This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

02 Dec 2021 at 00:00

Tender

30 Apr 2021 at 01:00

Planning

30 Jan 2020 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is led by Forestry and Land Scotland, centred on the project titled "Ecological Surveys for Forestry and Land Scotland," which falls under the environmental protection industry category. The procurement is being conducted as an open tender, with various ecological survey requirements extending across multiple locations throughout Scotland. The procurement period includes a key submission deadline set for June 9, 2021, while the award period begins shortly thereafter, on the same day. The initiative aims to manage the national forest estate effectively, ensuring ecological requirements are met.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental consultancy, ecological surveys, and related fields. Both large and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can effectively compete for the contracts outlined in this procurement, with specific lots catering to different ecological survey types required in the North, East, Central, West, and South regions of Scotland. Suppliers with experience in habitat assessments, species monitoring, and environmental support services will find this tender aligns well with their capabilities, potentially leading to long-term partnerships with Forestry and Land Scotland.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Ecological Surveys for Forestry and Land Scotland

Notice Description

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to procure a number of ecological surveys as part of the process of managing the national forest estate. Surveys requirements are varied, with multiple survey types being required and survey provision to be carried over a wide range of locations throughout Scotland. The delivery of survey services are often in peak times during the Spring and Summer season however some are required year round. The survey requirements were previously met by numerous suppliers through the following contractual relationships; Framework Reference: FESH01- Open Habitat Surveys Framework Reference: FW0015- Ecological Support on Forest Estate Framework Reference: FW0016- Dothistroma Needle Blight and Tree health Surveys

Lot Information

North Region- Preoperational, Terrestrial species and habitats, ASNW, PAWS, HIA, Vascular Plants, Monitoring and Surveying of Non-wooded Priority Habitats, New acquisition surveys

This lot is for the North Region of FLS and includes monitoring and surveying of peatland, monitoring and surveying of new acquisition land, monitoring and surveying of non- wooded UK priority habitats, preoperational surveys, vascular plant surveys, terrestrial surveys, monitoring and surveying of Ancient Semi Natural Woodland (ASNW), monitoring and surveying of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites(PAWS), and Herbivore Impact Assessments (HIA).. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

East Region- Preoperational, Terrestrial species and habitats, ASNW, PAWS, HIA, Vascular Plants, Monitoring and Surveying of Non-wooded Priority Habitats, New acquisition surveys

This lot is for the East Region of FLS and includes monitoring and surveying of peatland, monitoring and surveying of new acquisition land, monitoring and surveying of non- wooded UK priority habitats, preoperational surveys, vascular plant surveys, terrestrial surveys, monitoring and surveying of Ancient Semi Natural Woodland (ASNW), monitoring and surveying of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites(PAWS), and Herbivore Impact Assessments (HIA).. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

Central Region- Preoperational, Terrestrial species and habitats, ASNW, PAWS, HIA, Vascular Plants, Monitoring and Surveying of Non-wooded Priority Habitats, New acquisition surveys

This lot is for the Central Region of FLS and includes monitoring and surveying of peatland, monitoring and surveying of new acquisition land, monitoring and surveying of non- wooded UK priority habitats, preoperational surveys, vascular plant surveys, terrestrial surveys, monitoring and surveying of Ancient Semi Natural Woodland (ASNW), monitoring and surveying of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites(PAWS), and Herbivore Impact Assessments (HIA).. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

West Region- Preoperational, Terrestrial species and habitats, ASNW, PAWS, HIA, Vascular Plants, Monitoring and Surveying of Non-wooded Priority Habitats, New acquisition surveys

This lot is for the West Region of FLS and includes monitoring and surveying of peatland, monitoring and surveying of new acquisition land, monitoring and surveying of non- wooded UK priority habitats, preoperational surveys, vascular plant surveys, terrestrial surveys, monitoring and surveying of Ancient Semi Natural Woodland (ASNW), monitoring and surveying of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites(PAWS), and Herbivore Impact Assessments (HIA).. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

South Region- Preoperational, Terrestrial species and habitats, ASNW, PAWS, HIA, Vascular Plants, Monitoring and Surveying of Non-wooded Priority Habitats, New acquisition surveys

This lot is for the South Region of FLS and includes monitoring and surveying of peatland, monitoring and surveying of new acquisition land, monitoring and surveying of non- wooded UK priority habitats, preoperational surveys, vascular plant surveys, terrestrial surveys, monitoring and surveying of Ancient Semi Natural Woodland (ASNW), monitoring and surveying of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites(PAWS), and Herbivore Impact Assessments (HIA).. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

North Region- Tree Health Surveys

Tree Health, including Dothistroma Needle Blight (DNB), Surveys for the North Region of FLS. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

East Region- Tree Health Surveys

Tree Health, including Dothistroma Needle Blight (DNB), Surveys for the East Region of FLS. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

Central Region- Tree Health Surveys

Tree Health, including Dothistroma Needle Blight (DNB), Surveys for the Central Region of FLS. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

South- Tree Health Surveys

Tree Health, including Dothistroma Needle Blight (DNB), Surveys for the South Region of FLS. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

West Region- Tree Health Surveys

Tree Health, including Dothistroma Needle Blight (DNB), Surveys for the West Region of FLS. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: With the option to extend for two further 12 month periods

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000612674
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC434526
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

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


CPV Codes

71355000 - Surveying services

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77300000 - Horticultural services

79311000 - Survey services

79311200 - Survey conduction services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,505,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,505,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,165,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Mar 2020Expired
Award Date
30 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Approximately 6 months before the expiry (including extensions) of the contracts awarded against this tender

Notice Status

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

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
TLM Scotland, TLM5 North Eastern Scotland, TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM6 Highlands and Islands, TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM7 Eastern Scotland, TLM9 Southern Scotland

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
6
Supplier Names

Absolute forestry Llp

Andy Acton Ecological Consultant & Lichenologist

Caledonian Conservation Ltd

David Mackay

Forestry Contractors Scotland

The Environmental Consultancy Limited t/a RPS

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB379193&idx=2
    3rd February 2020 - Please complete this market engagement questionnaire and send to procurement by 14/02/2020
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB379193
    Ecological Surveys for Forestry and Land Scotland - Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to procure a number of ecological surveys to meet our requirement to manage the national forest estate. The survey requirements were previously met by numerous suppliers through the following contractual relationships; Framework Reference: FESH01- Open Habitat Surveys Framework Reference: FW0015- Ecological Support on Forest Estate Framework Reference: FW0016- Dothistroma Needle Blight and Tree health Surveys Survey requirements procured through these Frameworks include; Pre-operational Surveys: surveying an area programmed for forestry or other management in order to identify ecological constraints that will need to be considered by FLS when planning the proposed management; Terrestrial and Aquatic species and habitats surveys; surveys for conservation management purposes and will generally aim to map the presence or absence, or distribution, or abundance of single species or a suite of species, or the habitat of these species. The provision of conservation management advice for species and habitats is another aspect of this work type. This may be requested as a follow-on from survey work, or as a free-standing piece of work. Vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and fungi surveys: for conservation management purposes and for pre-operational purposes as detailed above; Ancient semi-natural woodland (ASNW) & Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site (PAWS) condition assessments together with Herbivore Impact Assessments (HIA): Monitoring will be required to assess the condition of ancient Woodland Sites and other semi-natural woodlands; Tree Health Surveys: analysis and recording of tree health including mortality assessments, needle retention assessments, and looking for signs of specific diseases including Dothistroma Needle Blight, Chalara, Peri and any new strains of tree diseases that may be deemed a threat to the national forest estate (Scotland); and Surveys of UK BAP Priority Habitats: Utilising FLS survey method to record habitats on the national forest estate( Scotland).
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR413421
    Ecological Surveys for Forestry and Land Scotland - Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to procure a number of ecological surveys as part of the process of managing the national forest estate. Surveys requirements are varied, with multiple survey types being required and survey provision to be carried over a wide range of locations throughout Scotland. The delivery of survey services are often in peak times during the Spring and Summer season however some are required year round. The survey requirements were previously met by numerous suppliers through the following contractual relationships; Framework Reference: FESH01- Open Habitat Surveys Framework Reference: FW0015- Ecological Support on Forest Estate Framework Reference: FW0016- Dothistroma Needle Blight and Tree health Surveys
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC434526
    Ecological Surveys for Forestry and Land Scotland - Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to procure a number of ecological surveys as part of the process of managing the national forest estate. Surveys requirements are varied, with multiple survey types being required and survey provision to be carried over a wide range of locations throughout Scotland. The delivery of survey services are often in peak times during the Spring and Summer season however some are required year round. The survey requirements were previously met by numerous suppliers through the following contractual relationships; Framework Reference: FESH01- Open Habitat Surveys Framework Reference: FW0015- Ecological Support on Forest Estate Framework Reference: FW0016- Dothistroma Needle Blight and Tree health Surveys

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