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title: "Buildings Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054612"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND"
published: "2026-02-23"
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# Buildings Maintenance

Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054612

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by Forestry and Land Scotland, titled "Buildings Maintenance," revolves around enhancing biodiversity, tourism, and accessibility to green spaces, thereby promoting the physical and mental well-being of Scotland. With an open procedure, this procurement falls under the works category, focusing specifically on construction work and maintenance services. The industry category involves a wide array of trades including plumbing, joinery, electrical, and more. The buying organisation based in Inverness is undertaking the establishment of a framework agreement with external contractors, aiming to maintain and upgrade various buildings across Scotland. The procurement process has reached the award stage, dated 23rd February 2026, following amendments and adjustments made during its lifecycle, including a deadline extension in August 2025 to accommodate bidders over a holiday period.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for business growth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) skilled in construction and maintenance services. Companies specialising in electrical installations, roof maintenance, plumbing, joinery, and painting work, amongst others, will find this procurement particularly beneficial. The agreement allows for up to three contractors per lot, with a maximum of four lots awarded per supplier, ensuring diverse involvement and competitive bidding. With the contracts now awarded, successful companies will enter a significant financial partnership with Forestry and Land Scotland, securing work across various regions and contributing to the sustainable rural economy of Scotland. Participating in such frameworks not only ensures a consistent workload but elevates the profile of involved contractors within the public procurement landscape.

## Notice

Forestry and Land Scotland (The Employer) looks after the national forests and land to enhance biodiversity, support tourism, and increase access to the green spaces that will help improve Scotland's physical and mental health and well-being. The Employer also continues to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who the Employer is and what it does can be found here: https://forestryandland.gov.scot/. The Employer manages a large number of buildings (including offices, stores, workshops, deer larders and visitor provisions) across Scotland and requires contractors to provide buildings maintenance and improvement works across the estate. The Employer had a requirement to establish a Framework Agreement with external Providers to maintain its buildings to a safe and legally compliant condition as well as providing upgrades and improvements. The Framework Agreements provide a compliant route to market for the Employer to procure the works from a list of pre-approved contractors.

### Lot Information

Buildings Maintenance - South Highland

Requirements contained within the Framework Agreement, for Lot 2 (South Highland).

Renewal: 4-Year Framework Agreement with no optional extensions.

Buildings Maintenance - North East

Requirements contained within the Framework Agreement, for Lot 3 (North East).

Renewal: 4-Year Framework Agreement with no optional extensions.

Buildings Maintenance - East

Requirements contained within the Framework Agreement, for Lot 4 (East).

Renewal: 4-Year Framework Agreement with no optional extensions.

Buildings Maintenance - West

Requirements contained within the Framework Agreement, for Lot 5 (West).

Renewal: 4-Year Framework Agreement with no optional extensions.

Buildings Maintenance - Central

Requirements contained within the Framework Agreement, for Lot 6 (Central).

Renewal: 4-Year Framework Agreement with no optional extensions.

Buildings Maintenance - South West

Requirements contained within the Framework Agreement, for Lot 7 (South West).

Renewal: 4-Year Framework Agreement with no optional extensions.

Buildings Maintenance - South East

Requirements contained within the Framework Agreement, for Lot 8 (South East).

Renewal: 4-Year Framework Agreement with no optional extensions.

Buildings Maintenance - North Highland

Requirements contained within the Framework Agreement, for Lot 1 (North Highland).

Renewal: 4-Year Framework Agreement with no optional extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016234-2026 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | 15 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Summer 2029. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £7,033,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,033,000 |

## 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 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland, TLM61 Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey, TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM7 Eastern Scotland, TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM8 West Central Scotland, TLM9 Southern Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | ALLTEC CONSTRUCTION; CBES; COMPASS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES; FYRISH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES; H & J MARTIN; IDM ENERGY; JOHN G BAIRD; LOVAT'S GROUP; ROBERT P. SLIGHT & SONS; STUART LIVINGSTONE JOINERY; WILLIAM WAUGH & SONS (BUILDERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 44220000 - Builders' joinery
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45261900 - Roof repair and maintenance work
- 45261920 - Roof maintenance work
- 45300000 - Building installation work
- 45315000 - Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment
- 45330000 - Plumbing and sanitary works
- 45420000 - Joinery and carpentry installation work
- 45421000 - Joinery work
- 45442100 - Painting work
- 45451000 - Decoration work
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
- 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
- 50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
- 50712000 - Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
- 71314100 - Electrical services
- 71315000 - Building services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services

## Release History

- 23 Feb 2026 at 16:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016234-2026
- 4 Jul 2025 at 09:51 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037337-2025
- 16 Jun 2025 at 15:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032713-2025
- 10 Jun 2025 at 12:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031266-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000798608
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000801452
- https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- https://forestryandland.gov.scot/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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