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Bridge Inspections

Forestry and Land Scotland · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:26.

Opportunity overview

FLS owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for provision of Bridge 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. Further to our previous PIN notice issued on 16th July 2025 (Ref: 804585), FLS is proposing an alternative lot structure for Bridge Inspections. 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_xUOVVVR0lHU0lPSlpWUDdNRzY1MVNSSzNSTS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Friday 17th October 2025 at 1700 hours.

Classification

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

Lots

  • Principal Inspection ScotlandValue not stated
  • General Inspection - NorthValue not stated
  • General Inspection - EastValue not stated
  • General Inspection - WestValue not stated
  • General Inspection - CentralValue not stated
  • General Inspection - SouthValue 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
13 Nov 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
77300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Horticultural services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
General Inspection - North
Status
planned
Description
FLS owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for 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. Further to our previous PIN notice issued on 16th July 2025 (Ref: 804585), FLS is proposing an alternative lot structure for Bridge Inspections. 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_xUOVVVR0lHU0lPSlpWUDdNRzY1MVNSSzNSTS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Friday 17th October 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
3
Title
General Inspection - East
Status
planned
Description
FLS owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for 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. Further to our previous PIN notice issued on 16th July 2025 (Ref: 804585), FLS is proposing an alternative lot structure for Bridge Inspections. 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_xUOVVVR0lHU0lPSlpWUDdNRzY1MVNSSzNSTS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Friday 17th October 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
4
Title
General Inspection - West
Status
planned
Description
FLS owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for 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. Further to our previous PIN notice issued on 16th July 2025 (Ref: 804585), FLS is proposing an alternative lot structure for Bridge Inspections. 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_xUOVVVR0lHU0lPSlpWUDdNRzY1MVNSSzNSTS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Friday 17th October 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 4
Id
5
Title
General Inspection - Central
Status
planned
Description
FLS owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for 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. Further to our previous PIN notice issued on 16th July 2025 (Ref: 804585), FLS is proposing an alternative lot structure for Bridge Inspections. 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_xUOVVVR0lHU0lPSlpWUDdNRzY1MVNSSzNSTS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Friday 17th October 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 5
Id
6
Title
General Inspection - South
Status
planned
Description
FLS owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for 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. Further to our previous PIN notice issued on 16th July 2025 (Ref: 804585), FLS is proposing an alternative lot structure for Bridge Inspections. 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_xUOVVVR0lHU0lPSlpWUDdNRzY1MVNSSzNSTS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Friday 17th October 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 6
Id
1
Title
Principal Inspection Scotland
Status
planned
Description
FLS owns and maintains structures across the estate it manages. FLS intends to award Contracts for 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. Further to our previous PIN notice issued on 16th July 2025 (Ref: 804585), FLS is proposing an alternative lot structure for Bridge Inspections. 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_xUOVVVR0lHU0lPSlpWUDdNRzY1MVNSSzNSTS4u Responses must be submitted no later than Friday 17th October 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
UKM61
Entry 2
Region
UKM62
Entry 3
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 2
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM5
Entry 2
Region
UKM62
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 3
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM63
Entry 2
Region
UKM77

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 4
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM7
Entry 2
Region
UKM8

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 5
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM9

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 6
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

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

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 · UKM77
  • Delivery location · UKM8
  • Delivery location · UKM9

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a7f3-2025-10-03T13:57:48+01:00compiled ·