How to win: FLS - 1730 Bridge Inspections

About this contract

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has a requirement for Bridge Inspections and consists of 6 Lots. The Client will be appointing a single Consultant to each Lot. The Lot structure is as follows: Lot 1 – Principal Inspection All Scotland Lot 2 – General Inspection North Scotland Lot 3 – General Inspection East Scotland Lot 4 – General Inspection West Scotland Lot 5 – General Inspection Central Scotland Lot 6 – General Inspection South Scotland Lot 1 (Principal Inspections) will be a national single Consultant Contract covering all 5 Scottish Regions within FLS. Appendix 1 provides a map of the lot geographical areas for Lots 2 to 6. The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 1 plus 1 plus 1 at 12 months per extension at FLS discretion. Lot Bidding Restrictions Maximum Number of Tenders - Bidders may submit a maximum of three (3) tenders in total across all lots 1-6. - Bidders may be awarded up to three (3) lots. - Submitting more than three tenders may result in exclusion from the procurement.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Forestry and Land Scotland scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,659,711.44, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 24 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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