Construction Contract Leads
Scotland
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 4th Mar 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-066228 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Refuse and waste related services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £833,333 |
Scotland
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 4th Mar 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-066228 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Refuse and waste related services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £833,333 |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Forestry and Land Scotland
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NW
procurement [at] forestryandland.gov.scot
Telephone
+44 3000676000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FLS-1801 Waste Management Services
Reference number
FLS-1801
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Forestry and Land Scotland requires a national Contract for an all-encompassing waste management service covering the collection and disposal of a wide range of waste types across its sites in Scotland. This includes waste generated from fleet and workshop operations, general waste, recyclable materials, hazardous waste, and specialised services such as skip hire and collections.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 拢833,333.33
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34928480 - Waste and rubbish containers and bins
- 44613800 - Containers for waste material
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
- 90533000 - Waste-tip management services
- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
- 19640000 - Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
- 44613700 - Refuse skips
- 90511000 - Refuse collection services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry and Land Scotland looks after the national forests and land to enhance biodiversity, support tourism, and increase access to the green spaces that will help improve Scotland鈥檚 physical and mental health and well-being. Forestry and Land Scotland also continues to provide vital timber supplies to support a sustainable rural economy. Further information on who the Purchaser is and what it does can be found here:
Forestry and Land Scotland requires a national Contract for an all-encompassing waste management service covering the collection and disposal of a wide range of waste types across its sites in Scotland. This includes waste generated from fleet and workshop operations, general waste, recyclable materials, hazardous waste, and specialised services such as skip hire and collections.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
3 Year contract with optional extension of up to 2 years.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.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 III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are detailed in Schedule 1 - Specification, which is one of the document attachments within PCS-Tender.
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
10 April 2026
Local time
12:00pm
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 5 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
10 April 2026
Local time
12:30pm
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
Opening of tenders is through PCS-Tender by a FLS Procurement Team member and a full audit trail is maintained.
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2031
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Question Scoring Methodology for Technical Criteria:
0 - Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement.
25 - Poor - Response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.
50 - Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.
75 - Good - Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.
100 - Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.
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Any tenderer that receives a score of zero (0) or one (1) for any of the Technical Questions will be excluded from the tender.
Any tenderer that receives an overall Technical score below 50% out of 100% will be excluded from the tender.
Tenderers must successfully pass the Pass / Fail questions within the Technical Award Criteria section to proceed to the next phase of the evaluation. Failure to pass these questions will result in disqualification from the procurement process.
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Relevant links and resources:
The Scottish Government Supplier Journey:
The Supplier Development Programme is available to assist suppliers with public procurement including training events: /
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29980. For more information see:
(SC Ref:824586)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Justice Centre
Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
inverness [at] scotcourts.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1463230782
Country
United Kingdom
VI.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.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
supreme.courts [at] scotcourts.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 312252595
Country
United Kingdom
