

Address

Welland Procurement
Melton Borough Council
Melton Mowbray
LE13 1GH
England

Email

chighcock@melton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk