Official UK procurement notice
FLS-1801 Waste Management Services
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForestry and Land Scotland requires a national Contract for an all-encompassing waste management service covering the collection and disposal of a wide range of waste types across its sites in Scotland. This includes waste generated from fleet and workshop operations, general waste, recyclable materials, hazardous waste, and specialised services such as skip hire and collections.
- Recurrence: 2031
CPV: Containers for waste material · Horticultural services · Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse recycling services · Refuse skips · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · Waste and rubbish containers and bins · Waste-tip management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Forestry and Land Scotland looks after the national forests and land to enhance…CancelledRenewal
Forestry and Land Scotland looks after the national forests and land to enhance biodiversity, support tourism, and increase access to the green spaces that will help improve Scotland’s physical and mental health and well-being. Forestry and Land Scotland also continues to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who the Purchaser is and what it does can be found here: forestryandland.gov.scot ↗.
Forestry and Land Scotland requires a national Contract for an all-encompassing waste management service covering the collection and disposal of a wide range of waste types across its sites in Scotland. This includes waste generated from fleet and workshop operations, general waste, recyclable materials, hazardous waste, and specialised services such as skip hire and collections. Additional information: 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.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2031
- First published
- 4 Mar 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 14:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Apr 2026 – …
- Authority reference
FLS-1801- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047152- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066228Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are detailed in Schedule 1 - Specification, which is one of the document attachments 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: Question Scoring Methodology for Technical Criteria: 0 - Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 25 - Poor - Response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 50 - Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 75 - Good - Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 100 - Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. --- Any tenderer that receives a score of zero (0) or one (1) for any of the Technical Questions will be excluded from the tender. Any tenderer that receives an overall Technical score below 50% out of 100% will be excluded from the tender. Tenderers must successfully pass the Pass / Fail questions within the Technical Award Criteria section to proceed to the next phase of the evaluation. Failure to pass these questions will result in disqualification from the procurement process. --- Relevant links and resources: The Scottish Government Supplier Journey: www.supplierjourney.scot The Supplier Development Programme is available to assist suppliers with public procurement including training events: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/ (SC Ref:832621)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
Timeline
10 Apr 2026 → 21 May 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Notice published154 days ago21 May 2026, 14:22 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful21 May 2026, 14:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria