---
title: "Supply of tree seedlings using tape based system"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03327c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-04-29"
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# Supply of tree seedlings using tape based system

Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03327c

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## Summary

The recent procurement process conducted by Forestry and Land Scotland involved the supply of tree seedlings using a tape-based system. This contract falls under the goods category with a focus on tree-nursery products, specifically requiring the supplier to grow and plant 2 million seedlings at the FLS Newton Nursery in the UK. The procurement method was limited, negotiated without the publication of a contract notice, and the contract was signed on 14 April 2022 with a total value of £215,200. This process is now complete and has been awarded to Tape4Trees Ltd, who holds exclusivity on the required technology due to intellectual property rights.

This contract presents significant opportunities for firms specialising in nursery technologies, horticulture, and related goods, particularly those capable of scalable operations to meet the demands of the contract. Businesses that focus on innovative agricultural practices or have expertise in large-scale seedling production would be well-positioned to compete in similar future tenders. Given the increasing emphasis on environmental conservation and sustainable forestry, companies engaged in eco-friendly practices might find growth avenues in such procurement activities as public authorities seek to enhance their environmental stewardship.

## Notice

FLS have sponsored a CivTech Pre-Commercial Procurement project since 2019 to develop better nursery technology. One of the key technologies to be developed as part of that process was use of a tape based system. Changes to the market mean that the provider of this technology is no longer able to access the intellectual property, and that a different supplier has exclusivity to use this technology.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract will be for the supplier to grow 2 million young tree seedlings and to plant these at FLS' nursery at Newton.

### Procurement Information

The award of this contract without prior publication meets the test of Regulation 33(1)(b) based on the supplier has has been granted exclusivity to use their background intellectual property.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011231-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £215,200 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV3 8NW |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness West |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TAPE4TREES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

### Codes

- 03450000 - Tree-nursery products

## Release History

- 29 Apr 2022 at 15:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011231-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000690783
- https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371

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