Official UK procurement notice
Marketing & Disposal of Nether Horsburgh
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFLS had a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the appointment of an agent to market and dispose of FLS, and the adjacent landowners, property at Nether Horsburgh, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders.
FLS required an experienced agent to target developers to agree an Option Agreement over the subject property, with an expectation that the developer will be able to bring forward a mixed-use masterplan to coincide with the emergence of the next Local Development Plan. Purchase would be triggered on securing planning consent.
This is a long-term instruction requiring:
- An initial Marketing Report outlining strategy including marketing costs;
- marketing period;
- securing a strategic housebuilder, land promoter or developer;
- negotiating terms of Option Agreement;
- monitoring progress and reporting to FLS;
- liaising with solicitor through process to sale completion and settlement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 10:25 BST
- Authority reference
764- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076553- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d858Find a Tender
- Call-off under framework Estate Management Services 2
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026- Contract award notice published31 Jul 2026, 09:46 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published12 Aug 2026, 10:25 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montagu-Evans LLP17 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2029 · up to 16 Aug 2031Extensions: Option to extend by 2 x 12 months as the discretion of the Authority. | £50,000 | 30 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Marketing & Disposal of Nether Horsburgh · Montagu-Evans LLP
- Signed
- 12 Aug 2026
- Value
- £50,000
- Period
- 12 Aug 2026 – 11 Aug 2029 · up to 11 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend by 2 x 12 months at the discretion of the Authority.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MONTAGU EVANS LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender