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WCC & PC Validation, Verification and Surveying

Forestry and Land Scotland · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 06:58.

Opportunity overview

Forestry and Land Scotland has a requirement to place a Framework Agreement with external suppliers for the provision of validation and/or verification, by an approved body, of their pipeline of Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) and Peatland Code (PC) projects.

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.

Soil Association Certification

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£157.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Oct 2025
Award ID
002646-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Bristol, UK, BS1 6AD, United Kingdom

Soil Association Certification

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£157.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Oct 2025
Award ID
002646-2026-2
Status
active
Location
Bristol, UK, BS1 6AD, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
  • CPV90700000 — Environmental services

Lots

  • Peatland CodeValue not stated
  • Woodland Carbon CodeValue 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
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea2d
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
90700000
Description
Environmental services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Peatland Code
Description
The provision of Peatland Code Validation and Verification Services. 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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Master ITT: Q3 Communication
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 2
Name
Technical Ability
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 3
Name
Managing Delivery and Quality
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Woodland Carbon Code
Description
The provision of Woodland Carbon Code Validation and Verification Services. 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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Master ITT: Q3 Communication
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 2
Name
Technical Ability
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 3
Name
Managing Delivery and Quality
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90700000
Description
Environmental services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
77000000
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90700000
Description
Environmental services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
77000000
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Legal Name
Forestry and Land Scotland

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
05
Description
Environmental protection
Organisation 2
Name
Soil Association Certification
Id
GB-FTS-171269

Identifier

Legal Name
Soil Association Certification

Address

Street Address
Spear House, 51 Victoria St, Redcliffe
Locality
Bristol
Region
UK
Postal Code
BS1 6AD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1173145056

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
The Inverness Justice Centre
Id
GB-FTS-712

Identifier

Legal Name
The Inverness Justice Centre

Address

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

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
002646-2026-1
Title
Peatland Code
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171269
Name
Soil Association Certification
Award 2
Id
002646-2026-2
Title
Woodland Carbon Code
Status
active

Related lots

2

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171269
Name
Soil Association Certification

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
002646-2026-1
Award ID
002646-2026-1
Title
Peatland Code
Status
active
Date Signed
21 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
157,500
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
002646-2026-2
Award ID
002646-2026-2
Title
Woodland Carbon Code
Status
active
Date Signed
21 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
157,500
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
  1. 002646-2026award, contract ·