Official UK procurement notice
Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services
Authority: Forestry and Land Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought10 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes deer and other wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to protect tree crop and designated sites from the adverse impacts of grazing/browsing herbivores. This protection increases the volume and quality of timber brought to market, enables woodland creation and protects and enhances biodiversity through habitat protection.
The aim of this contract is to procure deer and other wildlife management services. These services will assist FLS in reducing and maintaining deer and other wildlife at sustainable densities across the SNFL through culling in a humane, safe and cost effective manner. These services are to be delivered in conjunction with the culling duties of FLS Wildlife Staff.
Carcasses of deer and some other animals are sold into the human food chain and therefore the lardering of carcasses must be undertaken in accordance with Scottish Quality Wild Venison Assurance Scheme (SQWVAS) standards.
The scope of this contract is primarily for deer culling. The culling of feral pig, feral goat and feral sheep is required on an opportunistic basis only. FLS reserves the right to deliver or procure a targeted feral pig, feral goat and/or feral sheep cull.
Culling must be by centre fire rifle. Shotguns are not permitted.
The contract term is 12 months commencing 1st July 2023.
Regulation 72(1): FLS may modify the Contract, irrespective of the monetary value of those modifications, within the scope permitted under Regulation 72(1)(a) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 should Operational reasons require it. Actual requirements can vary due to changes in:
Deer ingress;
Significant weather patterns impacting deer density;
Forest block acquisition or disposal within the lot boundary;
Taking responsibility for an FLS Staff block;
Any disease or tree health issue;
A change in Scottish Government or FLS strategies;
Scottish Governments response to the Deer Working Group and any associated changes to published best practice and legislation;
Any collaborative culling agreement;
Receipt of additional funding;
Standards associated with the preparation of carcasses and sale of bi- products to meet FLS business need;
NatureScot legislative, regulatory or collaborative requirements;
Scottish Governments response to COVID-19.
- Recurrence: 5 years from the date of contract award. 6 years if the optional extension is utilised.
CPV: Horticultural services
Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure
10 lots · all with a published value (£27,600,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1North AAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,800,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 3251 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.
Lot #2North BAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,800,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 3500 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.
Lot #3South AAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,800,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 2500 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.
Lot #4South BAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 1600 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.
Lot #5East AAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,400,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 2200 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.
Lot #6East BAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,100,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 4000 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.
Lot #7West AAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,400,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 1100 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.
Lot #8West BCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,600,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 1400 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.
Lot #9Central AAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,300,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 3000 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.
Lot #10Central BAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,400,000
The service required is deer and wildlife management on Scotland’s National Forest & Land. This includes the culling, gralloching, transporting and lardering of deer in accordance with the specification requirements.
Contractors must provide the managerial oversight required to ensure delivery and full compliance with all specification requirements by any direct employees and/or Subcontractors. Managerial oversight of contract performance is regarded as a critical task which must be performed directly by the bidder and not subcontracted.
The service must be provided throughout the year. Contractors must be prepared and equipped to deliver culling services over difficult terrain and in adverse weather conditions.
All land assigned as Contractor responsibility for any given year of the contract term must be attended frequently for the purposes of service delivery.
Minimum Guaranteed Annual Cull Target: 3200 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.
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
- Services
- 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 · 5 years from the date of contract award. 6 years if the optional extension is utilised.
- First published
- 4 Nov 2021, 10:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2023, 15:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
FLS-0063-C- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016464- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f371Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded to the supplier who finished 2nd within this lot on the previous open tender opportunity (C0224-9), following failure of the contract awarded via that process. The process of preparing for publication of a tender for a replacement contract via a competitive processed has already commenced.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- 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:734985)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 28 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2022, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Nov 2021 → 9 Jun 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected22 Nov 2021
- Submission deadline28 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2022, 09:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 May 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published9 Jun 2023, 15:44 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2022- Published value published: £27,000,00028 Jan 2022, 09:05 GMT
- Status changed to active28 Jan 2022, 09:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Jan 2022, 09:05 GMT
- Deadline moved to 28 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT28 Jan 2022, 09:05 GMT-3 days · was 31 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Deadline published: 31 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT28 Jan 2022, 09:05 GMT
- Status changed to complete27 Jun 2022, 15:03 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Jun 2023, 15:44 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 28 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2022 | +3 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2022 | +0 d |
Tender submission deadline extended due to exceptional extenuating circumstances.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2022-01: 1 release · 28 Jan 2022
- 2021-11: 1 release · 4 Nov 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North A2 awards | |||
| Deer Dynamics LtdSMESubcontracting: Culling | — | — | Awarded |
| James L Scobie Deer Management LtdSMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · North B1 award | |||
| r k mchardySMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · South A1 award | |||
| stuart symmersSMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · South B1 award | |||
| Groom Wildlife and Environmental LimitedSMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · East A1 award | |||
| BWK Ranger ServicesSMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · East B1 award | |||
| BWK Ranger ServicesSMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · West A1 award | |||
| Colin Sloss Deer ControlSMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 9 · Central A1 award | |||
| Stuart Shanks t/a Clifton FieldsportsSMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 10 · Central B1 award | |||
| MG ServicesSMESubcontracting: Deer & Other Wildlife Management Services | — | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 016464-2023-FLS-0063-C-1 · Deer Dynamics LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- £567,035
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
North A · James L Scobie Deer Management LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £3,075,583
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Central A · Stuart Shanks t/a Clifton FieldsportsSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £3,690,699
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Central B · MG ServicesSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £3,936,746
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
North B · r k mchardySME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £4,305,816
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
South A · stuart symmersSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £3,075,583
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
South B · Groom Wildlife and Environmental LimitedSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £1,968,373
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
East A · BWK Ranger ServicesSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £2,706,513
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
East B · BWK Ranger ServicesSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £4,920,932
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
West A · Colin Sloss Deer ControlSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £1,353,256
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
West B
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £1,722,326
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North A | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · North B | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · South A | 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 4 · South B | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · East A | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 6 · East B | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 7 · West A | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 8 · West B | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 9 · Central A | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 10 · Central B | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- The Inverness Justice CenreReview body
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
9 commercial parties on the notice- BWK Ranger ServicesAwarded supplier
- Colin Sloss Deer ControlAwarded supplier
- Deer Dynamics LtdAwarded supplier
- Groom Wildlife and Environmental LimitedAwarded supplier
- James L Scobie Deer Management LtdAwarded supplier
- MG ServicesAwarded supplier
- Stuart Shanks t/a Clifton FieldsportsAwarded supplier
- r k mchardyAwarded supplier
- stuart symmersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.