Official UK procurement notice
Quarry Drill and Blast Works and Explosives Supply
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForestry and Land Scotland has a requirement to place a framework with external suppliers for the provision of Drill & Blast Works and Supply of Explosives that will help provide surfacing materials for roads, harvesting facilities, paths, and other related uses throughout Scotland. Forestry and Land Scotland operates our own extractive sites (quarries).
- Recurrence: Around 9 months prior to this contract expiring.
CPV: Blast-clearing work · Blasting and associated rock-removal work · Blasting work · Drilling services · Explosives · Forestry services · Horticultural services · Prepared explosives · Related mining and quarrying products · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 2 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Drill and Blast Works (National)CancelledRenewal
To provide services including drilling, blasting and profiling within the scope of the Framework Agreement.
Lot #2Supply of Explosives (National)CancelledRenewal
To provide explosives for rock extraction operations to Forestry and Land Scotland.
Lot #3West Region - Drill only and/or Drill and BlastPlanned
The scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services.
Lot #4Central Region - Drill only and/or Drill and BlastPlanned
The scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services.
Lot #5South Region - Drill only and/or Drill and BlastPlanned
The scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services.
Lot #6National – Explosive Supply OnlyPlanned
Provide explosives for the Authority to carry out rock extraction operations within the scope of the Framework contract.
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: 50
- Price: 50
- Economic & financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
- SPD (Scotland) Questions 4B.5.1 and 4B.5.2 - Insurance Requirements
Minimum: INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: ALL LOTS Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance – mainta…
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Quarry Drill and Blast Works and Explosives Supply” 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
- Works
- 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
- Yes · Around 9 months prior to this contract expiring.
- First published
- 28 Oct 2024, 10:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2025, 09:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Aug 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061531- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b1baFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Key Performance Indicators are as stated in the procurement documents.
- 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.
Court of Session
Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
0131 225 2595
Publisher note: (SC Ref:811458)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2025 → 2 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected7 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published385 days ago2 Oct 2025, 09:12 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025- Published value updated to £1,920,0002 Jul 2025, 09:02 BSTwas £2,000,000
- Status changed to active2 Jul 2025, 09:02 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jul 2025, 09:02 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST2 Jul 2025, 09:02 BST
- Status changed to complete2 Oct 2025, 09:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £960,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Drill and Blast Works (National)
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Supply of Explosives (National)
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Drill and Blast Works (National) | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Supply of Explosives (National) | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- C S Drilling Sevices LimitedFramework contractor
- R J Blasting Scotland LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria