2018 Crop Establishment Services/Allocation

Coillte

This procurement relates to the Forest Crop Establishment Services Allocation which will include all aspects of work required to deliver crops to free growing standard. Activities will include: manual, mechanical and maintenance operations. Supply of materials including fencing, fertilisers, herbicides, pesticide and plants for filling in, management of all on-site and associated establishment operations. Monitoring and reporting on the crop throughout the contract period to the Coillte Operations Manager. Tender packages will be offered in various locations around Ireland depending on procurement requirements and will reflect establishment activities across Coillte Business Area Units. Suitably qualified suppliers are required to register their interest in the specific contracts for service. To register click on link to http://www.coillte.ie/ go to Suppliers โ€” click on SMS or use the link: ttps://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-04-21. The procurement was published on 2017-03-22.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2017-03-22 Contract notice
Contract notice (2017-03-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Forestry services
Short description:
This procurement relates to the Forest Crop Establishment Services Allocation which will include all aspects of work required to deliver crops to free growing standard. Activities will include: manual, mechanical and maintenance operations. Supply of materials including fencing, fertilisers, herbicides, pesticide and plants for filling in, management of all on-site and associated establishment operations. Monitoring and reporting on the crop throughout the contract period to the Coillte Operations Manager. Tender packages will be offered in various locations around Ireland depending on procurement requirements and will reflect establishment activities across Coillte Business Area Units. Suitably qualified suppliers are required to register their interest in the specific contracts for service. To register click on link to http://www.coillte.ie/ go to Suppliers โ€” click on SMS or use the link: ttps://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login.
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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: Forestry services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Coillte
Postal address: Unit 27 Danville Business park
Postal town: Kilkenny
Contact
Internet address: http://www.coillte.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: claire.meehan@coillte.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 567701124 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-03-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2017-04-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-03-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 059-109875
Refers to notice: 2017/S 049-089917
OJ-S issue: 59
Additional information
1) Interested parties must ensure they log on to: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login to complete the pre qualification questionnaire 2) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 3) Contract awards will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 4) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderers are and remain tax compliant. 5) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, or any contract awarded at any time. 6) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 10 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Crop Establishment Cultivation Contract for Service
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Initial period of contract will be for 1 year with an option to extend for up to 2 years. This contract for service involves the mechanical or manual ground preparation of crop establishment sites in advance of the planting crops. Work is divided into geographic areas called Business Area Units (BAU's). Within each BAU, work is further divided into sub-lots, which are packages of work within the BAU associated with a particular Cost Centre and Operations Manager. Each of these sub-lots will form a separate contract. The sites within these sub-lots may be dispersed over the Forest Operations Manager's geographic area.
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Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: Contract is for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
Title of the lot: Lot 2: Crop Establishment Free Growing Contract for Service
Lot number: 2
Short description:
Lot 2: Crop Establishment Free Growing Contract for Service
Contract for service will be an annual award in 2017, for the 2018 planting season, and will run for circa 2 to 6 years until the crop reach free growing status. Work is divided into geographic areas called Business Area Units (BAU's). Within each BAU, work is further divided into sub-lots. These sub-lots are a package of work within the BAU and are associated with a particular Cost Centre and Operations Manager. Each of these sub-lots will form a separate contract. The sites within these sub-lots may be dispersed over the Forest Operations Manager's geographic area. Work activities include: Cultivation, Planting, Cleaning Manual, Cleaning Chemical, Weevil Spraying, Filling in, Fertilising and Fencing where required.
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Duration: 72 months
Description of renewals:
Initial contracts will run for 2 to 6 years until the crop reach free growing status.
Title of the lot: Lot 3: Crop Establishment One Year Contract for Service
Lot number: 3
Short description:
Lot 3: Crop Establishment One Year Contract for Service
Initial period of contract will be for 1 year with an option to extend for up to 2 years. Work is divided into geographic areas called Business Area Units (BAU's). Within each BAU, work is further divided into sub-lots. These sub-lots are a package of work within the BAU and are associated with a particular Cost Centre and Operations Manager. Each of these sub-lots will form a separate contract. The sites within these sub-lots may be dispersed over the Forest Operations Manager's geographic area. Work activities include: Cultivation, Planting, Fencing, Cleaning Manual, Cleaning Chemical, Weevil Spraying, Fertilising and Filling In.
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Title of the lot: Lot 4: Crop Establishment Multi Year Free Growing Contract for Service
Lot number: 4
Short description:
Lot 4: Crop Establishment Multi Year Free Growing Contract for Service
The contract is for the planting season 2018-2020 inclusive. The initial contract to be awarded will be made in 2017, for the 2018 planting season, with the same number of hectares awarded for 2019 and 2020. Each annual contract will run for circa 2 to 6 years until the crop reach free growing status. Work is divided into geographic areas called Business Area Units (BAU's). Within each BAU, work is further divided into sub-lots. These sub-lots are a package of work within the BAU and are associated with a particular Cost Centre and Operations Manager. Each of these sub-lots will form a separate contract. The sites within these sub-lots may be dispersed over the Forest Operations Manager's geographic area. The allocation of hectares per year will be made on the basis of similar ground and in a similar geographic area. The contract will be required to manage the total aggregate annual hectares awarded to free growing status. Work activities include: Cultivation, Planting, Cleaning Manual, Cleaning Chemical, Weevil Spraying, Filling in, Fertilising and Fencing where required.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Various locations through out Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
See electronic questionnaire in Coillte's Supplier Management System (SMS) Proactis
Economic and financial standing:
See electronic questionnaire in Coillte's Supplier Management System (SMS) Proactis
Technical and professional ability:
See electronic questionnaire in Coillte's Supplier Management System (SMS) Proactis

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 100
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Based on the assessment of responses to the qualification questionnaire all those meeting the criteria will be invited to tender.
Time of receipt of tenders: 15:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2017-05-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 24 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Claire Meehan
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ๐ŸŒ
Internet address: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: Advertised annually.
1) Interested parties must ensure they log on to:
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login to complete the pre qualification questionnaire
2) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
3) Contract awards will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
4) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderers are and remain tax compliant.
5) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, or any contract awarded at any time.
6) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2017/S 059-109875 (2017-03-22)