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3000M FOREST ROAD UPGRADES, CADEMUIR FOREST, PEEBLES
DUMFRIES & BORDERS FOREST DISTRICT (EAST)
INVITATION TO TENDER

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for 3000m of Forest Road Upgrade on the East side of the Dumfries & Borders Forest District, in Cademuir Forest in the Tweed Valley.

The estimated total value of the contract is £69,000

The estimated contract volume is 3000m of Forest Road Upgrade

The anticipated contract start date will be Monday 1st July 2013 to be completed by Friday 13 September 2013

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact bruce.hamilton@forestry.gsi.gov.uk tel: 07900607785 no later than 3rd June 2013
To express your interest and to request tender documents please contact bruce.hamilton@forestry.gsi.gov.uk no later than 1000hrs 3rd June 2013.

• Complete and return your submission to the address below no later than 1000hrs on 14th June 2013.

Bruce Hamilton MIAgrE, TMICE, TIOSH
Civil Engineer
Dumfries & Borders FD
Weavers Court
Forest Mill
Selkirk
TD7 5NY

CONSTRUCTION OF STEEL & TIMBER ROAD BRIDGE, CREAG MHOR NR CALLANDER, INVITATION TO TENDER

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for the
Construction of an 8m span Road Bridge.

The works include excavation, shuttering and casting concrete abutment, fabrication of steel bridge beams, installation and assembly of steel and timber deck and handrails.

The estimated total value of the contract is £45,000

The anticipated contract start date will be 22nd July 2013 to be completed by 22nd August 2013.

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Malcolm Cattermole no later than 5pm Thursday 16th May 2013. Email: Malcolm.cattermole@forestry.gsi.gov.uk  

To express your interest please contact Malcolm Cattermole. Tender documents can be downloaded from here.

REFURBISHMENT OF ABERFOYLE FOREST DISTRICT OFFICE COWAL AND TROSSACHS FOREST DISTRICT INVITATION TO TENDER

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for the refurbishment of Aberfoyle Forest District Office. This will comprise internal alterations and improvements including replacement of the electrical and heating systems

The estimated total value of the contract is £200,000

The anticipated contract start date will be 10th June and to be completed by 29th September 2013

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Colin Pielou at colin.pielou@forestry.gsi.gov.uk  no later than 14th May 2013

To express your interest and to request tender documents please contact Colin Pielou at colin.pielou@forestry.gsi.gov.uk  no later than 5pm on the 14th May 2013

DEER CULLING CONTRACT, WEST ARGYLL FOREST DISTRICT INVITATION TO TENDER

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for Deer Culling in West Argyll Forest District.

The contract areas are primarily :

  • Knapdale Forest
  • Kilmichael Forest
  • Eredine Forest
  • Dalmally Forest

Work includes culling, extraction, and processing deer using fit for purpose equipment to Forestry Commission standard.

The estimated total value of the contract  is £50,000 for year 1.  There will be two 1 year optional extensions.  The total potential value of the contract if the extension options are taken is £150k.

The cull target in period 1 will be approx 500 deer. All future cull targets will be set annually if the optional extensions are used.

The anticipated contract start date for the contract will be 24th June 2013 to be completed by 31st March 2014

For further enquiries regarding contracts  please contact  Kevin  McKillop no later than 28th May  2013

kevin.mckillop@forestry.gsi.gov.uk   Tel: 07776171414.

To express your interest and to request tender documents please contact Angela Cumming no later than 12.00 noon on 21st May 2013

westargyll.procurement@forestry.gsi.gov.uk  

Tel: 01546 602518 office hours  0900-1700hrs

VISITOR EXPERIENCE PLANNING @ INTERPRETIVE WRITING FOR FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND: INVITATION TO TENDER

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders from suitably experienced contractors for a Framework Agreement for Visitor Experience Planning & Interpretive Writing For Forestry Commission Scotland

The estimated total value of the contract is £160 000

The anticipated contract start date will be August 1st 2013 to be completed by July 31st 2015, with the possibility of extension for up to two further years

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Caroline Ryan no later than 12 noon on 29th May 2013

caroline.ryan@forestry.gsi.gov.uk  0131 314 6123

To apply:-

  • Download the Invitation to Tender no later than 27th May 2013; and
  • Send us an email (to caroline.ryan@forestry.gsi.gov.uk ) to confirm your intent to bid, by 12 noon on 28th May 2013, so we can contact you should there be any relevant questions and answers which arise regarding the tenders; and
  • Complete and return your submission to the address below no later than 12 noon on 10th June 2013

Send completed tender documents to the following address:

Caroline Ryan, Forestry Commission Scotland, Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT

ITT.doc   ITT.pdf   FCS Forest Districts 2013

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CRUSHING OPERATIONS IN ARRAN INVITATION TO TENDER

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders to crush blasted stone to various sizes for road construction in Arran.

The stone is sedimentary/metamorphic and is located in quarries at Machrie and Shedog.

The estimated total value of the contract is £55,000.00

Approximately 15000 tonnes

The anticipated contract start date will be 17 June 2013 to be completed by 22 July 2013

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Nicola Da Prato no later than 21 May 2013

0141 555 5838

nicola.daprato@forestry.gsi.gov.uk     

To express your interest and to request tender documents please contact Nicola Da Prato no later than 1400 hours on 21 May 2013

EXCAVATOR FOREST DRAINS MAINTENANCE IN SOUTH SCOTLAND (GALLOWAY FOREST DISTRICT)

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders by qualified contractors who can demonstrate the experience, technical ability and methodology coupled with cost effective pricing to carry out Excavator Forest drains maintenance in South Scotland (Galloway Forest District) Sites will vary in area and complexity.  Work will involve maintaining Forest drains within thicket stage crops, this will include any cutting of access racks required.

The estimated total value of the contract is £40,000

The estimated contract volume is 20000 metres

The anticipated contract start date will be 13th June 2013 for a three month  period.

For queries relating to this opportunity please contact:

Mike Ridley, Galloway Forest District, Creebridge, Newton Stewart, DG8 6AJ

Mike.ridley@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

no later than 22nd May 2013

To Apply please send an e-mail registering your interest to mike.ridley@forestry.gsi.gov.uk  by 15TH May 2013 @1300 and tender returns by the 22nd May 2013.

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A HIRED CIVIL ENGINEERING MACHINERY FRAMEWORK CONTRACT AND SHORT TERM CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTS IN HIGHLAND AND MORAY & ABERDEENSHIRE OPERATIONS AREAS.

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for hired civil engineering machinery with operators provided in Highland and Moray & Aberdeenshire Operations Area.  There will be various Lots available for bidders to bid for detailed below. The framework contract will require contractors to carry out tasks such as Grading & Rolling,  Ditch maintenance, Culvert replacement/maintenance, Road repairs/maintenance,  Bridge repairs/maintenance,  Scrub clearing, Labouring,  Quarry stripping, Path repairs/maintenance, Other works.  The work involved will be small machinery hire jobs which will require a quick response from contractors which is why it is split into Lots.  Any contractor that is allocated a place on the framework contract to provide machinery will also be invited to tender for short term contracts (valued between 1k-20k).

Contractors will be required to PASS our tender process in order to be included on the list to provide machinery to the specific Lots you have bid for.

Lots available within the area’s are:

  • Lot 1 Caithness
  • Lot 2 Sutherland
  • Lot 3 Easter Ross
  • Lot 4 Skye and Wester Ross
  • Lot 5 Black Isle, Strathglass and Loch Ness
  • Lot 6 Inverness and Strathspey
  • Lot 7 West Moray & Aberdeenshire
  • Lot 8 East Moray & Aberdeenshire

The estimated total value of the framework contract is around £1500000 to £2500000 over all Lot areas covering machinery hire and any short contracts to be awarded under the framework

Machinery Hire and short term contracts up to a value of 20k will be offered under this framework agreement. The typical value of individual Machine Hire jobs is under £5 000. The typical value of short contracts are £10 000-£20 000

We are looking to start the framework in July for an initial period of 18 months. We will have the option to then extend the framework contract by 6 months + a further 6 months.  It will be at our discretion whether we use these optional extensions.

Liam Matheson Liam.matheson@forestry.gov.uk   01463 791 575 No later than 10th May @1300

To express your interest in this tender please contact Liam Matheson no later than 10th May to express your interest.  Please also indicate which Lots you are interested in bidding for. 

Please note there will be a mandatory bidder briefing day which all bidders must attend within the Highland and Moray & Aberdeenshire Operations Area.  Date and time will be confirmed to those who express their interest by 10th May 2013 @1300.

CONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADE OF FOREST ROADS
NORTH HIGHLAND FOREST DISTRICT
INVITATION TO TENDER

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for the construction and upgrade of Forests Roads in the Braehour/Strathmore area of Caithness
This is a partnership project between Forest Enterprise Scotland (FES) and Summerleaze (SZL) and is part funded by the Strategic Timber Transport Scheme

The estimated total value of the contract is £300,000

The work consists of two lots

Lot 1. FES  - the construction of 2000m of new road and small concrete bridge.

Lot 2. SLZ – the construction of 1200m of new forest road, the resurfacing of 1200m of existing forest road and the upgrade of 1200m of track .

The anticipated contract start date will be 17th June 2013 with work to be completed by 17th Sept 2013

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Frank MacCulloch at ARVIKACONSULT.
frank.macculloch@arvikaconsult.co
Tel:01862 810001
Mob:07774 285809

An on site meeting for prospective tenderers has been scheduled for 8th May 2013. To express your interest and to request tender documents please contact North Highland Procurement Hub before 3:00pm on 7th May 2013

procurement.nhigh@forestry.gsi.gov.uk.
Tel 01408 634063

SUPPLY, PLANTING AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PLANTS AT QUEEN’S VIEW, PERTHSHIRE, AND THREE YEARS SITE MAINTENANCE 

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for supply, planting and establishment of plants at Queen’s View, Perthshire, and three years on-going site maintenance.

Work will include preparation of ground in planting areas, supply of stipulated plants, planting and establishment of same to 3 years old and full grounds maintenance of the site for 3 years including grass cutting, weed control, pruning of shrubs, general tidying & maintenance and replacement of dead plants.

The estimated total value of the contract is £30,000.

The contract start date is expected to be 13th May 2013 with expiry on 31st March 2016.

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Peter Fullarton on 01350 727284/07901 670329 or at peter.fullarton@forestry.gsi.gov.uk no later than 29th April 2013.

To express your interest and to request tender documents please contact Simon Hirst, 01877 382383, simon.hirst@forestry.gsi.gov.uk no later than 29th April 2013.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR UNIQUE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AT QUEENS VIEW VISITOR CENTRE

The Forestry Commission is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for various business opportunities at Queens View Visitor Centre.  A full description of the opportunities can be found in the attached EOI Document.

All relevant dates are included within the attached EOI Document.

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Hamish Murray no later than 24th April 2013.

To express your interest in this contract please contact Hamish Murray no later than 24th April 2013.  Contact details are located within the EOI document attached.

QV Expression of Interest

SUPPLY OF MECHANISED TREE HARVESTERS AND FORWARDERS

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for inclusion on the framework for the Supply of 6 and 8 wheel purpose built harvesters and 8 wheel purpose built forwarders to the Forestry Commission

The estimated total value of the contract is £7,000,000.00

The anticipated contract start date will be 20th June 2013 and will run for a period of 4 years

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Tommy Groat no later than 21st May 2013 before 12pm

To apply:-

  • Download the attached Invitation to Tender no later than 21st May 2013 and
  • Send us an email to confirm this so we can contact you should there be any relevant questions and answers which arise regarding the tenders; and
  • Complete and return your submission to the address below no later than 12.00 hours on the 29th May 2013

ITT.doc     ITT.pdf

INVITATION TO TENDER  FOR EXCAVATOR GROUND PREPARATION, DRAINAGE & MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS IN MORAY & ABERDEENSHIRE FOREST DISTRICT

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for Excavator Ground Preparation, Drainage & Maintenance operations at the following forest locations within Moray & Aberdeenshire FD:

Bunzeach, Cushnie, Durris, Fetteresso, Glenfarquhar, Pitfichie, Monaughty, Wangie, Morinsh, Clashindarroch, Gartly & Rosarie Forests.

Work will be issued in the following 8 lots

Lot 1: 34.5 hectares (approx) of mounding at Bunzeach, Cushnie and Pitfichie Forests to include drains & maintenance work.

Lot 2: 56.5 hectares (approx) of mounding at Durris and Fetteresso Forests to include drains & maintenance work

Lot 3: 45.0 hectares (approx) of mounding at Glenfarquhar Forest to include drains & maintenance work.

Lot 4: 14.0 hectares (approx) of mounding at Monaughty and Wangie Forests to include drains & maintenance work.

Lot 5: 46.0 hectares (approx) of mounding at Morinsh Forest to include drains & maintenance work.

Lot 6: 33.0 hectares (approx) of mounding at Clashindarroch Forest to include drains & maintenance work.

Lot 7: 45.0 hectares (approx) of mounding at Gartly Forest to include drains & maintenance work.

Lot 8: 5.0 hectares (approx) of mounding at Rosarie Forest to include drains & maintenance work.

The estimated total value of the contract is £250,000

The total estimated contract Area is 279 hectares

The anticipated contract start date will be 13th May 2013 to be completed by 31st October 2013

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Graeme Masson Graeme.masson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk for Lots 1, 2 & 3 or  Malcolm Hobson Malcolm.hobson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk for Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
no later than Monday 22nd April 2013

To apply please download and complete the attached Invitation to Tender and return to the address below no later than 13:00 hours on Wednesday 24th April 2013

Moray & Aberdeenshire FD
Portsoy Road
Huntly
AB54 4NU

To request tender maps please contact  Angela McGregor by email angela.mcgregor@forestry.gsi.gov.uk no later than Monday 22nd April 2013 -16:00

4000m FOREST ROAD UPGRADES DUMFRIES & BORDERS FOREST DISTRICT (EAST) INVITATION TO TENDER

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for 4000m of Forest Road Upgrade on the East Side of the Dumfries & Borders Forest District, this is broken down as 1200m in Cardrona Forest in the Tweed Valley, and 2800m in Craik Forest on two separate roads.

The estimated total value of the contract is £65,000

The estimated contract volume is 4000m of Forest Road Upgrade

The anticipated contract start date will be Monday 20th May 2013 to be completed by Friday 16 August 2013

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact bruce.hamilton@forestry.gsi.gov.uK tel: 07900607785 no later than 26th April 2013

To express your interest and to request tender documents please contact bruce.hamilton@forestry.gsi.gov.uk no later than 1600hrs 24th April 2013.

  • Complete and return your submission to the address below no later than 1000hrs on 3rd May 2013.

Bruce Hamilton MIAgrE, TMICE, TIOSH, Civil Engineer, Dumfries & Borders FD, Weavers Court, Forest Mill, Selkirk, TD7 5NY

CONTRACT FOR USER TESTING AND EVALUATION – WAYMARKED PATH GRADING SYSTEM

Forestry Commission Scotland as managing partner for the contract, will be inviting contractors to tender for the opportunity to develop and deliver a user research project, to evaluate the proposed system and make recommendations for it’s implementation.

Details can be found in the attached Expression of Interest Document.

The estimated total value of the contract is £40k

The estimated contract volume is identified within the attached EOI document

The anticipated contract start date will be June 2013 to be completed by January 2014

Contact details and instructions are provided within the attached Expression of interest Document

Contact details and instructions on who to express your interest to are provided within the attached Expression of Interest Document.

DEER MANAGEMENT PERMISSION AGREEMENTS

Forestry Commission Scotland invites tenders for the rights to shoot deer within 15 areas of the National Forest Estate land in the South Scotland region.  This is an opportunity for individuals/groups/ organisations to rent the deer shooting rights on various areas of land managed by Forestry Commission Scotland for the purpose of protecting the forest environment on the National Forest Estate via the management of deer populations.

Covering letter, Location map,15 x permission area descriptions, tender document, FCS Wildlife and Natural Environment letter and Deer Management Permission Agreement to be viewed/downloaded by clicking on the following link   -  http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-8EEDNM

Guide price for each area is contained within the individual areas description documents.

The estimated contract volume is contained within the individual areas description documents.  Annual minimum cull target to achieve FCS protection requirements for each area are contained within the individual description document.

The anticipated commencement date will be 1st July 2013 with completion by 30th June 2014, with possibility of extensions of further one year periods, but not totalling more than 5 years.

Closing date for registering an interest, asking questions and arranging viewings is Wednesday, 24th April 2013. Site viewing will take place on the Friday 3rd May and Saturday 4th May 2013. Tenders should be returned no later than 12pm on the 15th May 2013.

To notify your interest and arrange a viewing please contact Deer Management Hub at West Calder (preferably by email). See details below

Deer Management Hub, Forestry Commission Scotland, Five Sisters House, Five Sisters Business Park, West Calder, EH55 8PN

Tel – 01555 660190

deerhub@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

DEER MANAGEMENT PERMISSION AGREEMENTS

Forestry Commission Scotland invites tenders for the rights to shoot deer within 2 areas of the National Forest Estate land in the North Scotland region.

This is an opportunity for individuals/groups/ organisations to rent the deer shooting rights on various areas of land managed by Forestry Commission Scotland for the purpose of protecting the forest environment on the National Forest Estate via the management of deer populations.

Guide price for each area is contained within the individual areas description documents.

Covering letter,  Location map, 2 x permission area descriptions, tender document and Deer Management Permission Agreement to be viewed/downloaded by clicking on the following link -  

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/INFD-95QEST

The anticipated commencement date will be 1st July 2013 with completion by 30th June 2014, with possibility of extensions of further one year periods but not totalling more than 5 years.

To protect the Permission area from damaging deer impacts such as browsing, grazing, fraying, bark stripping, trampling and soil erosion.

Annual minimum cull target to achieve FCS protection requirements for each area contained within the individual description document.

Closing date for registering an interest and arranging viewings is the 19th of April 2013. Site viewing will take place on the 23rd and 24th of April 2013. Tenders should be returned no later than 10am on the 8th May 2013.

To notify your interest and arrange a viewing please contact Deer Hub at North Highland Forest District Office (preferably by email). See details below

Deer Management Hub, Forestry Commission Scotland, The Links, Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6UB

Tel – 01408 634063

deerhubnorth@forestry.gsi.gov.uk]

Covering letter, Location map, 2 x permission area descriptions, Tender document and Deer Management Permission Agreement

Please return this form by e-mail to: your country procurement advisor or procurement.services@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Please note that Procurement Services will not check any attachments provided with your form unless requested.  If this service is requested, it may take longer for the team to process your request. 

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND AMENITY WOODLANDS

The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for two commercial scale woodland afforestation projects, for a combination of commercial and amenity woodlands, at two sites in Scotland.

The projects include the establishment of commercial conifer species, productive broadleaved woodland using indigenous species, native and amenity woodlands. Both projects are in Galloway Forest District.

We expect successful contractors to be experienced in delivering all the establishment work that will be required to deliver the target tree density and minimum height at year 5 specified in each Forest Design Plan: this will include appropriate ground preparation, vegetation control, protection including fencing and deer culling, sourcing appropriate provenances of the tree species specified in the Forest Design Plan, planting, protection of the crop from damaging agents and formative pruning of broadleaves on appropriate sites.

Projects will be released to the contractors as early in 2013 as possible, but individual site constraints will need to be adhered too. All establishment work (i.e. first year planting) of the entire plantable area in the project area must be completed by the end of March 2014.

Stand Density Assessments at years 1 and 5 will be used to determine if target tree densities have been achieved: contractors will undertake SDA’s and provide details to FC staff at regular intervals.

Each contract will be awarded using a 5 year fixed price which will be submitted by bidders to meet our requirements.

The estimated total value of both contracts is £600K over the tender period but there is no guarantee of any work being awarded to any company who tender.

Bartaggart = 38.17 ha net plantable.

Dinmurchie = 62.48 ha net plantable.

The anticipated contract start date will be June 2013 for a period of 5 years.

For further enquiries regarding this contract please contact Colin Edwards (colin.edwards@forestry.gsi.gov.uk / 07919320934) no later than midday 30th April 2013.

To express your interest and to request tender documents please contact Colin Edwards no later than midday 30th April 2013. All tender documents will be sent by post.

The tender return date will be by  12 noon on 3rd April 2013

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