Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Delivery of Trees
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)
Awarded value£739,045published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 May 2024awarded 27 May 2024
Awarded to Cheviot Trees2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 26 May 2026 · extension options published · starts 27 May 2024
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply and Delivery of Trees for the Forest and Peatland Project
CPV: Trees
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Price: 20
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Apr 2024, 14:55 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
EC1026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031152- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04500aFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: As per ITT document, Contract Award letter terms and Clause 72(1)(a) of the PCR 2015; Future sites - Tenderers should note that the Buyer reserves the right to vary this contract to include additional services to any potential additional sites for the next 2 years. This variation will be done by mutual agreement between the Buyer and the successful bidder. There is no guarantee of additional services other than the awarded services in this procurement. (SC Ref:799907)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 May 2024 → 10 Jun 2025 · 5 dates- Submission deadline6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts27 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until5 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published10 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 May 2024, 11:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £739,0451 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 27 May 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheviot Trees | £422,997 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Cheviot Trees | £739,045 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016722-2024-EC1026-1 · Cheviot Trees
- Signed
- 27 May 2024
- Value
- £422,997
- Period
- … – 26 May 2026
- Status
- active
Supply and Delivery of Trees · Cheviot Trees
- Signed
- 27 May 2024
- Value
- £739,045
- Period
- 27 May 2024 – 26 May 2026
- Status
- active
- Change As per ITT, Contract Award Notice, Contract Award Letter and Clause 72(1)(a) of the PCR 2015; Future sites - Tenderers should note that the Buyer reserves the right to vary this contract to include additional services to any potential additional sites for the next 2 years. This variation will be done by mutual agreement between the Buyer and successful bidder. There is no guarantee of additional services other than the awarded services in this procurement., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: As per ITT, Contract Award Notice, Contract Award Letter and Clause 72(1)(a) of the PCR 2015; Future sites - Tenderers should note that the Buyer reserves the right to vary this contract to include additional services to any potential additional sites for the next 2 years. This variation will be done by mutual agreement between the Buyer and successful bidder. There is no guarantee of additional services other than the awarded services in this procurement.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cheviot Trees LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria