Official UK procurement notice
Mechanised Ground Preparation Operations
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought20 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner.
- Recurrence: Summer to Autumn 2028
CPV: Forestry services · Horticultural services
Lots and requirements (20)Procurement structure
20 lots · all with a published value (£22,818,615 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Aberfoyle & CrainlaraichAwardedPublished value£1,060,635
Lot #2Fife, West CalderAwardedPublished value£574,440
Lot #3GlasgowCancelledPublished value£1,909,614
Lot #4CowalCancelledPublished value£1,069,487
Lot #5Moray & Aberdeenshire WestCancelledPublished value£1,473,548
Lot #6AberdeenshireCancelledPublished value£2,370,261
Lot #7TayCancelledPublished value£2,190,164
Lot #8Disc Scarification & Continuous Mounding - East RegionCancelledPublished value£334,211
Lot #9Caithness, Lairg, Dornoch & SutherlandCancelledPublished value£1,367,320
Lot #10Easter Ross & StrathgarveCancelledPublished value£1,152,115
Lot #11Strathspey & InvernessAwardedPublished value£533,212
Lot #12Glen Urquhart, Glen Affric & Loch NessAwardedPublished value£983,684
Lot #13Wester Ross & SkyeAwardedPublished value£405,756
Lot #14Disc Scarification & Continuous Mounding - North RegionCancelledPublished value£375,089
Lot #15Lochaber NorthAwardedPublished value£1,250,568
Lot #16Lochaber SouthAwardedPublished value£1,221,610
Lot #17MullCancelledPublished value£755,274
Lot #18East & West LorneAwardedPublished value£1,192,652
Lot #19East & West Loch Awe/KnapdaleAwardedPublished value£1,329,664
Lot #20KintyreAwardedPublished value£1,269,311
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Aberfoyle & Crainlaraich | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 10 · Easter Ross & Strathgarve | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 11 · Strathspey & Inverness | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 12 · Glen Urquhart, Glen Affric & Loch Ness | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 13 · Wester Ross & Skye | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 14 · Disc Scarification & Continuous Mounding - North Region | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 15 · Lochaber North | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 16 · Lochaber South | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 17 · Mull | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 18 · East & West Lorne | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 19 · East & West Loch Awe/Knapdale | 45% | 50% | 5% | |
| 2 · Fife, West Calder | 45% | 50% | 5% |
8 more lots publish their own split on the notice.
- Economic & financial standing
Please see attached SPD Statements at Annex B of the FLS-0036-C ITT document which is one of the document attachments making up the Tender Pack within PCS-Tender.
- Technical & professional ability
Please see attached SPD Statements at Annex B of the FLS-0036-C ITT document which is one of the document attachments making up the Tender Pack within PCS-Tender.
- Price carries 50 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5 points.
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
- Awarded
- 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 · Summer to Autumn 2028
- First published
- 24 Jan 2023, 08:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2024, 12:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
FLS-146-C and FLS-155-C- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019531- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0399f8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Key performance Indicators are detailed in Schedule 1, Part B of the FLS-0036-C Long Form TandCs document which is one of the document attachments making up the Tender Pack 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: Reg 33(1)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 states that a contracting authority may award through the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or PIN where: “no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent” Given that the conditions of Reg 33(1)(a) were satisfied for these lots, they are being awarded through the negotiated procedure without prior publication. (SC Ref:770163)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
Timeline
3 Mar 2023 → 26 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected3 Mar 2023
- Submission deadline25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
- Notice published26 Jun 2024, 12:17 BST
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2023- Published value published: £22,819,00018 Aug 2023, 16:30 BST
- Status changed to active18 Aug 2023, 16:30 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Aug 2023, 16:30 BST
- Deadline published: 25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST18 Aug 2023, 16:30 BST
- Status changed to complete21 Mar 2024, 13:21 GMT
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-08: 1 release · 18 Aug 2023
- 2023-01: 1 release · 24 Jan 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Aberfoyle & Crainlaraich1 award | |||
| TAIGA UPLANDSME | £875,481 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Fife, West Calder1 award | |||
| MAM ContractingSME | £550,762 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 11 · Strathspey & Inverness1 award | |||
| Bruce Todd LtdSMESubcontracting: Management and supervisory support | £593,158 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 12 · Glen Urquhart, Glen Affric & Loch Ness1 award | |||
| Plant and Quarry ServicesSME | £1,025,841 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 13 · Wester Ross & Skye1 award | |||
| McNeill ForestrySME | £396,390 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 15 · Lochaber North1 award | |||
| DAB Groundworks LtdSME | £1,375,113 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 16 · Lochaber South1 award | |||
| DAB Groundworks LtdSME | £1,341,017 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 18 · East & West Lorne1 award | |||
| Maccoll(Appin)ltdSME | £1,031,375 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 19 · East & West Loch Awe/Knapdale1 award | |||
| ICD Contracting LimitedSME | £1,153,047 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 20 · Kintyre1 award | |||
| ICD Contracting LimitedSME | £950,569 † | — | Awarded |
10 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Disc Scarification & Continuous Mounding - East Region
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2024
- Value
- £260,379
- Status
- active
Disc Scarification & Continuous Mounding - North Region
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2024
- Value
- £200,492
- Status
- active
Mull
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2024
- Value
- £1,086,714
- Status
- active
Aberfoyle & Crainlaraich · TAIGA UPLANDSME
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2024
- Value
- £875,481
- Status
- active
Tay
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,081,151
- Status
- active
Strathspey & Inverness · Bruce Todd LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £593,158
- Status
- active
Glen Urquhart, Glen Affric & Loch Ness · Plant and Quarry ServicesSME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,025,841
- Status
- active
Lochaber North · DAB Groundworks LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,375,113
- Status
- active
Wester Ross & Skye · McNeill ForestrySME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £396,390
- Status
- active
Lochaber South · DAB Groundworks LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,341,017
- Status
- active
East & West Lorne · Maccoll(Appin)ltdSME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,031,375
- Status
- active
East & West Loch Awe/Knapdale · ICD Contracting LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,153,047
- Status
- active
Kintyre · ICD Contracting LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £950,569
- Status
- active
Fife, West Calder · MAM ContractingSME
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £550,762
- Status
- active
Glasgow
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,830,830
- Status
- active
Cowal
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £914,968
- Status
- active
Moray & Aberdeenshire West
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,475,947
- Status
- active
Aberdeenshire
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,324,382
- Status
- active
Caithness, Lairg, Dornoch & Sutherland
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,539,561
- Status
- active
Easter Ross & Strathgarve
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,288,491
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Aberfoyle & Crainlaraich | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Fife, West Calder | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Glasgow | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · Cowal | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 5 · Moray & Aberdeenshire West | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · Aberdeenshire | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 7 · Tay | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 8 · Disc Scarification & Continuous Mounding - East Region | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 9 · Caithness, Lairg, Dornoch & Sutherland | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 10 · Easter Ross & Strathgarve | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 11 · Strathspey & Inverness | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 12 · Glen Urquhart, Glen Affric & Loch Ness | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 13 · Wester Ross & Skye | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 14 · Disc Scarification & Continuous Mounding - North Region | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 15 · Lochaber North | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 16 · Lochaber South | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 17 · Mull | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 18 · East & West Lorne | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 19 · East & West Loch Awe/Knapdale | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 20 · Kintyre | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- Inverness Justice CentreReview body
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
11 commercial parties on the notice- Bruce Todd LtdAwarded supplier
- DAB Groundworks LtdAwarded supplier
- Highland Stoneways LtdAwarded supplier
- ICD Contracting LimitedAwarded supplier
- MAM ContractingAwarded supplier
- Maccoll(Appin)ltdAwarded supplier
- McNeill ForestryAwarded supplier
- Plant and Quarry ServicesAwarded supplier
- TAIGA UPLANDAwarded supplier
- dunnydeerservices ltdAwarded supplier
- maxwell forestry plantAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.