Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 19 Jan 2023, 15:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tree Seedlings (2023) · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Scotland (UKM62)

Awarded value£667,071published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Feb 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Tape4Trees Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tree seedling supply is a nascent but important market for FLS. FLS is aware that a single company in the United Kingdom holds the exclusivity to use the background Intellectual Property on which this tape-based approach relies. FLS is not currently aware of any other alternative systems that could deliver the same volume of specified product on a commercially viable basis.

CPV: Horticultural services · Tree-nursery products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This contract is to supply up to 5,199,600 seedlings and plant them at FLS's Newton…Awarded

This contract is to supply up to 5,199,600 seedlings and plant them at FLS's Newton Nursery. It shall include aftercare of the seedlings that aims to maximise quality and survival.

Delivery: Scotland · Newton Nursery, Elgin, Morayshire, IV30 8XR.

77300000 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Jan 2023, 15:42 GMT
Last source update: 10 Feb 2023, 14:20 GMT
Authority reference: FLS-0054-C
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-004201
Classification (CPV): Horticultural servicesTree-nursery products
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM62)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0398f9 Find 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: FLS is aware that a single company in the United Kingdom holds the exclusivity to use the background Intellectual Property on which this tape-based approach relies.

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: (SC Ref:722352)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £667,0711 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 2 Feb 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Tape4Trees LtdSME	£667,071 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Tape4Trees LtdSME	£667,071 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004201-2023-FLS-0054-C-1 · Tape4Trees LtdSME
Signed
2 Feb 2023
Value
£667,071
Status
active
Contract 001723-2023-FLS-0054-C-1 · Tape4Trees LtdSME
Signed
19 Jan 2023
Value
£667,071
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

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 email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Court of SessionReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone
The Inverness Justice CentreReview body InvernessContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Tape4Trees LtdAwarded supplier Toft Tunnel Farm, Flatters, Brothertoft. Boston, UK, PE20 3SJContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.