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Forestry and Land Scotland

Soil Surveys

Agriculture & ForestryCPV 79311000
Value£1.5m
Deadline31 Aug 2026
Published19 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 19 Jun 2026ClosedCloses 31 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@forestryandland.gov.scot
+44 3000676000

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Contract value in context
£1.5mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Forestry and Land Scotland (the Authority) has an ongoing requirement to place a Framework Agreement with external Contractors for the provision of soil surveys across all of Scotland.

The successful tenderer(s) will be required to: * Undertake standard surveys, including: - Carry out site/soil/peat depth surveys of afforested, clear felled, open hill and ex-agricultural land (please note that a very large proportion will be either afforested or clear-fell). * Undertake non-standard surveys, including but not limited to: - Bespoke type of soil survey e.g. peat depth probing; or - Assessment of newly acquired land including possibly reclaimed land such as old mine works.

For each survey, the successful tenderer(s) will: - Record the site/soil patterns and associated specific data, using the FC soil classification; - Map Soil Polygons and associated linear and point data in a digital format; - Peat Depths ideally to be recorded in the Peat Depth layer via supplied digital layer (currently via ESRI Fieldmaps).

Access to which plus any necessary training to use the app will be provided by FLS. - Deliver all data outputs from the survey, as specific digital GIS format directly into Foresterweb, together with associated attributes; and - Produce a written report for each survey site.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The successful tenderer(s) will be required

The successful tenderer(s) will be required to:.

02

Deliver all data outputs from the survey

Deliver all data outputs from the survey, as specific digital GIS format directly into Foresterweb, together with associated attributes; and.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
Forestry and Land Scotland (the Authority) has an ongoing requirement to place a Framework Agreement with external Contractors for the provision of soil surveys across all of Scotland.

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
057831-2026
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