Official UK procurement notice
Harvesters and Forwarders Framework
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Harvesters and Forwarders services across its nationally managed forest estate.
- Recurrence: This is a recurrent procurement.
CPV: Harvesting and threshing machinery · Harvesting machinery · Horticultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1FLS has a requirement to create a framework with external service providers for the…
FLS has a requirement to create a framework with external service providers for the Supply and Delivery of Harvester and Forwarder Machinery. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
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: 80%
- Price: 20%
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Harvesters and Forwarders Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · This is a recurrent procurement.
- First published
- 26 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
640- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060139- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 63454. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: N/A Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Contractors must deliver Community Benefit activities based on a points system, where each activity carries a defined number of points. The minimum number of points required will depend on the value of annual spend with that Contractor. (SC Ref:835535)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Jun 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published118 days ago26 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends86 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened86 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The 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