---
title: "Tree Seedlings (2023)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0398f9"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2023-02-10"
---

# Tree Seedlings (2023)

Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0398f9

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## Summary

Forestry and Land Scotland has completed a procurement for "Tree Seedlings (2023)" under the goods category. The contract involved supplying up to 5,199,600 seedlings and planting them at FLS's Newton Nursery in Elgin, Morayshire, UK. The procurement method used was a limited procedure, with the award made to Tape4Trees Ltd on 2nd February 2023.

This tender for tree seedlings present business opportunities for suppliers in the horticultural industry, particularly those specializing in tree-nursery products and horticultural services. Businesses with expertise in supplying and planting seedlings, as well as providing aftercare services to maximize plant quality and survival, would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process led by Forestry and Land Scotland.

## Notice

Tree seedling supply is a nascent but important market for FLS. FLS is aware that a single company in the United Kingdom holds the exclusivity to use the background Intellectual Property on which this tape-based approach relies. FLS is not currently aware of any other alternative systems that could deliver the same volume of specified product on a commercially viable basis.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract is to supply up to 5,199,600 seedlings and plant them at FLS's Newton Nursery. It shall include aftercare of the seedlings that aims to maximise quality and survival.

### Procurement Information

FLS is aware that a single company in the United Kingdom holds the exclusivity to use the background Intellectual Property on which this tape-based approach relies.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004201-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £667,071 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| 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
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 03450000 - Tree-nursery products
- 77300000 - Horticultural services

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2023 at 14:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004201-2023
- 19 Jan 2023 at 15:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001723-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307
- https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371

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