Official UK procurement notice
Forestry Development and Management
Authority: Scottish Water·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDevelopment and management of Scottish Water woodland and forest for carbon
sequestration including provision of professional advice, design, Scottish Forestry applications, tree procurement, site
preparation, woodland carbon code site registration, tree planting, and maintenance.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of management for woodland and forest development services, includingAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
Provision of management for woodland and forest development services, including
maintenance, for carbon sequestration. As part of its Net Zero Emissions Route-map, SW has committed to:
- Store
more carbon dioxide than we produce by increasing the carbon dioxide stored on the land we own
- Increase the
biodiversity on the land that we own
- Activities may include traditional woodland creation (biodiversity, or commercial)
or other forms of vegetation planting and natural capital improvement to increase the amount of carbon stored on SW
land. Delivering this commitment will involve a significant programme of woodland creation in line with Scottish
Forestry good practice and the requirements of the Woodland Creation Grant Schemes. This also includes the
associated maintenance of woodland during the first five-years of period. Projects to go through several stages to
reach the point where the new trees can grow sustainably without significant intervention. Services Required: -
Provision of expert advice. - Engagement with Scottish Water rural property management supplier. - Design
preparation. - Successful Scottish Forestry applications for grants/permissions. - Tree procurement. - Site Preparation.
- Tree planting and associated protection. - Tree replacement planting 5-years after initial planting. - Maintenance of
trees and sites until trees are approximately 6ft high.
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).
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anti…
- Legal form for consortia
- In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
- “Forestry Development and Management” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Mar 2023, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Authority reference
SW23/ACP/1365- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009622- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ae94Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Bidders must comply with modern slavery act and operate an ethical supply chain.
Publisher note: Scottish Water will not accept the SPD. We will only accept a completed Scottish Water PQQ document. This Notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other notices for specific requirements. Responses to the FTS Notice will be evaluated and only successful applicants following PQQ evaluation will be invited to submit a tender. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Agricultural%2C-forestry%2C-horticultural%2C-aquacultural-and-apicultural-services./PQGTD8EE42" target="_blank">https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Agricultural%2C-forestry%2C-horticultural%2C-aquacultural-and-apicultural-services./PQGTD8EE42</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/respond/PQGTD8EE42" target="_blank">https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/respond/PQGTD8EE42</a> GO Reference: GO-202337-PRO-22272138
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds, or other forms of appropriate security.
Timeline
4 Apr 2023 → 17 Mar 2025 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
- Notice published17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates; the JSON mirror lists them.
Contracts
Forestry Development and Management
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview contact point
- Glasgow Sherriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria