---
title: "Purchase of Plants"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND"
published: "2024-02-21"
---

# Purchase of Plants

Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8.json)

## Summary

The Forestry and Land Scotland, based in Inverness, United Kingdom, initiated a tender process for the "Purchase of Plants" under the services category. This procurement, conducted through a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, aimed to address an urgent need caused by extreme weather events leading to a shortfall of 1.43 million trees. The award to Alba Trees plc for a contract worth £68,000 was signed on 12th February 2024.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for suppliers of forestry services, particularly those able to provide plants to meet urgent demand. Companies with expertise in forestry services and the capacity to deliver plant supplies promptly would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement stage has advanced to the award phase, with the active status indicating ongoing contractual engagement between Forestry and Land Scotland and the awarded supplier, Alba Trees plc.

## Notice

At present Newton Nursery has back orders in excess of 3.6 million trees. Recent extreme weather events, in particular heavy rain creating flooded areas, and soft ground conditions at the nursery, meaning that the Nursery have been unable to lift grade and despatch sufficient plants to fulfil these orders. Under normal conditions the combination of nursery grown stock and already placed external plant supply would have been sufficient, however these weather events have created a shortfall of 1.43 million trees to fulfil these orders, which FLS require to purchase.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

At present Newton Nursery has back orders in excess of 3.6 million trees. Recent extreme weather events, in particular heavy rain creating flooded areas, and soft ground conditions at the nursery, meaning that the Nursery have been unable to lift grade and despatch sufficient plants to fulfil these orders. Under normal conditions the combination of nursery grown stock and already placed external plant supply would have been sufficient, however these weather events have created a shortfall of 1.43 million trees to fulfil these orders, which FLS require to purchase.

### Procurement Information

At present Newton Nursery has back orders in excess of 3.6 million trees. Recent extreme weather events, in particular heavy rain creating flooded areas, and soft ground conditions at the nursery, meaning that the Nursery have been unable to lift grade and despatch sufficient plants to fulfil these orders. Under normal conditions the combination of nursery grown stock and already placed external plant supply would have been sufficient, however these weather events have created a shortfall of 1.43 million trees to fulfil these orders, which FLS require to purchase.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005681-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £68,000 |

## 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 | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALBA TREES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 77200000 - Forestry services

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2024 at 14:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005681-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000758832
- https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043bd8.json.