Official UK procurement notice
Tree Planting and Maintenance
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
The University is looking to contract planting and maintenance for it's 3 woodland creation sites; Rullion Green – Flotterstone, Pentlands – 30-hectare site. The University is seeking to contract initial planting, beat-up planting and maintenance for 2 years, with the possibility to extend for 3 years (3 x 12 months).
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is looking to contract planting and maintenance for it's 3 woodland creation sites;
Rullion Green – Flotterstone, Pentlands – 30-hectare site
Drumbrae – Sherrifmuir Road, Bridge of Allan – 430-hectare site
Barvick Burn Wood – Crieff, Perthshire – 431-hectare site
The contract is estimated to begin in February 2027. The University is seeking to contract initial planting, beat-up planting and maintenance for 2 years, with the possibility to extend for 3 years (3 x 12 months).
CPV: Forestry services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University is looking to appoint a contractor to carry out planting and…Planned
The University is looking to appoint a contractor to carry out planting and maintenance for the 3 woodland creation sites.
Rullion Green – Flotterstone, Pentlands – 30-hectare site
Drumbrae – Sherrifmuir Road, Bridge of Allan – 430-hectare site
Barvick Burn Wood – Crieff, Perthshire – 431-hectare site
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How University Of Edinburgh buys Forestry services (CPV 7720), and who usually turns up
University Of Edinburgh’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Forestry services (CPV 7720) →
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1 bid10% / 8%
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Below estimate24% / 78%
Within ±2%62% / 22%
Above estimate14% / 0%
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Lot #1The University is looking to appoint a contractor to carry out planting and…CPV 7720Estimate not published
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1 bid23%
2–343%
4–621%
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Authority reference
EC1102- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107050- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
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Timeline
11 Nov 2026 → 19 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published2 days ago11 Nov 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Today14 Nov 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 4 days19 Nov 2026
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