Notice Information
Notice Title
Quarry Drill and Blast Works and Explosives Supply
Notice Description
Forestry and Land Scotland has a requirement to place a framework with external suppliers for the provision of Drill & Blast Works and Supply of Explosives that will help provide surfacing materials for roads, harvesting facilities, paths, and other related uses throughout Scotland. Forestry and Land Scotland operates our own extractive sites (quarries).
Lot Information
National - Explosive Supply Only
Provide explosives for the Authority to carry out rock extraction operations within the scope of the Framework contract.
Drill and Blast Works (National)To provide services including drilling, blasting and profiling within the scope of the Framework Agreement.
Renewal: 2029
Supply of Explosives (National)To provide explosives for rock extraction operations to Forestry and Land Scotland.
Renewal: 2029
West Region - Drill only and/or Drill and BlastThe scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services.
Central Region - Drill only and/or Drill and BlastThe scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services.
South Region - Drill only and/or Drill and BlastThe scope of this lot includes delivering Drilling and Blasting Services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b1ba
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061531-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
14 - Mining, basic metals and related products
24 - Chemical products
45 - Construction work
76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
14500000 - Related mining and quarrying products
24600000 - Explosives
24610000 - Prepared explosives
45111210 - Blasting and associated rock-removal work
45111211 - Blasting work
45111214 - Blast-clearing work
45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
76300000 - Drilling services
77200000 - Forestry services
77300000 - Horticultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,920,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £960,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 25 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Around 9 months prior to this contract expiring.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled, Planned
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk
- 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
Further Information
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