Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Water
6 Buchanan Gate, Stepps
Glasgow
G336FB
UK
Contact person: Mark Duignan
E-mail: mark.duignan@scottishwater.co.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Forestry Development and Management
Reference number: SW23/ACP/1365
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Development and management of Scottish Water woodland and forest for carbon
sequestration including provision of professional advice, design, Scottish Forestry applications, tree procurement, site
preparation, woodland carbon code site registration, tree planting, and maintenance.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of management for woodland and forest development services, including
maintenance, for carbon sequestration. As part of its Net Zero Emissions Route-map, SW has committed to: •Store
more carbon dioxide than we produce by increasing the carbon dioxide stored on the land we own •Increase the
biodiversity on the land that we own •Activities may include traditional woodland creation (biodiversity, or commercial)
or other forms of vegetation planting and natural capital improvement to increase the amount of carbon stored on SW
land. Delivering this commitment will involve a significant programme of woodland creation in line with Scottish
Forestry good practice and the requirements of the Woodland Creation Grant Schemes. This also includes the
associated maintenance of woodland during the first five-years of period. Projects to go through several stages to
reach the point where the new trees can grow sustainably without significant intervention. Services Required: -
Provision of expert advice. - Engagement with Scottish Water rural property management supplier. - Design
preparation. - Successful Scottish Forestry applications for grants/permissions. - Tree procurement. - Site Preparation.
- Tree planting and associated protection. - Tree replacement planting 5-years after initial planting. - Maintenance of
trees and sites until trees are approximately 6ft high.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-006533
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Forestry Development and Management
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Scottish Water
The Bridge, 6 Buchanan Gate, Stepps
Glasgow
G33 6FB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/03/2025