Official UK procurement notice
Supply of tree seedlings using tape based system
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFLS have sponsored a CivTech Pre-Commercial Procurement project since 2019 to develop better nursery technology. One of the key technologies to be developed as part of that process was use of a tape based system.
Changes to the market mean that the provider of this technology is no longer able to access the intellectual property, and that a different supplier has exclusivity to use this technology.
CPV: Tree-nursery products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This contract will be for the supplier to grow 2 million young tree seedlings and to…Awarded
This contract will be for the supplier to grow 2 million young tree seedlings and to plant these at FLS’ nursery at Newton.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jun 2022, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2022, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
FLS-0001-C- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015593- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03438fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The award of this contract without prior publication meets the test of Regulation 33(1)(b) based on the supplier has has been granted exclusivity to use their background intellectual property.
- 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: This is the contract award notice not a new tender opportunity. (SC Ref:695947)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tape4Trees LtdSME | £215,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015593-2022-FLS-0001-C-1 · Tape4Trees LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2022
- Value
- £215,200
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tape4Trees LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.