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Geotechnical Works and and Associated Services
Geotechnical engineering services
Ground investigation services
Ground investigation work
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Published value
£5,000,000
Submission deadline 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Forestry and Land Scotland: "Geotechnical Works and and Associated Services". Published status: active. Published value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Forestry and Land Scotland | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £5,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Forestry and Land Scotland
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Forestry and Land Scotland. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.9Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 273 active published awards; 267 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForestry and Land Scotland | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published8 May 2026, 14:57 BST | Last source update8 May 2026, 14:57 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationGeotechnical engineering services, Ground investigation services, Ground investigation work, Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04d3e1 | ||
What is being bought
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) require contractors to deliver geotechnical works and consultancy services across Scotland’s national forests and land.
The Contractor will provide a combination of planned and emergency geotechnical works, acting as Principal Contractor and, where required, Principal Designer under CDM 2015. All works must comply with Design Manual for Roads & Bridges (DMRB), the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW), British Standards, and Eurocodes.
The scope includes:
-Application of a range of rock and soil slope reinforcement techniques;
-Rock removal and scaling;
-Small scale tree felling and extraction;
-Provision of specific plant (e.g. mobile barriers, off-road vehicles and nonroad engines);
-Removal of vegetation and arboreal control to enable geotechnical works and inspections;
-Installation of protection measures against rock and debris falls such as draped mesh, baseline, temporary or permanent catch fencing (and removal if required);
-Provision of traffic management and other on-site communications as part of overall geotechnical works;
-Provide emergency response to geotechnical incidents;
-Chainsaw work as required;
-Use of drones as required;
-Design and Build (Principal Contractor/Principal Designer roles);
-Supply accurate as built details and specifications and GPS coordinates of all installed infrastructure; and
-Undertake and record geotechnical asset inspections including any necessary site preparation to enable inspections, e.g vegetation clearance, as well as carry out necessary maintenance and recording of inspections.
In addition to physical geotechnical works, the Framework includes a comprehensive range of geoenvironmental, geotechnical, hydrogeological, scientific, and planning consultancy services to support FLS in the sustainable management of Scotland’s national forests and land. These services are essential for informing design decisions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and mitigating environmental and geotechnical risks.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £5,000,000
8 May 2026, 14:57 BST - Status changed to active
8 May 2026, 14:57 BST - Official notice release published
8 May 2026, 14:57 BST - Submission deadline changed to 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
8 May 2026, 14:57 BST - Status changed to planned
16 Jan 2025, 16:55 GMT - Official notice release published
16 Jan 2025, 16:55 GMT - Buyer information updated
16 Jan 2025, 16:55 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished valueNot publishedForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to place a Contract with an external service providers for the provision of Geotechnical Works and Associated Services. The framework agreement may be used by Forestry and Land Scotland and Transport Scotland Additional information: Scotland Excel are delivering this procurement exercise on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland however are not party to management of the contract. The Contracting Authority will be Forestry and Land Scotland. 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.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
8 May 2026, 14:57 BST - Submission deadline
22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Forestry and Land Scotland
Contracting authority GB-FTS-30448Documents (2)
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