--- title: "Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND" published: "2021-05-14" --- # Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750.json) ## Summary The procurement process is led by Forestry and Land Scotland, which is seeking to engage providers for "Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control" services. This planned tender, categorised under environmental protection, is set to be launched in August 2021, followed by contract awards in January 2022, with work commencing from 1st April 2022. This opportunity is located in Inverness, UK, and aims to consolidate multiple existing contracts into a single Scotland-wide offering, improving efficiency for both the buyer and suppliers. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their feedback by 31st May 2021 regarding potential barriers to participation and suggestions for the tender structure to enhance supplier engagement. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the environmental and forestry sectors, especially those specialising in vegetation management, plant restoration, and health and safety compliance. Companies well-versed in medium-term contracting and familiar with public sector procurement processes will find this an advantageous opportunity to expand their service offerings and partnerships. The emphasis on strategic planning and innovative solutions also invites fresh perspectives from businesses looking to collaborate on environmental initiatives, aimed at creating a sustainable and effective procurement model. ## Notice This Prior Information Notice (PIN) serves to alert the marketplace to a potential opportunity for Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control services to Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), and it is requesting information from the marketplace in order to refine our requirements. ### Lot Information Lot 1 FLS currently procure Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control services through a number of medium-term contracts (up to four years including extensions) and various other contracts awarded through Framework Agreements. Our objective is to bring together all of these requirements into one Scotland-wide tender through which we will award a number of contracts (Lots) based on appropriate locations and our programmes of work. Forest Management includes services such as; Planting (including Restock and Beat-up), Cleaning, Respacing, Weeding, Spraying. Invasive vegetation control includes services such as; Cutting and burning; foliar, stem and stump treatment with pesticides, steep ground / rope access work. We anticipate the new tender will be published in August 2021 with contracts awarded in January 2022 so that work can start from the 1st April 2022. The structure of this tender and how it might be divided into Lots will be guided by our market research and data analysis; one aim of this tender is to reduce unnecessary administration and duplication of effort (both for FLS and suppliers) that currently exists across our portfolio of contracts. Health and safety is at the forefront of all our working in FLS and we aim to contract with safe and competent suppliers that can plan with us to strategically deploy and supervise their resources safely, effectively, sustainably, and be capable of adapting these plans where action is needed to adjust our programme. We are seeking your views about how we can build our tender to deliver our aims whilst also making FLS an attractive customer to work with. With this in mind, it will help us to understand any barriers that you foresee may hinder your ability to bid for this work, such as difficulties with recruiting, planning and pricing. We also seek to understand if there are other innovative ideas within the marketplace which we might consider. We look forward to hearing your views to help us shape our strategy and we thank-you for engaging with us to help us deliver our Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control.. There is no requirement to have read or replied to this notice and the survey. This notice is not a call for competition (tender) and will not be used for the evaluation of suppliers; this is for information and market engagement only. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415104 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV2 7GB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness Millburn | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ## Release History - 14 May 2021 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415104 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY415104&idx=2 27th May 2021 - Please send your completed response to Procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot by 5pm, 7th June - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY415104&idx=1 14th May 2021 - Please send your completed response to Procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot by 31st May 2021 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY415104 Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control - This Prior Information Notice (PIN) serves to alert the marketplace to a potential opportunity for Forest Management and Invasive Vegetation Control services to Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), and it is requesting information from the marketplace in order to refine our requirements. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://forestryandland.gov.scot - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000653750 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=653750 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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