Awarded contract

Mechanised Ground Preparation Operations

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£20,748,074
Topic
Forestry services
Published
21 March 2024

Tender description

Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 1: Aberfoyle & Crainlaraich Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 2: Fife, West Calder Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 3: Glasgow Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 4: Cowal Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 5: Moray & Aberdeenshire West Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 6: Aberdeenshire Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 7: Tay Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 9: Caithness, Lairg, Dornoch & Sutherland Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 10: Easter Ross & Strathgarve Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 11: Strathspey & Inverness Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 12: Glen Urquhart, Glen Affric & Loch Ness Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 13: Wester Ross & Skye Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 15: Lochaber North Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 16: Lochaber South Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 18: East & West Lorne Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 19: East & West Loch Awe/Knapdale Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner. Lot 20: Kintyre Forestry & Land Scotland (THE PURCHASER) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation. The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe, sustainable and cost effective manner.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 March 2024
  2. Completed: Award published21 March 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

Forestry and Land Scotland manages Scotland's national forest estate as an executive agency of the Scottish Government, sourcing land management, recreation, civil engineering and business support work through public tender. Suppliers register with Public Contracts Scotland to view its live opportunities and contract award notices. Larger contracts run through the PCS-Tender system, while smaller purchases go through PCS Quick Quote. Open dynamic purchasing systems let eligible suppliers join at any time. Works contracts mostly use the NEC4 standard form. Prior information notices flag major procurements ahead of tender for interested bidders and suppliers.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Forestry and Land Scotland's contract awards have been in agricultural and horticultural services, transport equipment and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 77200000 · Forestry services
  • 77300000 · Horticultural services

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