Timber Harvesting Services 2012

Coillte Teoranta

In line with Coillteโ€™s established policy for contract procurement we are now inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified harvesting contractors interested in mechanical, harvesting, forwarding, and cable/skyline work in 2012. In order to be admitted to the Qualification Panel for 2012 it will be necessary to for you to complete the Expression of Interest form indicating District(s) and Harvest Types that you are interested in and answering all other questions. You also need to complete attached Supplier/Contractor Registration Form (if not already supplied).
It is Coillteโ€™s policy to employ competent contractors to carry out our harvesting operations and we are committed to investing and assisting all contractors in our qualification panel with information, advice and training in order to meet the technological changes necessary to be more competitive and efficient.
Details of long and short term contract packages will be circulated to qualification panel members. It should also be noted that, in order to be eligible for any harvesting work in 2012, it will be necessary to register and qualify for the Qualification Panel.
Forestry services are classified as non-priority services falling under Annex II B of Directive 2004/18/EC. These services are covered by Articles 23 and 35(4) of the Directive only, to the exclusion of the other provisions. Thus, while such procurements are not expressly covered by provisions of the Directive, the award procedure is nevertheless being conducted in accordance with the principles of equal treatment and transparency.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=255212.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-09-09. The procurement was published on 2011-07-28.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-07-28 Contract notice
Contract notice (2011-07-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: timber harvesting services
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Timber harvesting services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Block B, Marlinstown Office Park, Co. Westmeath
Postal town: Mullingar
Contact
Internet address: http://www.coillte.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: gerry.oreilly@coillte.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 449397578 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-09-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-08-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 146-243107
OJ-S issue: 146
Additional information
(ET Ref:255212).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
In line with Coillteโ€™s established policy for contract procurement we are now inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified harvesting contractors interested in mechanical, harvesting, forwarding, and cable/skyline work in 2012. In order to be admitted to the Qualification Panel for 2012 it will be necessary to for you to complete the Expression of Interest form indicating District(s) and Harvest Types that you are interested in and answering all other questions. You also need to complete attached Supplier/Contractor Registration Form (if not already supplied).
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It is Coillteโ€™s policy to employ competent contractors to carry out our harvesting operations and we are committed to investing and assisting all contractors in our qualification panel with information, advice and training in order to meet the technological changes necessary to be more competitive and efficient.
Show more
Details of long and short term contract packages will be circulated to qualification panel members. It should also be noted that, in order to be eligible for any harvesting work in 2012, it will be necessary to register and qualify for the Qualification Panel.
Show more
Forestry services are classified as non-priority services falling under Annex II B of Directive 2004/18/EC. These services are covered by Articles 23 and 35(4) of the Directive only, to the exclusion of the other provisions. Thus, while such procurements are not expressly covered by provisions of the Directive, the award procedure is nevertheless being conducted in accordance with the principles of equal treatment and transparency.
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NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=255212.
Please see tender documentation.
Quantity or scope: Please see tender documentation.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Various locations throughout Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Economic and financial standing: See Expression of Interest Questionnaire.
Technical and professional ability: See Expression of Interest Questionnaire.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with successful canditates or tenderer.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping if successful must contract as a single entity having joint and severable liability.
Other particular conditions: Please see tender documentation.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-09-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Coillte Teoranta
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Manager
Gerard O'Reilly
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/notice/AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01468 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Coillte Teoranta
URL for further information: http://www.coillte.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://www.coillte.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://www.coillte.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2011/S 146-243107 (2011-07-28)