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UK Land Carbon Registry

Scottish Forestry

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

11 Aug 2026 at 10:09

Award Notice
Tender

06 Mar 2025 at 14:10

Tender Notice
Planning

01 Nov 2024 at 11:37

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Forestry procured services for the UK Land Carbon Registry, an information technology and data service supporting the accurate, secure and transparent recording of carbon credits under the Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code. The registry has operated since 2013. The requirement supports the Woodland Carbon Code, managed by Scottish Forestry, and the Peatland Code, managed by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme. These schemes help private finance fund woodland creation and peatland restoration, contributing to the UK's climate change and biodiversity commitments. The work is managed by Scottish Forestry from Edinburgh and concerns a UK-wide land carbon registry. The main service category is IT services, including consulting, software development, internet and support, with data services as an additional category.

This procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. S&P Global Limited was selected for the single lot, although the lot is recorded as cancelled; the award is active and the contract is active. The award date is 31 July 2026 and the contract was signed on that date. The contract value is £600,000. The planned contract period is 3,240 days, with a five-year term and options for two further 24-month extensions. Bids closed on 7 April 2025 at 3pm, and evaluation began at that time. Evaluation included operational services, system specification, implementation, fair work, business continuity and disaster recovery, and operational performance and continuous improvement, alongside price. Nine bids were received, including seven from SMEs.

This requirement demonstrates demand for a specialist environmental data platform combining secure registry operation, carbon-credit recording and support for land-based carbon standards. Competitors would need credible capability in software development, data services, system specification, implementation and ongoing operational support, with the resilience to maintain a service used for climate and biodiversity finance. Strong business continuity and disaster-recovery arrangements, performance management and continuous improvement would be important. Scottish Forestry also required named staff and their qualifications, so suppliers should be able to show an appropriately skilled delivery team. Financial resilience included a current ratio of at least one over the previous two years, professional indemnity insurance of at least £1 million and public liability insurance of £2 million. Supply-chain management and prompt subcontractor payment performance were also relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UK Land Carbon Registry

Notice Description

AWARD NOTICE: The UK Land Carbon Registry enables the accurate, safe and transparent recording of carbon credits under the Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code and has been in operation since 2013.

Lot Information

Lot 1

AWARD NOTICE: Scottish Forestry manages the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) and the IUCN UK Peatland Programme manages the Peatland Code (PC). The WCC and PC are important mechanisms to enable private finance to help fund woodland creation and peatland restoration, both of which are important in helping the UK meet both its climate change and biodiversity commitments. Further information can be found within the Invitation to Tender Documents.

Renewal: The contract is proposed for 5 years with the option to extend for a further two 24 month periods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b338
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076063-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
8 Jan 2025Expired
Award Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
The contract will be for 5 years with the option to extend for a further two 24 month period.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Forestry
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH11 3XD
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Sighthill/Gorgie
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

S&P Global Limited

Further Information

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