Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Growing Sundry Items
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have appointed a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin, including Tree Transportation (bags), growing medium & organic matter.
- Recurrence: Autumn 2028
CPV: Agricultural and horticultural products · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Crates · Forestry products · Horticultural and nursery products · Horticultural products · Other containers · Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 2 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Tree TransportationAwardedRenewalPublished value£900,000
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have appointed a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Tree Transportation (bags). 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.
Lot #2Growing MediumAwardedRenewalPublished value£680,000
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have appointed a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Growing Medium. 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.
Lot #3Organic MatterAwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) intends to appoint a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Organic matter. 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.
Lot #4Galvanised Lifting & Storage CratesCancelledRenewalPublished value£540,000
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) intends to appoint a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Galvanised Lifting & Storage Crates. 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.
Lot #5Nursery Sundries – Ties/Labels/Cell Trays/ToolsCancelledRenewalPublished value£100,000
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) intends to appoint a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Nursery Sundries (Ties/Labels/Cell Trays/Tools). 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.
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 · Tree Transportation | 95 | 70 | 5 | |
| 2 · Growing Medium | 95 | 70 | 5 | |
| 3 · Organic Matter | 95 | 70 | 5 | |
| 4 · Galvanised Lifting & Storage Crates | 95 | 70 | 5 | |
| 5 · Nursery Sundries – Ties/Labels/Cell Trays/Tools | 95 | 70 | 5 |
- Economic & financial standing
Please see attached SPD statements at Annex B of the FLS-150-F ITT document, which is one of the document attachments making up the tender pack within PCS-Tender.
- Price carries 70 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 7 points.
- “Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Growing Sundry Items” 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
- 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 · Autumn 2028
- First published
- 29 Oct 2024, 12:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2025, 09:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
FLS-150-F- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023561- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b237Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
No contract could be awarded following the competition in the contract notice:
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are detailed in Schedule 1, Part B of the FLS-150-F T&Cs 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: (SC Ref:794322)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
30 Nov 2024 → 21 May 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected30 Nov 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published21 May 2025, 09:20 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2025- Status changed to active20 Jan 2025, 08:49 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Jan 2025, 08:49 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT20 Jan 2025, 08:49 GMT
- Status changed to complete29 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST
- Procurement method changed21 May 2025, 09:20 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-10: 1 release · 29 Oct 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Growing Medium
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- £680,000
- Status
- active
Contract 017621-2025-FLS-150-F-4-1
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- £640,000
- Status
- active
Organic Matter
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
Tree Transportation
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2025
- Value
- £900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Tree Transportation | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Growing Medium | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Organic Matter | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Avatan Handling Equipment LtdFramework contractor
- Everris LtdFramework contractor
- KLASMANN-DIELMANN IRELAND LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Stevenage Packaging LimitedFramework contractor
- W&D OliphantFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.