Buyer Name: Forestry and Land Scotland
Buyer Address: Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, UKM, IV3 8NW, United Kingdom
Contact Email: flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk
WCC & PC Validation, Verification and Surveying
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
157500.0 GBP
157500.0 GBP
Published
13 Jan 2026, 12:54
13 Jan 2026, 12:54
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
n/a
Contract End
n/a
n/a
Category
services
services
CPV
90700000 - Environmental services
90700000 - Environmental services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
Soil Association Certification
Soil Association Certification
Official Source
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Description
Forestry and Land Scotland has a requirement to place a Framework Agreement with external suppliers for the provision of validation and/or verification, by an approved body, of their pipeline of Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) and Peatland Code (PC) projects.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot Title: Peatland Code
Lot Description: The provision of Peatland Code Validation and Verification Services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Master ITT: Q3 Communication
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Ability
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Managing Delivery and Quality
Lot Title: Woodland Carbon Code
Lot Description: The provision of Woodland Carbon Code Validation and Verification Services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot 2 Status: cancelled
Lot 2 Has Options: No
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Master ITT: Q3 Communication
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Ability
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Managing Delivery and Quality
Contracts
Contract Title: Peatland Code
Contract Title: Woodland Carbon Code
Awards
Award Title: Peatland Code
Award Title: Woodland Carbon Code
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