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Tree & Seed Haulage West Argyll

Forestry and Land Scotland · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:10.

Opportunity overview

Haulage service of tree & seeds for relevant forestry district sites. This requirement is for the uplift of stock from Newton Nursery for onward delivery to Cairnbaan cold store in West Argyll.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

E Kaminski Transport

Match pending…
Contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Mar 2025
Award ID
008768-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Forres, UK, IV36 2HE, United Kingdom

Peter Mckerral & Co Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£207.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jun 2025
Award ID
029466-2025-FLS-116-C-2-1
Status
active
Location
Campbeltown, UKM63, PA28 6NT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV03000000 — Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
  • CPV03111000 — Seeds
  • CPV03452000 — Trees
  • CPV60100000 — Road transport services
  • CPV60180000 — Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
  • CPV77200000 — Forestry services
  • CPV77300000 — Horticultural services

Lots

  • National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)Value not stated
  • Haulage of Tree Seedlings to West ArgyleValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
FLS-116-C-2
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
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.
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
No contract could be awarded following the competition in the contract notice:

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
22 Nov 2024, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
1

Recurrence

Description
Autumn 2029

Expected award period

Starts
22 Nov 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
22 Nov 2024, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
3 Jun 2024, 00:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
03000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Applies To

supplier

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROC_OPEN
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Forestry and Land Scotland have created a contract for the transportation of trees & seeds from Newton Nursery to West Argyll, the haulage service of tree & seeds will cover the relevant forestry district sites. This requirement is for the uplift of stock from Newton Nursery for onward delivery to Cairnbaan cold store in West Argyll.

Renewal

Description
The Contract will initially be awarded for a three-year period, followed by the option to extend for an additional two-years (3+2) up to 23rd February 2030. The decision on whether to use the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS and will be based upon contract performance, measured against the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) set out as a requirement of the contract.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Haulage of Tree Seedlings to West Argyle
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Haulage service of tree & seeds for relevant forestry district sites. This requirement is for the uplift of stock from Newton Nursery for onward delivery to Cairnbaan cold store in West Argyll. 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.

Renewal

Description
The Contract will initially be awarded for a three-year period, followed by the option to extend for an additional two-years (3+2) up to 23rd February 2030. The decision on whether to use the extension options available will be at the sole discretion of FLS and will be based upon contract performance, measured against the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) set out as a requirement of the contract.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain
Type
quality
Description
PASS/FAIL
Criterion 2
Name
Living Wage
Type
quality
Description
PASS/FAIL
Criterion 3
Name
Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 4
Name
Sustainability and Net Zero
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 5
Name
Community Benefits
Type
quality
Description
Information Only
Criterion 6
Name
Q1 Sat nav and Postcode Issues
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 7
Name
Q2 Live Plant Handling and Biosecurity Protocols
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 8
Name
Q3 Communications
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 9
Name
Q4 Multi Drop
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 10
Name
Q5 Urgent Requirements
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 11
Name
Q6 Fleet Management and Contingency
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 12
Name
Q7 Innovation / Added Value
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 13
Name
Q8 Forest Road Conditions
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 14
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Forestry & Land Scotland, Newton Nursery, B9013, Newton, Elgin, IV30 8XR and Forestry & Land Scotland, West Argyll Forestry Distrct, Cairnbaan Cold Store, Cairnbaan, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RS.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM
Entry 3
Region
UKM
Entry 4
Region
UKM
Entry 5
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Seeds
Entry 2
Id
03452000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Trees
Entry 3
Id
60100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road transport services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Forestry & Land Scotland, Newton Nursery, B9013, Newton, Elgin, IV30 8XR and Forestry & Land Scotland, West Argyll Forestry Distrct, Cairnbaan Cold Store, Cairnbaan,Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RS.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM
Entry 3
Region
UKM
Entry 4
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
60180000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
Entry 2
Id
77300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Horticultural services
Entry 3
Id
77200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Forestry services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-30448
Name
Forestry and Land Scotland

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV3 8NW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
05
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Environmental protection

Identifier

Legal Name
Forestry and Land Scotland

Contact

Name
Holly Thomson
Telephone
+44 3000676000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-712
Name
The Inverness Justice Centre

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV1 1AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Longman Road

Identifier

Legal Name
The Inverness Justice Centre

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463230782
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-16953
Name
Court of Session Parliament House

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parliament Square

Identifier

Legal Name
Court of Session Parliament House

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312252595
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-140379
Name
E Kaminski Transport

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Forres
Postal Code
IV36 2HE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
61 Knockomie Rise

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
E Kaminski Transport

Contact

Fax Number
+44 00000
Telephone
+44 00000
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-150012
Name
Peter Mckerral & Co Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM63
Locality
Campbeltown
Postal Code
PA28 6NT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Darlochan Yard, KILKENZIE

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Peter Mckerral & Co Ltd
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-49425
Name
The Inverness Justice Centre

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Inverness
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Longman Road

Identifier

Legal Name
The Inverness Justice Centre

Contact

Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-2541
Name
Court of Session

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parliament House, Parliament Square

Identifier

Legal Name
Court of Session

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
008768-2025-1
Title
National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140379
Name
E Kaminski Transport

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
008768-2025-2
Title
Haulage of Tree Seedlings to West Argyle
Status
unsuccessful
Status Details
discontinued

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
029466-2025-FLS-116-C-2-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-150012
Name
Peter Mckerral & Co Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
008768-2025-1
Title
National Haulage of Tree Seedlings (excluding West Argyll)
Status
active
Award ID
008768-2025-1
Date Signed
10 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,946,370.2
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
029466-2025-FLS-116-C-2-1
Status
active
Award ID
029466-2025-FLS-116-C-2-1
Date Signed
2 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
207,755.8
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM · IV3 8NW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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