Official UK procurement notice
Specialised Peatland Restoration Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFLS has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Specialised Peatland Restoration services across Scotland’s national forests and land, which commenced 8th September 2026.
A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is an electronic system established by a contracting authority to purchase commonly used goods, works or services in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Admittance to a DPS gives participants the opportunity to subsequently bid for relevant future opportunities which are procured through the DPS.
The purpose of the DPS is to provide a compliant route to market for FLS to procure services which are unable to be provided through existing contracts or to replace contracts which have terminated or expired.
The scope of the DPS is primarily for restoration operations including but not limited to:
- Site Rewetting and Associated Services including peatland rewetting and hydrological restoration, hag and gully restoration, and mulching;
- Specialised Peatland Harvesting including specialised tree removal for peatland restoration, mechanical mulching, and brash and timber management;
- Supporting works including chainsaw works, temporary watercourse crossings, creation of access tracks, and supply and installation of associated materials.
Parties who request to be admitted to the DPS will have their submissions evaluated by FLS within 10 working days of submission (this deadline could be extended to a maximum of 20 working days in individual cases), and if successful, will be admitted to the DPS thereafter.
- Recurrence: DPS validity period will be for five years (60 months). FLS reserves the right to extend the period of the DPS on more than one occasion, by up to an additional total of five years (60 months). A retender would need to be published within 12 months before the planned end date.
CPV: Forestry services · Horticultural services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Services as described in Section II.1.4) of the Contract NoticeRenewal
Services as described in Section II.1.4) of the Contract Notice. Additional information: 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.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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- Economic & financial standing
Minimum levels of insurance cover.
Minimum: It is a requirement of this DPS that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the DPS, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5 million GBP - Public Liability: 5 million GBP per occurrence and unlimited in… - Technical & professional ability
- Technical and Professional Ability - Examples of relevant experience
- Qualifications
- Relevant Tools, Plant or Technical Equipment
- Subcontracting
- Health & Safety Quality Assurance
- Environmental Management Quality Assurance
- Real Living Wage
- Community Benefits
- Prompt Payment of sub-contractors
Minimum: Technical and Professional Ability – Example(s) of relevant experience. Bidders are required to provide at least two examples carried out in the last 3 years that demonstrates relevant experience of both Open Ground works and Forest to Bog works, to deliver the services. (Example…
- “Specialised Peatland Restoration Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Forestry and Land Scotland buys Forestry services (CPV 7720), and who usually turns up
Forestry and Land Scotland’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Forestry services (CPV 7720) →
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 48 days of the bid deadline.
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Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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1 bid0% / 0%
2–321% / 50%
4–653% / 33%
7+26% / 17%
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Lot #1Services as described in Section II.1.4) of the Contract NoticeCPV 7720Published estimate£86m
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1 bid8%
2–346%
4–630%
7+16%
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Duncan Wemyss LtdEarlier contract | Specialist Peatland Restoration - Rewetting: Mull & Lochalinenotice published Nov 2023 | North Highland (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross) | £9.7m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| AMD Contract Services LtdEarlier contract | Specialist Peatland Restoration - Rewetting: Mull & Lochalinenotice published Nov 2023 | Central Region (inc Trossachs & Cowal) | £5.2m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| ACM Plant hireEarlier contract | Specialist Peatland Restoration - Rewetting: Mull & Lochalinenotice published Nov 2023 | — | £4.2m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| TAIGA UPLANDEarlier contract | Specialist Peatland Restoration - Rewetting: Mull & Lochalinenotice published Nov 2023 | Tay, Angus & Mearns | £3.8m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Drumclog plant LtdEarlier contract | Specialist Peatland Restoration - Rewetting: Mull & Lochalinenotice published Nov 2023 | — | £2.8m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £2.8m1 awards in 36m · last 35 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
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| — | None on file | at estimate n=3 | |
idverde LtdLarge | £65m38 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 18 live · £49m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=14 |
| £9.0m25 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 8 live · £7.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=8 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
41% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
41% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (41% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Specialist Peatland Restoration - Rewetting: Mull & Lochaline — held by Duncan Wemyss Ltd and Duncan Wemyss Ltd (+1 more); no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · DPS validity period will be for five years (60 months). FLS reserves the right to extend the period of the DPS on more than one occasion, by up to an additional total of five years (60 months). A retender would need to be published within 12 months before the planned end date.
- First published
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Authority reference
FLS-601-D- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084827- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f465Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- 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: Where the Bidder relies on the capacities of other entities (i.e. subcontractors and/or consortium members) to meet the selection criteria, they must provide a separate Single Procurement Document (SPD) for each of those entities. In the event that a Bidder alters its composition during the procurement process (which shall include, but is not limited to, a change in the identity of any entity named in the response whose capacity has been relied upon in responding to the Instructions to Bidders), FLS reserves the right to request that any proposed reconstituted Bidder complete the Qualification Envelope, i.e. Business Probity, Criminal Convictions and Financial Standing for re-evaluation in accordance with the criteria used in relation to the evaluation of the original response. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 31791. 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: Most of the supply base are micro businesses, and the application of the Sub-contract clause may deter contractors from bidding for requirements. Contractors who intend to sub-contract out any portion of the services of a Contract will be required to provide a sub-contractor SPDs for all proposed sub-contractors. The acceptance of any subcontractor(s) will be subject to the approval of FLS. 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: As requirements to be tendered through the DPS are unknown at this stage, Community Benefits will be expected to be delivered once a contract is awarded through a Stage 2 Tender. The Community Benefits to be delivered under contracts awarded through the DPS will be proportionate to the total awarded annual contract value of the contractor. The delivery of community benefits will be based on a points system. This system is outlined in the Appendix D - FLS-601-D - Instructions and Terms for Bidders document on PCS-T. (SC Ref:842396)
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Public Contracts ScotlandTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 5 Sept 2031, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Sept 2026 → 8 Sept 2031 · 3 dates- Notice published45 days ago8 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Sept 2031, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected8 Sept 2031, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.