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Published 21 Mar 2024, 08:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tree & Seed Haulage West Argyll

Official notice

Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)

2 lotsGoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitableMax 1 lot to bid
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Published estimate£2,742,952total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 22 Nov 2024
Awarded to E Kaminski Transport, Peter Mckerral & Co Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Haulage service of tree & seeds for relevant forestry district sites.

This requirement is for the uplift of stock from Newton Nursery for onward delivery to Cairnbaan cold store in West Argyll.

  • Recurrence: Autumn 2029

CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Forestry services · Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver · Horticultural services · Road transport services · Seeds · Trees

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 1 of them
Lot #1National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)AwardedRenewal

Forestry and Land Scotland have created a contract for the transportation of trees & seeds from Newton Nursery to West Argyll, the haulage service of tree & seeds will cover the relevant forestry district sites.

This requirement is for the uplift of stock from Newton Nursery for onward delivery to Cairnbaan cold store in West Argyll.

Delivery: Scotland · Forestry & Land Scotland, Newton Nursery, B9013, Newton, Elgin, IV30 8XR and Forestry & Land Scotland, West Argyll Forestry Distrct, Cairnbaan Cold Store, Cairnbaan, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RS.
Extensions: The Contract will initially be awarded for a three-year period, followed by the option to extend for an additional two-years (3+2) up to 23rd February 2030. The decision on whether to use the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS and will be based upon contract performance, measured against the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) set out as a requirement of the contract.Variant bids: not allowed
03111000 Seeds03452000 Trees60100000 Road transport services
Lot #2Haulage of Tree Seedlings to West ArgyleCancelledRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Forestry & Land Scotland, Newton Nursery, B9013, Newton, Elgin, IV30 8XR and Forestry & Land Scotland, West Argyll Forestry Distrct, Cairnbaan Cold Store, Cairnbaan,Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RS.
Extensions: The Contract will initially be awarded for a three-year period, followed by the option to extend for an additional two-years (3+2) up to 23rd February 2030. The decision on whether to use the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS and will be based upon contract performance, measured against the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) set out as a requirement of the contract.Variant bids: not allowed
60180000 Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver77200000 Forestry services77300000 Horticultural services

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
Yes · Autumn 2029
First published
21 Mar 2024, 08:42 GMT
Last source update
3 Jun 2025, 12:19 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
FLS-116-C-2
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029466
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related productsForestry servicesHire of goods-transport vehicles with driverHorticultural servicesRoad transport servicesSeedsTrees
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044b08 Find 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:

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
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: The period of the Contract is from and including 05th May 2025 (the "Commencement Date")to and including 23rd February 2O28, unless it is terminated earlier or extended. The Authority may, by giving notice to the Service Provider, extend the period of the Contract to a date falling no later than 23rd February 2030. (SC Ref:800485)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public… ↗

Timeline

3 Jun 2024 → 3 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    3 Jun 2025, 12:19 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2024
  1. Published value published: £2,742,952
    22 Oct 2024, 16:51 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    22 Oct 2024, 16:51 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    22 Oct 2024, 16:51 BST
  4. Deadline published: 22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
    22 Oct 2024, 16:51 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2025, 14:55 GMT
  6. Procurement method changed
    3 Jun 2025, 12:19 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-03: 1 release · 21 Mar 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £2,154,1262 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 2 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)2 awards
E Kaminski TransportSME£1,946,370 †—Awarded
Peter Mckerral & Co Ltd£207,756 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 029466-2025-FLS-116-C-2-1 · Peter Mckerral & Co Ltd

    Signed
    2 Jun 2025
    Value
    £207,756
    Status
    active

  • National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll) · E Kaminski TransportSME

    Signed
    10 Mar 2025
    Value
    £1,946,370
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry and Land Scotland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEnvironmental protection Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 8NWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview contact point EdinburghContact email
  • Court of Session Parliament HouseReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone
  • The Inverness Justice CentreReview body InvernessContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria