description: The Contract will be for an initial 3 year period (including a 3 month implementation period) with a Council only option to extend for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance, financial standing and available funding.

description:
The procurement will be conducted via the Open Tendering procedure and the ITT will be published in Public Contract Scotland Tender.. Quality Award criteria listed below:
 Service model and organisational structure
 Experience
 Implementation Plan
 Service Delivery
 Staff training and promotion of good practice (include staff management)
 Referrals/timescales/outputs
 Partnership working
 Quality assurance
 Data Sharing
 Fair Work First
 Community Benefits
 Sustainability

title: Intensive Family Support Service in South Lanarkshire

title: Market Engagement Questionnaire

description: September 2029

performanceTerms: Please refer to the Performance Appraisal document within the ITT

reviewDetails:
Please note, the alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is:
 Court of Session
 Parliament House
 Parliament Square
 Edinburgh
 EH1 1RQ
 +44 1312252595
 supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk

description:
SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers
 It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Councils satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
 If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
 SPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership
 Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service. Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships

description:
SPD Question 4B.4 Economic and Financial Standing
 The Council will use the following ratios to evaluate a bidders financial status:
 Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio;
 Liquidity – this is calculated as current assets less stock and work in progress, divided by current liabilities. If the answer is greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio
 Gearing – this is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (short term and long term) divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. If the answer is less than or equal to 100% it is considered a pass for this ratio.
 Bidders must provide the name and value of each of the 3 ratios within their response to SPD question 4B.4.
 The Council requires bidders to pass 2 out of the 3 financial ratios above.
 Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, the Council may take the undernoted into consideration when assessing financial viability and the risk to the Council, providing that the Bidder can supply evidence to substantiate any of the mitigating criteria when requested to do so.
 The following list is not exhaustive and other criteria may be considered where proposed by a bidder as mitigating factors:
 Would the bidder have passed the checks if prior year accounts had been used?
 Were any of the poor appraisal outcomes "marginal"?
 Does the bidder operate in a market which, traditionally, requires lower liquidity or higher debt finance?
 Does the bidder have sufficient reserves to sustain losses for a number of years?
 Does the bidder have a healthy cashflow?
 Is the bidder profitable enough to finance the interest on its debt?
 Is most of the bidder's debt owed to group companies?
 Is the bidder's debt due to be repaid over a number of years, and affordable?
 Have the bidder's results been adversely affected by "one off costs" and / or "one off accounting treatments"?
 Do the bidder's auditors (where applicable) consider it to be a "going concern"?
 Will the bidder provide a Parent Company Guarantee?
 Is the bidder the single supplier/source of the Goods/Works/Services in the marketplace?
 The Council will request submission of and assess the bidders financial accounts, and may financial verification systems to validate the
 information provided.
 SPD Question 4B.5 Insurance
 The bidder must confirm that they have or will commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following levels of Insurance Cover:
 Employer’s Liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injuries to employees of the bidder arising out of and in the course of their employment in connection with this contract to the level of 10000000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.
 Public Liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injury to a person (not an employee of the bidder) or loss of or damage to property resulting from an action or failure to take action by the bidder to the level of 5000000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims

description:
SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability
 With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the bidder in the last 3 years. Bidders should have held contracts of a similar nature, size and value to those mentioned in the Specification. A minimum of 3 examples and a maximum of 5 should be provided. The Council reserves the right to verify any information supplied with the relevant Company / Authority.
 SPD Question 4C.6 Technical and Professional Ability (Qualifications)
 It is a requirement of the contract that all individuals who will be engaged in the delivery of the contract must be appropriately vetted in accordance with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
 The bidder must confirm in 4C.6, that they agree to submit the PVG Declaration document when requested by the Council.
 It is a minimum requirement of this tender that Bidders can demonstrate that where required, staff are registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
 Bidders must confirm within their response to 4C.6 that this requirement can be met. The Bidder will be required to provide this information to the Council in relation to the relevant staff who deliver the Services when requested to by the Council.

South Lanarkshire Council

locality: Hamilton

postalCode: ML3 0AA

streetAddress: Council Headquarters, Almada Street

description: General public services

legalName: South Lanarkshire Council

description: General public services

Hamilton Sheriff Court

postalCode: ML3 0BT

streetAddress: Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street

legalName: Hamilton Sheriff Court

South Lanarkshire Council

description: General public services

description:
South Lanarkshire Council (the Council) are looking to commission an Intensive Family Support Service that will support families with young people aged 12 to 18 years.
 The service will be delivered to children currently in residential care settings such as residential schools, internal and external children’s houses and foster placements to support children to return to their communities in a safe way. This will involve intensive work with identified young people, to actively work with key stake holders and families to return young people appropriate for their needs to their families or alternative community options. Also, to work intensively to prevent young people aged between 12 - 18 years of age at risk of becoming accommodated. This will involve intensive crisis intervention in a preventative way with young people at risk of accommodation or accommodated on an emergency basis for an intensive rehabilitation to the family home. Further information on this service can be found in the Market Engagement Questionnaire attached.

description:
SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities
 Bidders are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon.
 SPD Question 2.D.1 Subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely
 Bidders are required to complete a shortened version of the SPD for each Subcontractor on whose capacity the bidder does not rely on
 Exclusion Criteria
 Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
 SPD Questions 3A and 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3B and 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All the exclusion grounds will be dealt with on a PASS/FAIL basis. In respect of the mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where a bidder fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the Council of the self cleansing measures undertaken. In respect of the discretionary exclusion grounds a bid may be excluded where a bidder fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self cleansing measures undertaken.
 Declarations and Certificates
 In an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope. All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T.x
 SPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate
 SPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration
 SPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration
 SPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate
 SPD Question 4B.4 Audited Accounts for Previous 2 Years
 SPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates
 SPD Question 4C.6 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act Declaration
 Declaration Section Form of Offer to Tender*
 Declaration Section SOC Protocol Form
 *The ‘Form of Offer to Tender’ must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Commercial Envelope.
 In the case of an open tender, the other Declarations listed above will not be required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will instead be requested by the Council following the conclusion of the evaluation of the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes
 and prior to the award of the tender. Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the SPD will invalidate the bid. In this scenario the Council will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on until a fully compliant bidder is identified.
 (SC Ref:787530)


measure: bids

measure: smeBids

measure: foreignBidsFromEU

measure: foreignBidsFromNonEU

measure: electronicBids

rel: canonical

name: H Clarke & Sons Limited T/A HCS Mechanical and Electrical Services

currency: GBP

status: complete

description: The duration of this service provision shall 36 months which can be extended (at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority) for two further periods of one year.

description: The scope of services to be delivered under this notice, includes but is not limited to, plumbing works associated with reactive repairs and void repairs together with elements of planned investment work to the Buyers housing stock over the period of the framework. Further details will be contained in the ITT.

Quality

type: quality

type: price

variantPolicy: notAllowed

description: Dalmuir, Clydebank, Scotland

scheme: CPV

title: Reactive Maintenance and Investment Works Contractor Framework - Plumbing Work

format: text/html

description: Contractor Framework for reactive plumbing repairs, void repairs and planned investment work to the Association's housing stock in Dalmuir, Clydebank.

documentType: contractNotice

documentType: economicSelectionCriteria

documentType: technicalSelectionCriteria

title: Invitation to Tender

format: application/pdf

title: Signing pages in word format

format: application/msword

title: Pricing Schedule in Excel format

title: Framework Agreement

documentType: awardNotice

scheme: CELEX

periodRationale:
1. Suppliers are expected to invest in community benefits opportunities through training and job creation and a longer framework duration is considered more appropriate to delivering this.
2. The Purchasing Authority require to invest a significant amount of time and resources into the procurement process and the longer duration is required to reduce this administrative burden.

performanceTerms: Details of contract performance conditions are contained in the ITT.

electronicInvoicingPolicy: allowed

procurementMethod: open

type: suitability

description: Candidates must be members of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF).

mainProcurementCategory: services

procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure

Trafalgar Housing Association Ltd

roles: buyer centralPurchasingBody

locality: Clydebank

postalCode: G81 4DX

streetAddress: 430a Dumbarton Road, Dalmuir

scheme: COFOG

description: Housing and community amenities

legalName: Trafalgar Housing Association Ltd

Brown + Wallace

locality: Glasgow

postalCode: G1 5PE

streetAddress: 22 James Morrison Street

name: Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

locality: Dumbarton

postalCode: G82 1QR

streetAddress: Sheriff Court House, Church Street

Trafalgar Housing Association Ltd

description: Housing and community amenities

region: UK

locality: East Kilbride

postalCode: G74 5HG

streetAddress: 41 James Watt Place, College Milton Industrial Estate

scale: sme

Hi-Flow Heating & Plumbing Ltd

postalCode: G81 4EX

streetAddress: 9 Caledonia Street, Clydebank

legalName: Hi-Flow Heating & Plumbing Ltd

John Doherty & Co. Ltd.

streetAddress: Unit 4 Nu Skope Business Centre, Station Road, Old Kilpatrick

legalName: John Doherty & Co. Ltd.

MP Group UK Limited

postalCode: G51 4DX

streetAddress: 324 Drumoyne Road

legalName: MP Group UK Limited

WQS WONDERSEAL Ltd

locality: Shotts

postalCode: ML7 4LP

streetAddress: 10/61 Springfield Road, Salsburgh

legalName: WQS WONDERSEAL Ltd

status: active

description:
The Contracting Authority may call off services or works from the framework agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set out therein. Any call off contract shall be awarded to the most suitable supplier based on the criteria and evaluation method established in the framework agreement.
 The Contracting Authority reserves the right to
 i. rotate the call off services or works among the suppliers in the framework agreement
 ii. directly appoint a framework member for the provision of services or works without further competition in cases of exceptional circumstances, where there is no other capable supplier available or where there is an urgent need to provide the services or works.
 iii. undertake a mini-competition among the suppliers in the framework agreement for the provision of services or works when the Contracting Authority determines that a mini-competition is necessary to promote competition, ensure value for money, or achieve other procurement objectives
 iv. not call off any goods, services or works from the framework agreement, in whole or in part, at any time without incurring any liability to the suppliers. The Contracting Authority may terminate the call off contract at any time in accordance with the provisions set out in the framework agreement.
 (SC Ref:786678)

initiationType: tender

scheme: EU-OJ


description: Option to extend an additional 4 x 12 months.

description: Supply of a high-performance, fully automated, computer-controlled sequential wavelength-dispersive XRF spectrometer. The instrument should be capable of conducting, with high precision and accuracy, quantitative, qualitative and semi-quantitative (standardless) analysis from sub-ppm level to 100%, with the capability of analysing elements from boron through to uranium.

description: School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh.

title: XRF Spectrometer

title: XRF Spectrometer

title: XRF Spectrometer

mainProcurementCategory: goods

University Of Edinburgh

locality: Edinburgh

postalCode: EH1 1HT

streetAddress: Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street

description: Education

legalName: University Of Edinburgh

description: Education

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

roles: reviewBody mediationBody

postalCode: EH1 1LB

streetAddress: 27 Chambers Street

legalName: Edinburgh Sheriff Court

University Of Edinburgh

description: Education

SciMed Ltd

locality: Stockport

postalCode: SK4 3GN

streetAddress: Unit B4 The Embankment Business Park, Vale Road

scale: large

legalName: SciMed Ltd

title: XRF Spectrometer

documentType: plannedProcurementNotice

description: (SC Ref:799187)


name: CRD Property Renovations and Reinstatements Ltd

description: The scope of services to be delivered under this notice, includes but is not limited to, joiner works associated with reactive repairs and void repairs together with elements of planned investment work to the Buyers housing stock over the period of the framework. Further details will be contained in the ITT.

description: Dalmuir, Clydebank, Scotland

title: Reactive Maintenance and Investment Works Contractor Framework - Joiner

description: Contractor Framework for reactive joiner repairs, void repairs and planned investment work to the Association's housing stock in Dalmuir, Clydebank, Scotland.

title: Joiner ITT

title: Joiner ITT_ signing pages

title: Joiner ITT_excel price schedule

title: Framework Agreement

Trafalgar Housing Association Ltd

description: Housing and community amenities

legalName: Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

description: Housing and community amenities

region: UKM

postalCode: G73 2RB

streetAddress: Unit 9c Cathcart Place, Rutherglen

Property One Limited

postalCode: G51 2SG

streetAddress: 71 Whitefield Road

legalName: Property One Limited

Whyte & Christie

locality: Greenock

streetAddress: 2 Mount Pleasant Street

legalName: Whyte & Christie

description:
The Contracting Authority may call off services or works from the framework agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set out therein. Any call off contract shall be awarded to the most suitable supplier based on the criteria and evaluation method established in the framework agreement.
 The Contracting Authority reserves the right to
 i. rotate the call off services or works among the suppliers in the framework agreement
 ii. directly appoint a framework member for the provision of services or works without further competition in cases of exceptional circumstances, where there is no other capable supplier available or where there is an urgent need to provide the services or works.
 iii. undertake a mini-competition among the suppliers in the framework agreement for the provision of services or works when the Contracting Authority determines that a mini-competition is necessary to promote competition, ensure value for money, or achieve other procurement objectives
 iv. not call off any goods, services or works from the framework agreement, in whole or in part, at any time without incurring any liability to the suppliers. The Contracting Authority may terminate the call off contract at any time in accordance with the provisions set out in the framework agreement.
 (SC Ref:786674)


description: Institutions will have the option to purchase Elsevier B.V's All Access Collection free of Digital Rights Management (DRM).

description: APUC has entered into an agreement with Elsevier B.V. for access to Elsevier's Freedom Collection free of digital rights management.. The contract value is an estimate based on the potential aggregated subscription values over the possible term of 48 months. APUC will not use or make payments under this contract but will facilitate the agreement on behalf of the Scottish HE Institutions and the National Library of Scotland.

Commercial

type: cost

description: Scotland

title: SHEDL E-Book Collections - Elsevier

title: SHEDL E-Book Collections - Elsevier

description:
APUC is seeking to enter into an agreement with Elsevier B.V. for the Freedom eBook Collection free of Digital Rights Management (DRM).
 APUC will not use the content but will facilitate the purchase on behalf of the HE institutions in Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. The Contract value is estimated based on potential participation by its members over the term of the contract.

title: SHEDL E-Book Collections - Elsevier

description:
APUC has entered into a contract with Elsevier B.V. for the Freedom eBook Collection free of Digital Rights Management (DRM).
 APUC will not use the content but will facilitate the purchase on behalf of the HE institutions in Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. The Contract value is estimated based on potential participation by its members over the term of the contract.

reviewDetails:
APUC Ltd will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to suppliers. This notification provides information on the award decision. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days.
 Under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

procurementMethod: limited

procurementMethodDetails: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

procurementMethodRationale: The publishing service is unique to the supplier and sector. The agreement falls within the derogation contained within Regulation 33(b)(i)of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, permitting APUC to enter into the direct award.

description: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

APUC Limited

locality: Stirling

postalCode: FK8 2DZ

streetAddress: Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen

description: Education

legalName: APUC Limited

ELSEVIER

region: NL

locality: AMSTERDAM

streetAddress: RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX

legalName: ELSEVIER

name: Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court Sheriff Court

postalCode: FK8 1NH

streetAddress: Sheriff Court House, Viewfield Place Stirling Country

APUC Limited

description: Education

awardID: LIB1027 AP

description:
The contract will be for an initial period of 12 month with the option to extend for an additional 3 x 12 months period.
 (SC Ref:770267)


title: Tay (RWE)

title: Moray & Aberdeenshire (RWE)

title: Moray & Aberdeenshire (West Fraser)

title: North Region (West Fraser)

title: Central Region (Egger)

title: North Region (West Fraser)

description: There is an option to extend for a further 5 years at FLS discretion.

description: Haulage of small round wood timber from North Region to our Customer - West Fraser in Inverness and occasional ad-hoc timber haulage within the region.

title: Lochaber (West Fraser)

description: Haulage of small round wood timber from Lochaber area to our Customer - West Fraser in Inverness and occasional work to cover Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) ad-hoc Timber Haulage within the area.

title: Tay (RWE)

description: Haulage of small round wood timber from Tay to our Customer - RWE Cardenden in Lochgelly and occasional work to cover Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) ad-hoc Timber Haulage within the area.

description: Quality

title: Moray & Aberdeenshire (RWE)

description: Haulage of small round wood timber from Moray and Aberdeenshire to our Customer - RWE Cardenden in Lochgelly and occasional work to cover Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) ad-hoc Timber Haulage within the area.

title: Moray & Aberdeenshire (West Fraser)

description: Haulage of small round wood timber from Moray and Aberdeenshire area to our Customer - West Fraser in Inverness and occasional work to cover Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) ad-hoc Timber Haulage within the area.

title: In-wood

description: Timber Haulage Services within the Cowal & Trossachs In-wood area of the Central Region that require the usage of specialist vehicles as detailed in the specification document to move timber to the Hoish transfer point. This lot also covers ad-hoc requirement for the In-wood area.

title: Central Region (Egger)

description: Haulage of small round wood timber from Central Region to our Customer - Egger (UK) in Cumnock and occasional work to cover Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) ad-hoc Timber Haulage within the Region.

description: North Region

description: Lochaber - West Region

description: Tay

description: Moray and Aberdeenshire

description: Moray & Aberdeenshire

description: Cowal & Trossachs - Central Region

description: Central Region

title: FLS-0072-C Timber Haulage 2024

title: FLS-0072-C Timber Haulage 2024

description:
FLS has a requirement to place a contract with external Service Providers for the provision of Timber Haulage.
 FLS requires the haulage of small round wood timber from its North, Central, East and West regions to various mills across the UK in order to fulfil delivered-in requirement of some of the lots of the Small Round Wood Long-term contracts (SRW LTCs) where the customers have opted for delivered-in service. These customers are not at liberty to opt out over the term of the SRW LTC.
 This contract shall cover delivered-in requirements to various customer mills across Scotland. The costs associated with the delivered-in element of this contract shall be passed on to the respective SRW LTCs customers that opted in for the service at cost without mark-up. As a result, there may be need to share pricing information including open book breakdown to the respective SRW LTC customers and the suppliers will be made aware of this within the tender documents.
 In addition to fulfilling the delivered-in requirement of the SRW LTC, the contract will also provide for in-wood haulage for Central region, and occasional ad-hoc timber haulage within the regions.
 In order to align with our Timber Sales Contract, this contract will run for an initial period of 4 years and 11 months, commencing 01 May 2024 with option to extend for a further 5 years.

title: FLS-0072-C Timber Haulage 2024

description:
FLS had a requirement to place a contract with external Service Providers for the provision of Timber Haulage.
 FLS requires the haulage of small round wood timber from its North, Central, East and West regions to various mills across the UK in order to fulfil delivered-in requirement of some of the lots of the Small Round Wood Long-term contracts (SRW LTCs) where the customers have opted for delivered-in service. These customers are not at liberty to opt out over the term of the SRW LTC.
 These contract covers delivered-in requirements to various customer mills across Scotland. The costs associated with the delivered-in element of these contracts shall be passed on to the respective SRW LTCs customers that opted in for the service at cost without mark-up. As a result, there may be need to share pricing information including open book breakdown to the respective SRW LTC customers and the suppliers will be made aware of this within the tender documents.
 In addition to fulfilling the delivered-in requirement of the SRW LTC, the contracts will also provide for in-wood haulage for Central region, and occasional ad-hoc timber haulage within the regions.
 In order to align with our Timber Sales Contract, these contracts will run for an initial period of 4 years and 11 months, commencing May 2024 with option to extend for a further 5 years to 31 March 2029.

title: FLS-0072-C Timber Haulage 2024

description:
FLS has a requirement to place a contract with external Service Providers for the provision of Timber Haulage.
 FLS requires the haulage of small round wood timber from its East region to fulfil delivered-in requirements of Small Round Wood Long-term contracts (SRW LTCs) where the customers have opted for delivered-in service. These customers are not at liberty to opt out over the term of the SRW LTC.
 The costs associated with the delivered-in element of this contract shall be passed on to the respective SRW LTCs customers that opted in for the service at cost without mark-up. As a result, there may be need to share pricing information including open book breakdown to the respective SRW LTC customers.
 In order to align with FLS's Timber Sales Contract, this contract will run for an initial period of 4 years and 3 months, commencing 6 Jan 2025 with the option to extend for a further 5 years.

reviewDetails:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
 Court of Session
 Parliament House
 Parliament Square
 Edinburgh
 EH1 1RQ
 0131 225 2595
 supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk

description: Please refer to "FLS-0072-C ITT" document and other other documents within the PCS-tender project 25860.

Forestry and Land Scotland

description: Environmental protection

description: Environmental protection

description: Environmental protection

title: Tay (RWE)

title: Moray & Aberdeenshire (RWE)

title: Moray & Aberdeenshire (West Fraser)

title: North Region (West Fraser)

title: Central Region (Egger)

description: (SC Ref:786523)


name: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

description: See ITT Documents.

title: Award of COPFS-2023-386 - Interim Staff services - Senior Corporate Communication Officer

description: See ITT Documents.

description: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Scottish Government

postalCode: G2 8EA

streetAddress: 4 Atlantic Quay

Harvey Nash Limited

postalCode: EH1 3EG

streetAddress: Waverley Gate

IFF Research Ltd.

locality: London

postalCode: EC3R 6HD

streetAddress: 5th Floor St Magnus House

Teneo Financial Advisory Limited

postalCode: G2 1PJ

streetAddress: 100 West George Street

North Lanarkshire Council

locality: Motherwell

postalCode: ML1 1AB

streetAddress: Civic Centre

Integrella

postalCode: SW1W 9NF

streetAddress: 25 Eccleston Place

postalCode: EH1 1LA

streetAddress: Crown Office

Venesky-Brown Recruitment

postalCode: EH1 2AS

streetAddress: 4A Rutland Square


title: Lot 10 - Lochaber (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 11 - Cowal (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 12 - Trossachs (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 16 - Galloway (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 17 - Ayrshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 18 - Arran (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 25 - Loch Awe (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)

title: Lot 3 - Moray (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 4 - Aberdeenshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 5 - Tay (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 7 - Loch Awe (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 8 - North Argyll (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 9 - Isle of Mull (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

title: Lot 1 - North Highland (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)

description:
Lot 1 - North Highland (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

description:
Lot 2 - Inverness, Ross and Skye (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

description:
Lot 3 - Moray (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 4 - Aberdeenshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 5 - Tay (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 6 - Kintyre and Knapdale (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 7 - Loch Awe (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 8 - North Argyll (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 9 - Isle of Mull (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 10 - Lochaber (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 11 - Cowal (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 12 - Trossachs (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 13 - Scottish Lowlands (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 14 - South Region - East (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 15 - South Region - Central (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 16 - Galloway (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 17 - Ayrshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 18 - Arran (Responsive Chainsaw Operations)
 This lot shall include the following core services:
 Tree felling
 Road line felling
 Regen clearing
 Diseased tree clearance
 Road clearance
 Oversized tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Clearance of hazardous trees
 Minor harvesting support
 Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Use of hand winch
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse.
 Brashing
 Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

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Lot 19 - North Highland (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 20 - Inverness, Ross and Skye (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 21 - Moray (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 22 - Aberdeenshire (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 23 - Tay (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 24 - Kintyre and Knapdale (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 26 - Loch Awe (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 26 - North Argyll (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 27 - Isle of Mull (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 28 - Lochaber (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

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Lot 29 - Cowal (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

description:
Lot 30 - Trossachs (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

description:
Lot 31 - Scottish Lowlands (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

description:
Lot 32 - South Region - East (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

description:
Lot 33 - South Region - Central (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

description:
Lot 34 - Galloway (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

description:
Lot 35 - Ayrshire (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

description:
Lot 36 - Arran (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys)
 This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services:
 Tree felling
 Clearing wind blow
 Tree surgery
 Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard
 Cross cutting into lengths
 Use of hand winch
 Rope access work
 Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights
 Sned out and leave arisings on the ground
 Chipping of arisings
 Disposal of arisings off-site
 Stump grinding
 MEWP
 Powered pole pruning
 Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations
 Halo thinning (no climbing)
 This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections:
 Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes.
 Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks.
 Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs.
 Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood.
 Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs.
 Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

title: FLS-0071-FW Responsive Chainsaw Operations, Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys

description:
Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to let a Framework Agreement to external service providers for the provision of Responsive Chainsaw Operations, Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys.
 This framework shall cover chainsaw, arboriculture services and tree surveying including, tree felling, road line felling, clearing wind blow, tree surgery and many other related services. It will also include the facility for clearing up the site following chainsaw operations such as small machinery extraction, via tractor mounted winch, mini forwarder.
 This Framework is split into two different requirements: Lots 1-18 Responsive Chainsaw Operations and Lots 19-38 Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys.
 The Framework term is four (4) years with no option to extend.

description:
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has established a Framework Agreement to external service providers for the provision of Responsive Chainsaw Operations, Arboriculture Work and Dangerous Tree Surveys.
 This framework shall cover chainsaw services, arboriculture services and tree surveying. This includes tree felling, road line felling, clearing wind blow, tree surgery and other related services. It will also include the facility for clearing up sites following chainsaw operations, such as small machinery extraction via tractor mounted winch or mini forwarder.
 This Framework is split into two different requirements: Lots 1-18 cover Responsive Chainsaw Operations and Lots 19-36 cover Arboriculture Work and Dangerous Tree Surveys.
 The Framework term is four (4) years with no option to extend.

reviewDetails: An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

minimum:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5 million GBP
 Public Liability: not less than 5 million GBP for any one incident and unlimited in total.

minimum: Please see full details within the PCS-T project.

Forestry and Land Scotland

description: Environmental protection

description: Environmental protection

Apex Tree Surgeons

streetAddress: The Wagons, Bunloit Road, , Drumnadrochit

SM Foresty Ltd

streetAddress: Easter balinluig of dunfallandy, Dunfallandy

TD Tree & Land Services Ltd

streetAddress: Head Office: Platform 1, Station Rd Industrial Estate

Forres Tree Services Ltd

streetAddress: The Tree House, 55 Farquhar Street, Hopeman

description: (SC Ref:784015)


name: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

title: Surgical Staplers only & consumables for Open and/or Endo Surgical Procedures

title: Surgical Stapler & Cutters & consumables for Open and/or Endo Surgical procedures

title: Clip Appliers & Consumables for Open and/or Endo surgical Procedures

title: Combination Lot (Unscored)

title: Enhanced Service / Innovation Lot

description: 2 optional extension periods both consisting of 12 months can be utilised by the Authority.

description:
We require Surgical Staplers and related consumables for use in invasive surgical procedures. These will be used in an acute setting across NHSS by suitably trained personnel.
 Tendered items should meet criteria set out in the "Relevant to all Lots" tab on this worksheet. Lot 1 should include only those products relevant to the description Surgical Staplers. For the avoidance of doubt, any products which are staplers which have cutting mechanisms should not be tendered to Lot 1, but instead to Lot 2.

electronicCataloguePolicy: required

description:
"We require Surgical Staplers with cutting capability and related consumables for use in invasive surgical procedures. These will be used in an acute setting across NHSS by suitably trained personnel.
 Tendered items should meet criteria set out in the "Relevant to all Lots" tab on the Scoring Methodology included with the tender. For the avoidance of doubt, this lot is intended for any products which are staplers which have cutting mechanisms. Products which staple but do not cut should be tendered to Lot 1.

description:
We require Clip Appliers and consumables for use in invasive surgical procedures. These will be used in an acute setting across NHSS by suitably trained personnel.
 Tendered items should meet criteria set out in the "Relevant to all Lots" tab on this worksheet.

title: Combination Lot (Unscored)

description:
We require Surgical Staplers, Cutters & Clip Appliers for use in NHSS invasive surgical procedures. These will be used in an acute setting across NHSS by suitably trained personnel.
 Bidders are requested to submit bids for combinations of staplers, stapler/cutters, clip appliers & related accessories/consumable products, as previously tendered in Lots 1-3, with additional discounts in return for additional combined volume discounts from the Health Boards, or collaboration of Health Boards, or any proposal which offers NHSS improved value for money.

title: Enhanced Service / Innovation Lot

description:
Bidders are requested to submit details of any Enhanced Service they offer. Key deliverables will be decided on a case by case basis but may include, but not be limited to, such evidenced criteria as:
 - Reduced Waiting Times
 - Streamlined Patient Pathway
 - Reduced Hospital Bed Days
 - Reduced Readmission Rate
 - Lower Costs
 - Enhanced Data Quality & Reporting
 - Enhanced Inventory Management
 - Innovation products which are expected to be ready for sale within the timeframe of the contract award.
 Bidders should submit details of any product or service offered, including unique selling points, for consideration, in 5,000 words or less. Responses should include relevant case studies, successes and details of how purchase of these services, in addition to commitment volumes on Lots 1-3 inclusive, will positively impact commitment volume prices for Health boards.
 PLEASE NOTE: This is an Unscored Lot. Boards will use the information provided here by all awarded suppliers to assess their local clinical requirements.

title: Surgical Staplers, Cutters & Clip Appliers and consumables

description:
Renewal of National Framework for the Supply of Open/ Endo Surgical Devices covering the following products to NHS Scotland. Products can
 be either supplied via the NDC(National Distribution Centre) or direct to hospitals across NHS Scotland. It is expected that the annual
 value across all lots will not exceed GBP 7m excluding VAT.
 The following products ranges are included:
 Lot 1 Staplers only and consumables
 Lot 2 Stapler/Cutters and consumables
 Lot 3 Clip Appliers and consumables
 Lot 4 Combination Lot
 Lot 5 Enhanced Service/ Innovation Lot

periodRationale:
The total potential Framework period is 5 years (3 years + 2 x 12
month extensions). The Framework term has been extended to allow time for product change and
standardisation, opportunity for the health boards to consolidate, and for the market to stabilise.

reviewDetails: The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

type: economic

minimum:
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000 minimum
 Public Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000 minimum

description:
(1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the
 candidate in respect of the activities which are similar type to the subject matter of the notice.
 (2) All candidates will be required to provide statement of accounts or extracts relating to their business.
 See contract/tender documentation which incorporates the requirements of the ESPD (Scotland) and the financial period of reporting is the
 previous 3 financial years.

postalCode: EH12 9EB

description: Health

streetAddress: 1 South Gyle Crescent

description: Health

Sheriff Court House

streetAddress: 27 Chambers Street

legalName: Sheriff Court House

streetAddress: Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent,

description: Health

BioSpectrum Ltd

region: UKF

locality: NEWARK

postalCode: NG22 9FD

Brennan & Co Ni

streetAddress: Unit 6-7 Carrowreagh Business Park, Carrowreagh Road

LaproSurge Ltd

streetAddress: Unit 5B, Fisher Industrial Estate, Wiggenhall Road

novus med Ltd

streetAddress: Unit F15 Holly Farm Business Park, Honiley

title: Surgical Staplers, Cutters & Clip Applicators

description:
Renewal of National Framework for the Supply of Endo Surgical Devices covering the following products to NHS Scotland. Products can
 be either supplied via the NDC(National Distribution Centre) or direct to hospitals across NHS Scotland. It is expected that the annual
 value across all lots will not exceed GBP 7m excluding VAT.
 The following product range and Lot configuration is indicative only:
 1. Reposable Trocar
 2. Staplers for Open Surgery
 3. Staplers for Endo Surgery
 4. Cutters for Open Surgery
 5. Cutters for Endo Surgery
 6. Clip Appliers for Open Surgery
 7. Clip Appliers for Endo Surgery
 8. Single use Accessories
 9. Reposable Laparoscopic Instruments
 10.Reposable Accessories
 11.Reusable Instruments - Tips and Accessories

title: Combination Lot (Unscored)

title: Enhanced Service / Innovation Lot

description:
The value in Section II.1.5 (23,500,000 GBP) refers to the full value of the framework including any extension options.
 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The project code is 27245
 For more information see:
 http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the
 Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
 The contractor shall ensure that all contracts with sub-contractors and suppliers which the Contractor intends to procure following the
 Commencement Date, and which the Contractor has not, before the date of this Contract, already planned to award to a particular
 Sub-contractor or supplier, are advertised through the Public Contracts Scotland procurement portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
 and awarded a fair, open transparent and competitive process proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
 (SC Ref:786235)


description: The successful contractor proposes to subcontract to APL for the Fire Suppression, and Fire Mitigation Service for the Dry Risers. It is anticipated that no more than 30% of labour will be subcontracted.

description: It is expected that these services will be required from 15th September 2024 for an initial period of 2 years, with Glasgow Clyde College having the option to extend. There will be the option to extend twice, for up to 12 months each time. At the sole discretion of Glasgow Clyde College, subject to satisfactory performance and budget. The contract will be renewed upon expiry.

description:
Glasgow Clyde College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to provide a PPM and Reactive Maintenance Service for its existing CCTV, Security Alarm and Fire Systems. This will also include the maintenance of Access Control Barriers and Service Intercoms.
 The requirements must be covered by a single contractor which includes the PPM and Reactive Maintenance of the following systems:
 Fire Alarm Systems
 Intruder Alarm Systems
 CCTV Installations and Systems (Internal and External)
 Access Control Systems including External Barriers
 Lift Refuge Intercoms Systems
 Fire Refuge Intercoms Systems
 The envisioned commencement date for the maintenance contract is 15/09/2024, with an initial contract duration of 2 years. There will be an option extend this contract for two additional period of 12 months each.
 This contract intends on establishing a comprehensive and efficient CCTV, Security Alarm and Fire Systems maintenance programme for each of Glasgow Clyde Colleges campuses.
 Cardonald Campus - 690 Mosspark Drive. Glasgow. G52 3AY
 Anniesland Campus -19 Hatfield Drive. Glasgow. G12 0YE
 Langside Campus - 50 Prospecthill Road. Glasgow. G42 9LB. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

name: PPM: Overall Annual Maintenance Cost at each

title: The Maintenance of Fire and Intruder Alarm Systems, CCTV Installations, Access Controls, External Barriers, and Service Intercoms at Glasgow Clyde College

description:
Glasgow Clyde College requires a single contractor to provide CCTV, Security Alarm and Fire System Maintenance for existing systems at each of its campuses - Cardonald, Anniesland, and Langside.
 Cardonald Campus - 690 Mosspark Drive. Glasgow. G52 3AY
 Anniesland Campus -19 Hatfield Drive. Glasgow. G12 0YE
 Langside Campus - 50 Prospecthill Road. Glasgow. G42 9LB
 Maintenance of Fire and Intruder Alarm Systems, CCTV Installations, Access Controls, External Barriers, and Service Intercoms at Glasgow Clyde College.

description: May 2028

description:
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
 Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.

description:
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “general” turnover of (100,000) GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.
 Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
 Professional Risk Indemnity: GBP 5 Million
 Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: GBP 10 Million
 Public Liability: GBP 10 Million
 3rd Party Motor Vehicle Insurance
 A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for business purposes), a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority - confirming that the company has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure their employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.

type: technical

description:
Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope - minimum of 75% of the annual contract value (GBP 37,500). Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
 Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively.
 This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
 a) their standard payment terms.
 b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
 Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
 Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2D.1.2 of the qualification envelope.
 Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:
 NSI Silver or Gold - or approved equivalent
 SSAIB - or approved equivalent
 BAFE - or approved equivalent
 CHAS - or approved equivalent
 Please provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the contracts:
 Bidders will be required to provide assurance that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to:
 - a completed copy of the Bidder ‘relevant contract’ Climate Change Plan Template, including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions.
 Bidders will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the relevant tools, plant or technical equipment to deliver the types of requirements detailed in II.2.4 in the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

Glasgow Clyde College

postalCode: G52 3AY

streetAddress: Cardonald Campus, 690 Mosspark Drive

description: Education

legalName: Glasgow Clyde College

Glasgow Sherriff Court

postalCode: G5 9DA

streetAddress: PO Box 23 1 Carlton Place

legalName: Glasgow Sherriff Court

Glasgow Clyde College

roles: supplier buyer

postalCode: G42 9LB

streetAddress: 50 Prospecthill Road

description: Education

Dalkia Scotshield Limited

postalCode: G73 1DF

streetAddress: 1 Rutherglen Links, Rutherglen Links Business Park,

legalName: Dalkia Scotshield Limited

description:
Quality Management Procedures
 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
 Health and Safety Procedures
 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum.
 OR,
 4a The bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company’s responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation.
 Note - Organisations with fewer than five employees are not required by law to have a documented policy statement.
 4b. A documented process demonstrating the bidder’s arrangements for ensuring that H&S measures are effective in reducing/preventing incidents, occupational ill-health and accidents. This must provide details of the arrangements for H&S management that are relevant to the nature and scales of the requirement.
 Environmental Management Procedures
 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2.
 Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
 (SC Ref:787894)