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title: "ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service"
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# ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/are-scottish-land-matching-service-ocds-h6vhtk-058f87). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural services, Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £460,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058f87`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/are-scottish-land-matching-service-ocds-h6vhtk-058f87#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/are-scottish-land-matching-service-ocds-h6vhtk-058f87#participate

## Description
Seeking a supplier to deliver the Scottish Land Matching Service (SLMS). The SLMS will provide confidential, independent, impartial facilitation of bespoke joint-ventures, leasing or tenancy arrangements, succession planning, keeping farmers/crofters involved but to reduce practical activities and providing new opportunities for young or new entrants through Scottish agricultural businesses.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The service should provide comprehensive support to the development of business relationships between land providers and land seekers.
The underlying purpose of the service is to improve succession arrangements, increase opportunities and facilitate ...
- **Contract Period:** 15/01/2026 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009875-2026-CASE/794500-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ricardo-AEA Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50070`
  - Value: £460,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009875-2026-CASE/794500-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £460,000
  - Signed Date: 01/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009875-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-04T11:25:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:59:31.733Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058f87