Specialised Peatland Restoration Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Buyer
Forestry and Land Scotland
Value
£85,560,000
Closes
5 September 2031
Where
Inverness, Scotland
Type
Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)

In plain English

Forestry and Land Scotland is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), which is an open supplier list, to buy specialised peatland restoration services across Scotland's national forests. If you're admitted to the DPS, you can bid for individual restoration jobs as they're posted. The estimated total value across all future work is £85.56 million.

What the buyer wants

• Site rewetting and hydrological restoration work, including hag and gully restoration and mulching on peatland areas • Specialised tree removal and mechanical mulching for peatland restoration, plus brash and timber management • Supporting works including chainsaw operations, temporary watercourse crossings, access track creation, and supply and installation of associated materials

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

Most small businesses will struggle because this requires specialist expertise in peatland restoration, ecological knowledge, and expensive heavy machinery (excavators, mechanical mulchers). You also cannot bid for individual jobs until admitted to the DPS, so there is an approval hurdle first.

How to bid

This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.

How dynamic purchasing systems work

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