Notice Information
Notice Title
Robocutting in Glenmore Forest Park and Dell Woods to improve habitat for capercaillie
Notice Description
This contract involves robocutting to reduce heather height over approximately 80 hectares across four work areas in Glenmore Forest Park and Dell Woods within the Cairngorms National Park. The robocutting will influence a wider area to improve capercaillie habitat across around 300 hectares. The project is delivered as part of the Capercaillie Emergency Plan and funded by the Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Cairngorms National Park Authority on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland and NatureScot, the respective land managers of Glenmore Forest Park and Dell Woods in the Abernethy National Nature Reserve, invites suitably qualified and experienced organisations to submit a tender to undertake robocutting across four work areas of approximately 300 hectares in total within Glenmore Forest Park and Dell Woods. Within the priority sites, around 80 hectares of field layer requires cutting.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000818072
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547365
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
71421000 - Landscape gardening services
90700000 - Environmental services
90720000 - Environmental protection
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £67,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £67,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £59,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@cairngorms.co.uk, simon.lucas@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312446263, +44 1479873535
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY
- Postcode
- PH26 3HG
- Post Town
- Perth
- 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
- TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545284&idx=1
9th December 2025 - ITT Brief - Robocutting Dell Woods and Glenmore -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545284
Robocutting in Glenmore Forest Park and Dell Woods to improve habitat for capercaillie - This contract involves robocutting to reduce heather height over approximately 80 hectares across four work areas in Glenmore Forest Park and Dell Woods within the Cairngorms National Park. The robocutting will influence a wider area to improve capercaillie habitat across around 300 hectares. The project is delivered as part of the Capercaillie Emergency Plan and funded by the Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547365
Robocutting in Glenmore Forest Park and Dell Woods to improve habitat for capercaillie - This contract involves robocutting to reduce heather height over approximately 80 hectares across four work areas in Glenmore Forest Park and Dell Woods within the Cairngorms National Park. The robocutting will influence a wider area to improve capercaillie habitat across around 300 hectares. The project is delivered as part of the Capercaillie Emergency Plan and funded by the Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund.
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