Notice Information
Notice Title
FLS - 1730 Bridge Inspections
Notice Description
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement for Bridge Inspections and consists of 6 Lots. The Client will be appointing a single Consultant to each Lot. The Lot structure is as follows: Lot 1 - Principal Inspection All Scotland Lot 2 - General Inspection North Scotland Lot 3 - General Inspection East Scotland Lot 4 - General Inspection West Scotland Lot 5 - General Inspection Central Scotland Lot 6 - General Inspection South Scotland Lot 1 (Principal Inspections) will be a national single Consultant Contract covering all 5 Scottish Regions within FLS. Appendix 1 provides a map of the lot geographical areas for Lots 2 to 6. The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 plus 1 at 12 months per extension at FLS discretion. Lot Bidding Restrictions Maximum Number of Tenders - Bidders may submit a maximum of three (3) tenders in total across all lots 1-6. - Bidders may be awarded up to three (3) lots. - Submitting more than three tenders may result in exclusion from the procurement.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Principal Inspection All Scotland
Lot 1 (Principal Inspections) will be a national single Consultant Contract covering all 5 Scottish Regions within FLS. Lot Bidding Restrictions Maximum Number of Tenders - Bidders may submit a maximum of three (3) tenders in total across all lots 1-6. - Bidders may be awarded up to three (3) lots. - Submitting more than three tenders may result in exclusion from the procurement. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Renewal: The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 plus 1 at 12 months per extension at FLS discretion.
Lot 2 - General Inspection North ScotlandForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement for Bridge Inspections and Lot 2 General Inspections covers the North of Scotland. FLS will be appointing a single Consultant to each Lot. Lot Bidding Restrictions Maximum Number of Tenders - Bidders may submit a maximum of three (3) tenders in total across all lots 1-6. - Bidders may be awarded up to three (3) lots. - Submitting more than three tenders may result in exclusion from the procurement. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Renewal: The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 plus 1 at 12 months per extension at FLS discretion.
Lot 3 - General Inspection East ScotlandForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement for Bridge Inspections for Lot 3 General Inspections covering the East of Scotland. FLS will be appointing a single Consultant to each Lot. Lot Bidding Restrictions Maximum Number of Tenders - Bidders may submit a maximum of three (3) tenders in total across all lots 1-6. - Bidders may be awarded up to three (3) lots. - Submitting more than three tenders may result in exclusion from the procurement. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Renewal: The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 plus 1 at 12 months per extension at FLS discretion.
Lot 4 - General Inspection West ScotlandForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement for Bridge Inspections and Lot 4 General Inspections covers the West of Scotland. FLS will be appointing a single Consultant to each Lot. Lot Bidding Restrictions Maximum Number of Tenders - Bidders may submit a maximum of three (3) tenders in total across all lots 1-6. - Bidders may be awarded up to three (3) lots. - Submitting more than three tenders may result in exclusion from the procurement. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Renewal: The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 plus 1 at 12 months per extension at FLS discretion.
Lot 5 - General Inspection Central ScotlandForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement for Bridge Inspections for Lot 5 General Inspections across all of Central Scotland. FLS will be appointing a single Consultant to each Lot. Lot Bidding Restrictions Maximum Number of Tenders - Bidders may submit a maximum of three (3) tenders in total across all lots 1-6. - Bidders may be awarded up to three (3) lots. - Submitting more than three tenders may result in exclusion from the procurement. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Renewal: The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 plus 1 at 12 months per extension at FLS discretion.
Lot 6 - General Inspection South ScotlandForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement for Bridge Inspections for Lot 6 General Inspections across the South of Scotland. FLS will be appointing a single Consultant to each Lot. Lot Bidding Restrictions Maximum Number of Tenders - Bidders may submit a maximum of three (3) tenders in total across all lots 1-6. - Bidders may be awarded up to three (3) lots. - Submitting more than three tenders may result in exclusion from the procurement. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Renewal: The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 plus 1 at 12 months per extension at FLS discretion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c825
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064989-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction
71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
71631450 - Bridge-inspection services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,659,711 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jul 20262 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Aug 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- There is currently no estimated timing for further notices to be published in relation to this tender.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Forestry and Land Scotland
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV3 8NW
- Postcode Area
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
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- 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, TLM5 North Eastern Scotland, TLM7 Eastern Scotland, TLM8 West Central Scotland, TLM9 Southern Scotland
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- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice URLs
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