Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) require contractors to deliver geotechnical works and consultancy services across Scotland’s national forests and land.
The Contractor will provide a combination of planned and emergency geotechnical works, acting as Principal Contractor and, where required, Principal Designer under CDM 2015. All works must comply with Design Manual for Roads & Bridges (DMRB), the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW), British Standards, and Eurocodes.
The scope includes:
-Application of a range of rock and soil slope reinforcement techniques;
-Rock removal and scaling;
-Small scale tree felling and extraction;
-Provision of specific plant (e.g. mobile barriers, off-road vehicles and nonroad engines);
-Removal of vegetation and arboreal control to enable geotechnical works and inspections;
-Installation of protection measures against rock and debris falls such as draped mesh, baseline, temporary or permanent catch fencing (and removal if required);
-Provision of traffic management and other on-site communications as part of overall geotechnical works;
-Provide emergency response to geotechnical incidents;
-Chainsaw work as required;
-Use of drones as required;
-Design and Build (Principal Contractor/Principal Designer roles);
-Supply accurate as built details and specifications and GPS coordinates of all installed infrastructure; and
-Undertake and record geotechnical asset inspections including any necessary site preparation to enable inspections, e.g vegetation clearance, as well as carry out necessary maintenance and recording of inspections.
In addition to physical geotechnical works, the Framework includes a comprehensive range of geoenvironmental, geotechnical, hydrogeological, scientific, and planning consultancy services to support FLS in the sustainable management of Scotland’s national forests and land. These services are essential for informing design decisions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and mitigating environmental and geotechnical risks.
Forestry and Land ScotlandScotland22 Jun 2026WAC-593901
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Woodland Establishment across Scotland through a Dynamic Purchasing System
The Authority (FLS) has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Woodland Establishment across Scotland.
A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is an electronic system used to tender for services with a group of pre-qualified suppliers. FLS uses this system of pre-qualified suppliers to tender for Woodland Creation projects as and when they arise.
To submit a bid to join the DPS, suppliers need to submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) through the DPS project on the Public Contracts Scotland – Tender (PCS-T) website. The SPD is a qualification response form which allows FLS to assess bidders’ suitability, experience, and capability to provide the services which may be required under the DPS. Only bidders that achieve a ‘Pass’ for all questions in the SPD are appointed to the DPS.
The DPS comprises 2 Lots; Commercial and Amenity, and Planting and Maintenance.
This DPS is extending the validity date from the 31st October 2024 until 31st October 2029.
New applications shall be evaluated and the decision communicated within 10 working days.
Forestry and Land ScotlandScotland30 Oct 2029WAC-50941
Forestry and Land Scotland has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Planting Services across Scotland’s national forests and land, which commenced 13th October 2025.
A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is an electronic system established by a contracting authority to purchase commonly used goods, works or services in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Admittance to a DPS gives participants the opportunity to subsequently bid for relevant future opportunities which are procured through the DPS.
The purpose of the DPS is to provide a compliant route to market for FLS to replace Planting Services and Maintenance contracts upon their expiration or termination. This is expected to consist of a range of long-term contracts for programmed requirements but will be used for short-term contracts when required. This DPS will not be used as a route to market for any other reason but may be used to procure innovative services related to the subject matter.
The scope of the DPS is primarily for establishment operations including but not limited to:
- Planting.
- Beat up.
- Weeding.
- Top Up Spraying.
- Herbicide application.
- Fertilising.
- Cleaning & Singling.
- Respacing.
- Brush cutter work.
- Chainsaw work.
- General Estate Labouring.
Parties who request to be admitted to the DPS will have their submissions evaluated by FLS within 10 working days of submission (this deadline could be extended to a maximum of 15 working days in individual cases), and if successful, will be admitted to the DPS thereafter.
Forestry and Land ScotlandScotland11 Oct 2030WAC-513892
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have a requirement to procure Soil Surveys to meet our requirement to manage the National Forest Estate.
Survey requirements under this Framework Agreement may include:
- Standard Surveys including Site/Soil/Peat Depth Surveys of afforested, clear felled, open land and ex-agricultural land (please note a very large proportion will be either afforested or clear-fell);
- 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, you will be required to:
- 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 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 (a bespoke version of GIS Forester), together with associated attribute; and
- Producing written reports for each site.
