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ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service

Agricultural services
Agricultural
forestry
+2 more
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline 1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Government: "ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish GovernmentScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Scottish Government
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Scottish Government. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.1Bids / Report
36.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 54 active published awards; 49 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Government
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
Last source update4 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAgricultural services, Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058f87
What is being bought
Seeking a supplier to deliver the Scottish Land Matching Service (SLMS). The SLMS will provide confidential, independent, impartial facilitation of bespoke joint-ventures, leasing or tenancy arrangements, succession planning, keeping farmers/crofters involved but to reduce practical activities and providing new opportunities for young or new entrants through Scottish agricultural businesses.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    4 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    4 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    30 Oct 2025, 12:38 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    30 Oct 2025, 12:38 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to 1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    30 Oct 2025, 12:38 GMT
  7. Status changed to planned
    28 Aug 2025, 15:15 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    28 Aug 2025, 15:15 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    28 Aug 2025, 15:15 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The service should provide comprehensive support to the development of business relationships between land providers and land seekers. The underlying purpose of the service is to improve succession arrangements, increase opportunities and facilitate increased access to land to support the incoming of the next generation of farmers and to ensure land remains productive.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 1 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £460,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Ricardo-AEA Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£460,000 · signed 1 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Government

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1538
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  • Scottish Government
    buyer

    5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, UKM, G2 8LU
    sarah.galloway2@gov.scot

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    27 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LB

  • Ricardo-AEA Ltd
    supplier

    Gemini Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell, Fermi Avenue, Didcot, UK, OX11 0QR
    +44 1235753407
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