Future opportunity

Soil Surveys

  • Forestry and Land Scotland

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-028962

Published 19 November 2021, 5:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Forestry and Land Scotland

Great Glen House, Leachkin Road

Inverness

IV3 8NW

Email

procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot

Telephone

+44 3000676000

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.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

Soil Surveys

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79311000 - Survey services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement to procure a number of soil surveys to meet our requirement to manage the national forest estate.

Survey requirements procured through this Framework include;

- Site/soil surveys of afforested, clear felled, open land and ex-agricultural land.

- Recording the site/soil patterns and associated specific data, using the FC soil classification.

- Mapping Soil Polygons and associated linear and point data in a digital format.

- Delivering all data outputs from the survey, as specific format GIS themes (currently a bespoke version of GIS Forester), together with associated attribute tables.

- Producing written reports for each site

- Bespoke type of soil survey e.g. Detailed mapping of peatland types in a mosaic and peat depth probing

- Assessment of newly acquired land including possibly reclaimed land such as old mine works

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,100,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

To be confirmed

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79311000 - Survey services
  • 71355000 - Surveying services
  • 79311200 - Survey conduction services
  • 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
  • 77300000 - Horticultural services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This PIN notice is for market engagement only. The decision about lotting structure has not been made and the information gathered

from the market engagement will assist with this decision. At this time we know there will be lotting, however we do not know how many

lots or what will be separated into lots.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

To be confirmed

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79311000 - Survey services
  • 71355000 - Surveying services
  • 79311200 - Survey conduction services
  • 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
  • 77300000 - Horticultural services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This PIN notice is for market engagement only. The decision about lotting structure has not been made and the information gathered from the market engagement will assist with this decision. At this time we know there will be lotting, however we do not know how many lots or what will be separated into lots.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

8 February 2022


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The publication of this PIN aims to inform the market of Forestry and Land Scotland's requirement for soil surveys. This PIN and the information gathered through it will be used to inform the future procurement strategy for this requirement.

This PIN notice is not a call for competition and will not be used for the evaluation of suppliers; this is for information and market engagement only.

We encourage suppliers to register interest on this notice to receive updates on market engagement opportunities, and ask interested parties to read the information in the documents attached and provide the information requested by 17:00 on the 10th December 2021.

FLS may utilise the responses to the questionnaire to facilitate further market engagement.

The decision about lotting structure has not yet been made and the information gathered from this market engagement will assist with this decision.

We encourages supplier to register interest on this notice to receive updates on market engagement opportunities, and ask interested

parties to read the information in the documents attached and provide the information requested.

FLS may utilise the responses to the questionnaire to facilitate further market engagement

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=674290.

(SC Ref:674290)