--- title: "Tree Seedlings (2023)" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND" published: "2023-02-10" --- # Tree Seedlings (2023) Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307.json) ## Summary The public procurement contracting process for Tree Seedlings (2023) has been completed by Forestry and Land Scotland located in Inverness, UK. The procurement stage was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, worth £667,071, was signed on 2nd February 2023. The procurement focused on goods within the environmental protection category. This tender for supplying tree seedlings presents an opportunity for SMEs specialised in environmental protection to grow their business by meeting the specified quality criteria. The procurement method chosen by Forestry and Land Scotland aimed to protect exclusive rights related to the tape-based approach used in this project. Businesses capable of providing unique solutions in the environmental sector would be well-suited to compete for similar future tenders in this industry category. ## 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 | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470986 | | 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 | 10 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 2 Feb 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 | 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 - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 03450000 - Tree-nursery products - 77300000 - Horticultural services ## Release History - 10 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470986 - 19 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469043 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469043 Tree Seedlings (2023) - 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. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470986 Tree Seedlings (2023) - 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. ## Notice URLs - http:// - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307 - https://forestryandland.gov.scot ## 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-r6ebe6-0000719307. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000719307.json.