Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Forestry and Land Scotland
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NW
procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://forestryandland.gov.scot
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30371
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Growing Sundry Items
Reference number
FLS-150-F
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 03100000 - Agricultural and horticultural products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have appointed a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin, including Tree Transportation (bags), growing medium & organic matter.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,660,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Growing Medium
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 03121000 - Horticultural products
- 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products
- 03440000 - Forestry products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance
Newton Nursery, Elgin, IV30 8XR.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have appointed a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Growing Medium.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Product Quality / Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion - Name: Ordering And Delivery Process / Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion - Name: Enhancement Of The Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability And Climate Change / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Prompt Payment In The Supply Chain / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Real Living Wage / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Accredited Living Wage Employer / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Scottish Business Pledge / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) / Weighting: Not Scored
Price - Weighting: 70%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Tree Transportation
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 03121000 - Horticultural products
- 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products
- 03440000 - Forestry products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance
Newton Nursery, Elgin, IV30 8XR.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have appointed a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Tree Transportation (bags).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Product Quality / Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion - Name: Ordering & Delivery Process / Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion - Name: Enhancement of the Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability & Climate Change / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Real Living Wage / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Accredited Living Wage Employer / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Scottish Business Pledge / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) / Weighting: Not Scored
Price - Weighting: 70%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Organic Matter
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 03121000 - Horticultural products
- 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products
- 03440000 - Forestry products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance
Newton Nursery, Elgin, IV30 8XR.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) intends to appoint a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Organic matter.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Product Quality / Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion - Name: Ordering And Delivery Process / Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion - Name: Enhancement Of The Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability And Climate Change / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Prompt Payment In The Supply Chain / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Real Living Wage / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Accredited Living Wage Employer / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Scottish Business Pledge / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) / Weighting: Not Scored
Price - Weighting: 70%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Galvanised Lifting & Storage Crates
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 03121000 - Horticultural products
- 44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 44619300 - Crates
- 44619000 - Other containers
- 44610000 - Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels
- 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products
- 03440000 - Forestry products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance
Newton Nursery, Elgin, IV30 8XR.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) intends to appoint a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Galvanised Lifting & Storage Crates.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Product Quality / Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion - Name: Ordering And Delivery Process / Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion - Name: Enhancement Of The Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability And Climate Change / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Prompt Payment In The Supply Chain / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Real Living Wage / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Accredited Living Wage Employer / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Scottish Business Pledge / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) / Weighting: Not Scored
Price - Weighting: 70%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Nursery Sundries – Ties/Labels/Cell Trays/Tools
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 03121000 - Horticultural products
- 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products
- 03440000 - Forestry products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance
Newton Nursery, Elgin, IV30 8XR.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) intends to appoint a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Sundry Items following the redevelopment project at our Newton Nursery, Elgin.
This lot is for Nursery Sundries (Ties/Labels/Cell Trays/Tools).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Product Quality / Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion - Name: Ordering And Delivery Process / Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion - Name: Enhancement Of The Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work First / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability And Climate Change / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Prompt Payment In The Supply Chain / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Real Living Wage / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Accredited Living Wage Employer / Weighting: Not Scored
Quality criterion - Name: Scottish Business Pledge / Weighting: Not Scored
Price - Weighting: 70%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-001805
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Tree Transportation
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stevenage Packaging Limited
Stewart House, Primett Road
Stevenage
SG1 3EE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £900,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Growing Medium
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Everris Ltd
17 Lanchester Way
Daventry
NN11 8PH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KLASMANN-DIELMANN IRELAND LIMITED
KILLINAGH, Rathowen
Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
N91WK64
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £680,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Organic Matter
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
W&D Oliphant
Standingstone Farm, Alves
Elgin
IV30 8UZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
4
Title
Galvanised Lifting & Storage Crates
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
5
Title
Nursery Sundries – Ties/Labels/Cell Trays/Tools
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:794322)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Inverness Justice Centre
Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RG
supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom