Published date: 8 July 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: 6 August 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery - 16600000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP608194970

Published date

8 July 2021

Closing date

6 August 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

6 September 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

We are awarding a contract for the supply of an automated miniplug transplanter at our Delamere Nursery site.
Our intention is to award this contract and have the automated miniplug transplanter delivered, operational & Forestry England personnel trained between 1st March 2022 (earliest date) and 31st March 2022 (latest date).

The Contractor shall provide a tractor mounted machine to transplant miniplug grown tree seedlings into a 5-row format that matches the current layout in our outdoor nurseries. The machine must accommodate miniplug tray type 345.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Christine Hunt

Address

620 Bristol Business Park
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
UK

Telephone

03000676156

Email

christine.hunt@forestryengland.uk