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Property Agency Framework Agreement - PIN (Pre-Market Engagement)

Forestry and Land Scotland

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Planning

14 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Forestry and Land Scotland is developing a property agency framework to support its property requirements across Scotland. The planned services are grouped into three work types: rural agency, energy agency, and leisure and retail agency. A framework would provide a route for public sector contracting authorities to buy services from pre-approved suppliers on agreed terms. The detailed scope of each work type is set out in the supporting material. The framework is intended to become Forestry and Land Scotland’s primary route to market for its property agency requirements, while also providing a procurement route for public sector authorities. The buyer is Forestry and Land Scotland, based in Inverness; service delivery is expected across Scotland.

This process is at the planning and pre-market engagement stage: Forestry and Land Scotland is seeking market views to help shape its procurement strategy, not inviting tenders. The buyer has created a questionnaire for suppliers to provide feedback on the proposed tender process and framework operation. It expects to publish a further notice on 18 November 2026. The framework is planned to begin serving as the buyer’s primary route to market from April 2027. The framework is to be divided into rural agency, energy agency, and leisure and retail agency lots. The procurement strategy, procedure and framework arrangements remain under development; no estimated contract value or budget is stated in the available process information.

This planning exercise is relevant to property agency firms and consultancies with experience in one or more of rural property, energy-related property, or leisure and retail property. Suppliers with a breadth of services across these areas may find that several proposed lots align with their work. The framework is intended to give appointed suppliers a route to provide property agency services to Forestry and Land Scotland and public sector contracting authorities under agreed terms, so firms interested in longer-term public sector work may wish to contribute to its design. The buyer is asking the market for practical feedback through a questionnaire, including views on the proposed competition and how the framework will operate. This is an opportunity to inform the planned procurement, rather than to submit a bid at this stage.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Property Agency Framework Agreement - PIN (Pre-Market Engagement)

Notice Description

As part of the development of a procurement strategy for the Property Agency Framework Agreement, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking views and information from the marketplace. Please see the "1059 Property Agency - PIN Supporting Document" in the Attachments of this notice for further details on: - the proposed tender process and framework agreement operation - a request for information through a questionnaire Please note, the framework agreement to which this notice relates will have a lotting structure. However, II.1.6) of this notice indicates that it is not divided into lots. To be clear, this simply means that this pre-market engagement notice is not divided into lots.

Lot Information

Lot 1

As part of the development of a procurement strategy for the Property Agency Framework Agreement, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking views and information from the marketplace. A framework agreement provides a route to market for public sector contracting authorities to procure goods, services and works from a list of pre-approved suppliers under previously agreed terms and conditions. The framework agreement will become FLS's primary route to market for Property Agency requirements from April 2027. Please see the "1059 Property Agency - PIN Supporting Document" in the Attachments to this notice for further details on how the framework will be used for the award of Property Agency requirements with FLS. The framework agreement will be lotted into different work types. The proposed lot types are as follows: - Rural Agency - Energy Agency - Leisure and Retail Agency Further details on what may be included under each of these lot types can be found in the "1059 Property Agency - PIN Supporting Document". --- FLS recognises the value of market participants having the opportunity to contribute to the development of the procurement strategy on a non-competitive and non-judgemental basis. Therefore, a market engagement questionnaire has been created to gather feedback which may be used to inform the process. We would greatly appreciate if you could take the time to respond to this. Please complete the questionnaire which is accessible via the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=R3T3DoMQ7E24nyfHZQdoQG05EMP9bQZFkHfL4X1WZT9UOFRUT0taTzhESVI0MURQVVBQQ1RZWVIxNS4u

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845658
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566632
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

CPV Codes

70000000 - Real estate services

70100000 - Real estate services with own property

70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate

70130000 - Letting services of own property

70300000 - Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis

70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis

70332100 - Land management services

70332200 - Commercial property management services

70332300 - Industrial property services

71315300 - Building surveying services

71324000 - Quantity surveying services

79311000 - Survey services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT566632&idx=1
    14th October 2026 - 1059 Property Agency - PIN Supporting Document
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566632
    Property Agency Framework Agreement - PIN (Pre-Market Engagement) - As part of the development of a procurement strategy for the Property Agency Framework Agreement, Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking views and information from the marketplace. Please see the "1059 Property Agency - PIN Supporting Document" in the Attachments of this notice for further details on: - the proposed tender process and framework agreement operation - a request for information through a questionnaire Please note, the framework agreement to which this notice relates will have a lotting structure. However, II.1.6) of this notice indicates that it is not divided into lots. To be clear, this simply means that this pre-market engagement notice is not divided into lots.

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