Award

UKWAS Auditing Service 2024-29

FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

04 Jun 2024 at 09:51

Award

14 May 2024 at 11:50

Planning

10 Aug 2023 at 14:37

Summary of the contracting process

Forestry and Land Scotland awarded a contract for UKWAS Auditing Service 2024-29 to Soil Association Certification Ltd on 4th June 2024. The procurement stage was the award, and the contract value amounted to £147,180. The service falls under the CPV category of auditing services and was procured through a Limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The buyer organisation, Forestry and Land Scotland, is located in Inverness, United Kingdom. The auditing service involved certification body services for auditing and surveillance of organisational policies against the UK Woodland Assurance Standard.

This tender provides business growth opportunities for auditing service providers specialising in environmental auditing within the forestry sector. Companies with expertise in certification body services aligned with the Forest Stewardship Council and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification standards would be suitable competitors. The procurement method was a negotiated procedure without prior publication due to the specialist requirements of the service. Businesses focusing on sustainability and environmental protection are well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future.

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Notice Title

UKWAS Auditing Service 2024-29

Notice Description

Certification body services for auditing and and surveillance of organisational policies, procedures and practices against the current UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). As UKWAS meets both of the forest management certification schemes: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Certification body services for auditing and and surveillance of organisational policies, procedures and practices against the current UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). As UKWAS meets both of the forest management certification schemes: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

Procurement Information

This 'Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication' meets the requirements of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015; Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) as there is only one supplier who can deliver auditing to achieve the particular specialist dual accreditations that Forestry and Land Scotland require.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eec5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017249-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£147,180 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Nov 2023Expired
Award Date
1 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 3000676000

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 8NW
Post Town
Inverness
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION

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