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Published 6 Mar 2025, 15:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WCC & PC Validation, Verification and Surveying

Official notice

Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Framework ceiling (notional)£315,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Aug 2025awarded 21 Oct 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Forestry and Land Scotland has a requirement to place a Framework Agreement with external suppliers for the provision of validation and/or verification, by an approved body, of their pipeline of Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) and Peatland Code (PC) projects.

  • Recurrence: Roughly 9-months prior to the expiry of this framework agreement subject to extension periods being executed.

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Environmental services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 1 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £157,500: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Peatland CodeCancelledRenewalceiling above

The provision of Peatland Code Validation and Verification Services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Framework Agreement period will commence in January 2026 for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for a maximum of an additional two 12-month periods. The decision on whether to exercise the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS.Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services90700000 Environmental services
Lot #2Woodland Carbon CodeCancelledRenewalceiling above

The provision of Woodland Carbon Code Validation and Verification Services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Framework Agreement period will commence in January 2026 for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for a maximum of an additional two 12-month periods. The decision on whether to exercise the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS.Variant bids: not allowed
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services90700000 Environmental services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 100Price: 30
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Master ITT: Q3 Communication: 30
  • Technical Ability: 40
  • Managing Delivery and Quality: 30
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (4)
  • Master ITT: Q3 Communication: 30
  • Technical Ability: 40
  • Managing Delivery and Quality: 30
  • Price: 30
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “WCC & PC Validation, Verification and Surveying” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Roughly 9-months prior to the expiry of this framework agreement subject to extension periods being executed.

First published
6 Mar 2025, 15:22 GMT
Last source update
13 Jan 2026, 12:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Aug 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002646
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesEnvironmental services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea2d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are detailed in Schedule 1, Part B of the FLS-998 Framework Agreeement Terms & Conditions Final document, which is one of the document attachments making up the tender pack within PCS-Tender.

Publisher note: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime. (SC Ref:813675)

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
Appointment period ends
20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

1 May 2025 → 13 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published282 days ago
    13 Jan 2026, 12:54 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025
  1. Published value published: £315,000
    9 Jul 2025, 16:26 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    9 Jul 2025, 16:26 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    9 Jul 2025, 16:26 BST
  4. Deadline published: 20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    9 Jul 2025, 16:26 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    13 Jan 2026, 12:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 21 Oct 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £157,500, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Peatland Code

    Signed
    21 Oct 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Woodland Carbon Code

    Signed
    21 Oct 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Peatland Code2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——
2 · Woodland Carbon Code3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

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 Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Inverness Justice CentreReview body InvernessContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Soil Association CertificationFramework contractor Spear House, 51 Victoria St, Redcliffe, Bristol, UK, BS1 6ADContact email, phone

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