---
title: "UKWAS Auditing Service 2024-29"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000765604"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND"
published: "2024-06-04"
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# UKWAS Auditing Service 2024-29

Buyer: FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000765604

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process for the UKWAS Auditing Service 2024-29 was conducted by Forestry and Land Scotland. The procurement stage was completed through a limited procurement method, specifically an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contracting authority, Forestry and Land Scotland, based in Inverness, UKM, implemented this process to secure certification body services for auditing against the UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS) in the environmental protection industry category.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly those with expertise in environmental protection and certification services, to engage in a specialized procurement process led by Forestry and Land Scotland. The specific focus on UKWAS auditing services creates a niche market for suppliers who possess the dual accreditations required by the contracting authority. Businesses capable of delivering specialist services aligned with FSC and PEFC certification schemes in the forestry sector would be well-suited to compete for this tender opportunity.

## Notice

Certification body services for auditing and and surveillance of organisational policies, procedures and practices against the current UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). As UKWAS meets both of the forest management certification schemes: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Certification body services for auditing and and surveillance of organisational policies, procedures and practices against the current UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). As UKWAS meets both of the forest management certification schemes: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

### Procurement Information

This 'Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication' meets the requirements of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015; Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) as there is only one supplier who can deliver auditing to achieve the particular specialist dual accreditations that Forestry and Land Scotland require.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN506616 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 4 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 May 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 | £147,180 |

## 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 | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN506616
- 14 May 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505211

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505211
  UKWAS Auditing Service 2024-29 - Certification body services for auditing and and surveillance of organisational policies, procedures and practices against the current UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). As UKWAS meets both of the forest management certification schemes: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN506616
  UKWAS Auditing Service 2024-29 - Certification body services for auditing and and surveillance of organisational policies, procedures and practices against the current UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). As UKWAS meets both of the forest management certification schemes: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000765604
- https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- https://www.soilassociation.org/

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