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Marketing & Disposal of Nether Horsburgh

Forestry and Land Scotland

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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12 Aug 2026 at 10:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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31 Jul 2026 at 09:46

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Forestry and Land Scotland appointed an external property agent to market and dispose of its property at Nether Horsburgh, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, together with adjacent landowners’ property. The requirement covers securing an option agreement with a strategic housebuilder, land promoter or developer, with purchase triggered by planning consent. The intended outcome is a mixed-use masterplan aligned with the next Local Development Plan. The agent’s work includes preparing an initial marketing strategy and cost report, carrying out the marketing, identifying a suitable development partner, negotiating the option agreement, monitoring progress and reporting to Forestry and Land Scotland, and liaising with solicitors through sale completion and settlement. The service falls within property, land sale and land disposal services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Montagu Evans LLP on 30 July 2026. It used a competitive selective procedure below threshold, with the award made under a framework. The single lot was completed. The contract was signed on 12 August 2026 and runs from 12 August 2026 to 11 August 2029, with an option, at the authority’s discretion, to extend by two further 12-month periods, up to 11 August 2031. The awarded and contracted value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT. The related framework arrangement was used for the appointment. Forestry and Land Scotland is the contracting authority and the selected supplier is Montagu Evans LLP.

This requirement indicates demand for a property agency with demonstrable experience in strategic land marketing, development promotion and land disposal. A credible future competitor would need to identify and engage housebuilders, land promoters or developers, build a market strategy, and secure agreement on commercially workable option terms linked to planning consent. Relevant capability also includes understanding mixed-use masterplanning and the relationship between development proposals and local development planning. The work requires sustained client reporting, progress monitoring and coordination with solicitors through negotiation, planning-related progress and sale settlement. Firms should therefore be able to manage a long-term instruction, provide senior property and development advice, and demonstrate the capacity to coordinate landowners, prospective developers and legal advisers through a complex disposal process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Marketing & Disposal of Nether Horsburgh

Notice Description

FLS had a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the appointment of an agent to market and dispose of FLS, and the adjacent landowners, property at Nether Horsburgh, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders. FLS required an experienced agent to target developers to agree an Option Agreement over the subject property, with an expectation that the developer will be able to bring forward a mixed-use masterplan to coincide with the emergence of the next Local Development Plan. Purchase would be triggered on securing planning consent. This is a long-term instruction requiring: 1. An initial Marketing Report outlining strategy including marketing costs; 2. marketing period; 3. securing a strategic housebuilder, land promoter or developer; 4. negotiating terms of Option Agreement; 5. monitoring progress and reporting to FLS; 6. liaising with solicitor through process to sale completion and settlement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d858
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076553-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70121000 - Building sale or purchase services

70122000 - Land sale or purchase services

70320000 - Land rental or sale services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
12 Aug 2026 - 11 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Forestry and Land Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 8NW
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Montagu Evans LLP

Further Information

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