{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845916-2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "date": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z", "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845916", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "org-42", "name": "Raasay Development Trust", "identifier": { "legalName": "Raasay Development Trust" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Raasay Community Hall", "locality": "Isle of Raasay", "region": "UKM", "postalCode": "IV40 8PA" }, "contactPoint": { "name": "Tom Lusink", "email": "tom@raasaydevelopmenttrust.org", "url": "https://raasay.com/development-trust/" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "id": "Community Development Trust - Company limited by guarantee with charitable status", "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE" }, { "id": "Community Development", "scheme": "COFOG" } ], "url": "https://raasay.com/development-trust/" } }, { "id": "org-43", "name": "Portree Sheriff Court", "identifier": { "legalName": "Portree Sheriff Court" }, "address": { "locality": "Portree" }, "contactPoint": { "url": "http://" }, "roles": [ "reviewBody" ] } ], "buyer": { "name": "Raasay Development Trust", "id": "org-42" }, "tender": { "id": "20261016", "title": "Restoration Operatives to Control Invasive Plants, Isle of Raasay", "description": "Raasay Development Trust is appointing up to five self-employed contractors to treat invasive non-native plants on the Isle of Raasay, mainly rhododendron, with Japanese knotweed and pampas grass, across approximately 145 hectares. Work is instructed through work packages and paid at hourly rates set by RDT, so applicants are chosen on quality only. Each contractor holds their own contract on identical terms. A trainee route is open to people new to the work. Bidders do not need a PCS account. 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Work is instructed through work packages and paid at hourly rates set by RDT, so applicants are chosen on quality only. Each contractor holds their own contract on identical terms. A trainee route is open to people new to the work. Bidders do not need a PCS account. Request the Application Pack by email to tom@raasaydevelopmenttrust.org.", "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566809", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "economic", "documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria" }, { "id": "technical", "documentType": "technicalSelectionCriteria" } ], "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "The work continues an established habitat restoration programme on the Isle of Raasay, funded by the Scottish Government Carbon Neutral Islands Capital Fund, with optional further work funded by Forestry and Land Scotland. Three roles are available. Treatment operators control rhododendron and pampas grass. One operator will also act as coordination lead, paid a fixed coordination allowance per work package. One operator will also act as knotweed specialist, delivering a repeat treatment programme in the July to September window. Certificates of competence for pesticide application are required for all roles except trainee places. Up to five contractors will be appointed, including any trainee places. Trainees are assessed only against other trainee applicants and start with a paid trial alongside experienced operators. Work is issued as work package orders. The first package is approximately 15000 GBP. Contractors keep an hours log and report weekly. Hours paid are productive hours on site. Travel, ferry, accommodation and subsistence are not recoverable. Treatment must meet the standard set out in the Scope of Works. The contract runs until 31 March 2028. The estimated value includes a committed core of approximately 54068 GBP and optional packages of further rhododendron control of up to 75000 GBP, subject to Forestry and Land Scotland funding. RDT is under no obligation to instruct the optional packages. A help session is available by arrangement from 19 to 23 October 2026 at Raasay Community Hall, Inverarish. Bidders do not need a PCS account. Request the Application Pack by email to tom@raasaydevelopmenttrust.org. Responses may be returned by email or on paper. Operator places may be reopened annually or as required due to contractor reduced availibility to new applicants on the same terms. Scoring: at least 2 out of 4 on every question required. The estimated value is RDT's total budget for this contract, inclusive of any VAT. Rates set by RDT are inclusive of VAT where applicable.", "status": "active", "value": { "amount": 129068, "currency": "GBP" }, "options": { "description": "Optional work packages of further rhododendron control up to 75000 GBP, funded by Forestry and Land Scotland, instructed at the same rates and terms if funding is confirmed. RDT is under no obligation to instruct these packages." }, "hasOptions": true, "submissionTerms": { "variantPolicy": "notAllowed" }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "endDate": "2028-03-31T00:00:00Z" }, "hasRenewal": false } ], "participationFees": [ { "id": "1", "type": [ "document" ] } ], "bidOpening": { "date": "2026-10-30T14:00:00Z", "address": { "streetAddress": "Raasay Community Hall" }, "description": "Responses will be opened together by two authorised persons from Raasay Development Trust after the closing time. Responses received after the closing time will not be considered." }, "contractTerms": { "hasElectronicPayment": true, "hasElectronicOrdering": true, "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed", "performanceTerms": "Contractors will work to the treatment standard, health and safety requirements and herbicide limits set out in the Scope of Works, including COSHH assessments, biosecurity measures to prevent spreading plant material between sites, protection of watercourses. Contractors will keep an hours log, and take part in regular reviews. Only productive hours on site are paid. Records are kept on an open-book basis and RDT may spot-check them. Appointed contractors will agree a shared working agreement with RDT at the start of the contract, covering how the team works together and how concerns are raised. Trainees will work under the direct supervision of a certificate holder whenever herbicides are applied. In line with Fair Work First, contractors who employ staff on this contract must pay at least the real Living Wage." }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "suitability", "description": "No enrolment on a professional or trade register is required. Sole traders are welcome to apply. Applicants applying herbicides must hold certificates of competence for pesticide application as required by the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012, as set out in section 2 of the Scope of Works. Trainee applicants are not required to hold these certificates at the point of application and will work under the direct supervision of a certificate holder until qualified, as permitted by the Regulations. Selection requirements are set out in the Application Pack. The SPD is not used for this procurement." } ] }, "submissionTerms": { "languages": [ "en" ], "bidValidityPeriod": { "durationInDays": 60 } }, "classification": { "id": "77312000", "scheme": "CPV" }, "hasRecurrence": false }, "language": "EN", "description": "HOW TO APPLY Bidders do not need a PCS account and the PCS postbox is not used. Request the Application Pack by email to tom@raasaydevelopmenttrust.org . Completed applications should be returned by email to the same address, or on paper by post to Raasay Development Trust, Raasay Community Hall, Inverarish, Isle of Raasay. Paper copies of the pack are available on request. A help session is available by arrangement from 19 to 23 October 2026 at Raasay Community Hall, open to anyone thinking of applying. TIMETABLE Help session: by arrangement, 19 to 23 October 2026, Raasay Community Hall. Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Friday 30 October 2026. Appointments confirmed: by 12 noon, Wednesday 4 November 2026. Start: as soon as possible after appointment, by mutual agreement. QUESTIONS Questions should be sent by email. Answers will be shared with everyone who has requested the pack, without identifying who asked. TRAINEE ROUTE Up to five contractors will be appointed in total, including any trainee places. Trainee applicants are compared only with other trainee applicants and do not need pesticide certificates at the point of application. The route begins with a paid trial working alongside experienced operators. STATUS OF THE BUYER Raasay Development Trust is a community development trust and is not a contracting authority. This procurement is not regulated under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. RDT follows the Scottish Government Procurement Journey as a matter of good practice. The work is funded by the Scottish Government Carbon Neutral Islands Capital Fund, with optional packages subject to Forestry and Land Scotland funding. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Applicants are invited to offer community benefits in question 7 of the Application Pack. Offers are optional and are not scored. The contract is also designed to support local employment and skills: a trainee route is open to new entrants, work packages are sized for sole traders, prompt payment applies, and contractors will be supported to register on Public Contracts Scotland. (SC Ref:845916)", "links": [ { "rel": "canonical", "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845916" } ] }