Notice Information
Notice Title
UK Land Carbon Registry
Notice Description
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
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-r6ebe6-0000782128
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525422
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F2 - Contract 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
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
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Jan 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- 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
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH FORESTRY
- Contact Name
- Anna Penman
- Contact Email
- sfprocurement@forestry.gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1313705250
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH11 3XD
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV517360&idx=4
6th January 2025 - UK Land Carbon Registry - Supplier event Q&A 19.11.24 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV517360&idx=3
21st November 2024 - Presentation slides -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV517360&idx=1
1st November 2024 - UK Land Carbon Registry - RFI -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV517360&idx=2
1st November 2024 - UK Land Carbon Registry - RFI -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV517360
UK Land Carbon Registry - 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. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525422
UK Land Carbon Registry - 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.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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