Stale Pre-tender

Drill & Blast Works and Supply of Explosives 2025

Details

Buyer: Forestry and Land Scotland
Value: £2,000,000
Topic: Related mining and quarrying products
Published: 28 October 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

FLS has a requirement to put in place a framework agreement with external suppliers for the provision of Drill & Blast Works and Supply of Explosives 2025. FLS operates our own extractive sites (quarries). Extractives sites includes quarrying, borrow pits or road line cuttings where the material is used in construction. Market consultation is an important part of the procurement process and gives us an opportunity to consider your specialist opinion and expertise. As such we are requesting all interested suppliers complete the below survey by COB 11th November 2024. https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/PIN-DrillandBlastWorksandSupplyofExplosives2025/ Lot 6: National – Explosive Supply Only Provide explosives for the Authority to carry out rock extraction operations within the scope of the Framework contract. Lot 1: North Region - Drill only and/or Drill and Blast The scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services. Lot 2: East Region - Drill only and/or Drill and Blast The scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services. Lot 3: West Region - Drill only and/or Drill and Blast The scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services. Lot 4: Central Region - Drill only and/or Drill and Blast The scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services. Lot 5: South Region - Drill only and/or Drill and Blast The scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published28 October 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

Forestry and Land Scotland manages Scotland's national forest estate as an executive agency of the Scottish Government, sourcing land management, recreation, civil engineering and business support work through public tender. Suppliers register with Public Contracts Scotland to view its live opportunities and contract award notices. Larger contracts run through the PCS-Tender system, while smaller purchases go through PCS Quick Quote. Open dynamic purchasing systems let eligible suppliers join at any time. Works contracts mostly use the NEC4 standard form. Prior information notices flag major procurements ahead of tender for interested bidders and suppliers.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Forestry and Land Scotland's contract awards have been in agricultural and horticultural services, transport equipment and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

14500000 · Related mining and quarrying products
24600000 · Explosives
24610000 · Prepared explosives
45200000 · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
77300000 · Horticultural services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov