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title: "Supply of tree seedlings using tape based system"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000690783"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-06-07"
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# Supply of tree seedlings using tape based system

Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000690783

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## Summary

The procurement process was initiated by Forestry and Land Scotland, focusing on the supply of tree seedlings using a tape-based system. This project, aimed at enhancing nursery technology, is categorised under environmental protection and will take place in Inverness, specifically at the FLS Newton Nursery. The procurement method employed was limited, with no prior publication of a call for competition due to exclusive rights granted to the selected supplier, Tape4Trees Ltd. The contract was awarded on 14 April 2022, with a total value of £215,200.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in nursery technology and environmental protection. Companies with expertise in producing tree seedlings or those innovating in horticultural techniques, particularly within the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, should consider this as a viable avenue for expansion. The unique nature of this procurement, alongside the backing of a public body, positions participants to leverage exclusive technology for a competitive advantage in future contracts.

## 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 | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450452 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 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 | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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

- 7 Jun 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450452
- 29 Apr 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR447214

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR447214
  Supply of tree seedlings using tape based system - 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.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN450452
  Supply of tree seedlings using tape based system - 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000690783
- https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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