Official UK procurement notice
Fertiliser (Rock Phosphate) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) manages the National Forest estate on behalf of the Scottish Government Further information on who we are and what we do can be found here - forestryandland.gov.scot ↗
This Agreement is to supply FLS with required fertilisers. The amounts used and locations will vary with Regional and Nursery programmes.
- Recurrence: Autumn 2028.
CPV: Agricultural and horticultural products · Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Agro-chemical products · Animal or vegetal fertilisers · Basic inorganic and organic chemicals · Basic inorganic chemicals · Chemical elements, inorganic acids and compounds · Chemical phosphatic fertilisers · Chemical products · Disinfectants · Dyes and pigments · Fertilisers and nitrogen compounds · +19 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 2 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Plant Protection Products – Regions (Certified Estate)CancelledRenewalPublished value£100,000
Lot #2Newton (uncertified open beds and glasshouse)CancelledRenewalPublished value£371,258
Lot #3Dyed ureaCancelledRenewalPublished value£538,900
Lot #4Fertiliser (Rock Phosphate)RenewalPublished value£200,000
Lot #5Planting Fertiliser - RegionsCancelledRenewalPublished value£400,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Autumn 2028.
- First published
- 15 Nov 2024, 15:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2025, 11:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
FLS-160-F-4- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058059- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6f9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
No contract could be awarded following the competition in the contract notice.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are detailed in Schedule 1, Part B of the FLS-160-F T&Cs document, which is one of the document attachments making up the tender pack within PCS-Tender.
- Review procedure
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.
Publisher note: The contracts will be for the period up to 18th May 2029. The end date is to align with the Framework Agreements let from tender FLS-160-F. (SC Ref:810691)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Dec 2024 → 19 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected13 Dec 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published398 days ago19 Sept 2025, 11:50 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2025- Published value published: £1,610,15828 Jan 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Status changed to active28 Jan 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Jan 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT28 Jan 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Status changed to complete16 Jun 2025, 14:45 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Sept 2025, 11:50 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-11: 1 release · 15 Nov 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 058059-2025-FLS-160-F-4-1
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2025
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Plant Protection Products – Regions (Certified Estate)
- Signed
- 21 May 2025
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Newton (uncertified open beds and glasshouse)
- Signed
- 21 May 2025
- Value
- £371,100
- Status
- active
Dyed urea
- Signed
- 21 May 2025
- Value
- £538,900
- Status
- active
Planting Fertiliser - Regions
- Signed
- 21 May 2025
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Plant Protection Products – Regions (Certified Estate) | 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Newton (uncertified open beds and glasshouse) | 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Dyed urea | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Planting Fertiliser - Regions | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- AGROVISTA UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Agrigem LtdFramework contractor
- Cheviot TreesFramework contractor
- OMEX Agriculture LimitedFramework contractor
- Origin UK Operations Ltd, t/a Origin FertilisersFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.