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Bridge & Reservoir Inspections

Forestry and Land Scotland · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:07.

Opportunity overview

FLS owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for provision of Bridge Inspection Services and Reservoir Inspection Services over the next 4-5 months. FLS currently has a single contract in place for Bridge Inspections covering all Scottish regions within FLS, which is due to expire at the end of March 2026. FLS is looking to outsource the Reservoir Inspections due to an impending retirement of a staff member in December 2025. This PIN notice is for prior information and market engagement only. Potential bidders who are interested in contributing their views are encouraged to complete the online Supplier Engagement Questionnaire. Please complete the online Supplier Engagement Questionnaire, the link is contained within the PIN document attachment or accessible via the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=R3T3DoMQ7E24nyfHZQdoQDcUqmwi_gJJo-vxU7irx_xUNjZKT0xJRE1ITEk2R0E2VVA1NlNMVlQ5TS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Monday 4th August 2025 at 1700 hours.

Classification

  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV71631400 — Technical inspection services of engineering structures
  • CPV71631450 — Bridge-inspection services
  • CPV71631460 — Dam-inspection services
  • CPV77300000 — Horticultural services

Lots

  • Bridge Inspection - North Scotland (Moray & Aberdeenshire, North Highland, Inverness, Ross & Skye, Lochaber, West Argyll)Value not stated
  • Bridge Inspection - South Scotland (Tay, Scottish Lowlands, Cowal & Trossachs, Dumfries & Borders, Galloway)Value not stated
  • Reservoir Supervising Engineer - ScotlandValue 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-1730
Status
planned
Main Procurement Category
services

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
5 Sept 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
77300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Horticultural services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
Bridge Inspection - South Scotland (Tay, Scottish Lowlands, Cowal & Trossachs, Dumfries & Borders, Galloway)
Status
planned
Description
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for the provision of Bridge Inspection Services over the next 4-5 months. FLS requires inspections to be carried out for road-bridges, cycle-bridges, footbridges and a small number of rural recreational structures such as viewing platforms, towers and board walks (raised timber structure). The road-bridges are nearly all single lane, and used mainly by forest and construction traffic, as well as the public. FLS operates an inspection regime for these structures to ensure that they remain safe to use. The PIN document (attached as additional information) provides further information on the requirements. As part of our procurement process, we are engaging with the market on a number of key matters to inform our strategy and specification. We are therefore encouraging potential bidders who are interested in contributing their views to complete the online Supplier Engagement Questionnaire. Please complete the online Supplier Engagement Questionnaire, the link is contained within the PIN document attachment or accessible via the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=R3T3DoMQ7E24nyfHZQdoQDcUqmwi_gJJo-vxU7irx_xUNjZKT0xJRE1ITEk2R0E2VVA1NlNMVlQ5TS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Monday 4th August 2025 at 1700 hours. This PIN Notice and associated questionnaire is for information gathering and market engagement only, this is not a call for competition and response to the questionnaire will not constitute any form of contract, or commitment to contract from FLS.
Entry 2
Id
1
Title
Bridge Inspection - North Scotland (Moray & Aberdeenshire, North Highland, Inverness, Ross & Skye, Lochaber, West Argyll)
Status
planned
Description
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for the provision of Bridge Inspection Services over the next 4-5 months. FLS requires inspections to be carried out for road-bridges, cycle-bridges, footbridges and a small number of rural recreational structures such as viewing platforms, towers and board walks (raised timber structure). The road-bridges are nearly all single lane, and used mainly by forest and construction traffic, as well as the public. FLS operates an inspection regime for these structures to ensure that they remain safe to use. The PIN document (attached as additional information) provides further information on the requirements. As part of our procurement process, we are engaging with the market on a number of key matters to inform our strategy and specification. We are therefore encouraging potential bidders who are interested in contributing their views to complete the online Supplier Engagement Questionnaire. Please complete the online Supplier Engagement Questionnaire, the link is contained within the PIN document attachment or accessible via the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=R3T3DoMQ7E24nyfHZQdoQDcUqmwi_gJJo-vxU7irx_xUNjZKT0xJRE1ITEk2R0E2VVA1NlNMVlQ5TS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Monday 4th August 2025 at 1700 hours. This PIN Notice and associated questionnaire is for information gathering and market engagement only, this is not a call for competition and response to the questionnaire will not constitute any form of contract, or commitment to contract from FLS.
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Reservoir Supervising Engineer - Scotland
Status
planned
Description
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owns and manages 7 no. reservoirs that are registered with and regulated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) under the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011. Annual statements are sent to SEPA for only the 6 reservoirs rated as high or medium risk, and 4 of these 6 also require a 10 yearly inspection by an All-Reservoirs Panel Engineer. For this contract we require a qualified Supervising Engineer or Engineers to be appointed for the 6 high and medium risk reservoirs to carry out the duties in accordance with section 50 of this Act. This includes carrying out annual inspections, giving notice to the reservoir manager (FLS) of things which might affect the safety of a reservoir, monitoring matters directed in any current Section 47 inspection or safety report and monitoring the compliance of the reservoir manager. In case of emergencies. the Supervising Engineer, or a representative, must also be available to attend site to give advice etc. There may also be other occasions when the Supervising Engineer must provide advice or attend site outwith of the normal Section 50 process, and advice may also be needed for FLS’s management of our smaller reservoirs. FLS intends to award a Contract for the provision of a Reservoir Supervising Engineer over the next 4-5 months. The PIN document (attached as additional information) provides further information on the requirements. As part of our procurement process, we are engaging with the market on a number of key matters to inform our strategy and specification. We are therefore encouraging potential bidders who are interested in contributing their views to complete the online Supplier Engagement Questionnaire. Please complete the online Supplier Engagement Questionnaire, the link is contained within the PIN document attachment or accessible via the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=R3T3DoMQ7E24nyfHZQdoQDcUqmwi_gJJo-vxU7irx_xUNjZKT0xJRE1ITEk2R0E2VVA1NlNMVlQ5TS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Monday 4th August 2025 at 1700 hours. This PIN Notice and associated questionnaire is for information gathering and market engagement only, this is not a call for competition and response to the questionnaire will not constitute any form of contract, or commitment to contract from FLS.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM9
Entry 2
Region
UKM8
Entry 3
Region
UKM7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
77300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Horticultural services
Entry 2
Id
71631450
Scheme
CPV
Description
Bridge-inspection services
Entry 3
Id
71000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 4
Id
71631400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical inspection services of engineering structures
Item 2
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM5
Entry 2
Region
UKM61
Entry 3
Region
UKM62
Entry 4
Region
UKM63

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
77300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Horticultural services
Entry 2
Id
71631450
Scheme
CPV
Description
Bridge-inspection services
Entry 3
Id
71000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 4
Id
71631400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical inspection services of engineering structures
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery Location

Description
Loch an Torr (West Argyll); Lochan A Ghleannain (Cowal & Trossachs); Glencoe Lochan (Lochaber); Loch Sheilah (North Highlands); Loch Horn (Tay); Bruntis Loch (Galloway).

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
77300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Horticultural services
Entry 2
Id
71000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 3
Id
71631400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical inspection services of engineering structures
Entry 4
Id
71631460
Scheme
CPV
Description
Dam-inspection services

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

Telephone
+44 3000676000

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM · IV3 8NW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM
  • Delivery location · UKM5
  • Delivery location · UKM61
  • Delivery location · UKM62
  • Delivery location · UKM63
  • Delivery location · UKM7
  • Delivery location · UKM8
  • Delivery location · UKM9

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05609b-2025-07-16T16:15:36+01:00compiled ·