ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service
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What this is
The Scottish Government has issued a Prior Information Notice seeking a supplier to deliver the Scottish Land Matching Service (SLMS). The service provides confidential, independent and impartial facilitation of joint-ventures, leasing or tenancy arrangements and succession planning, keeping existing farmers and crofters involved while creating new opportunities for young or new entrants into Scottish agriculture. The aim is to improve succession, increase access to land and keep land productive. No estimated value or tender deadline is stated.
Key points
- Delivery of the Scottish Land Matching Service: facilitation of joint ventures, leasing/tenancy and succession planning in agriculture.
- This is a PIN with no deadline or value; a contract notice was anticipated around 24 September 2025.
- National scope across all of Scotland; advisory/facilitation service.
Who can bid
No formal eligibility criteria are set in this PIN; a supplier capable of delivering an independent, impartial land-matching and facilitation service is sought. Formal requirements will follow in the contract notice.
How it is scored
No evaluation criteria are stated; the notice is for prior information only and does not evaluate bids.
Money
No estimated contract value is stated in the notice.
How to submit
Register interest via Public Contracts Scotland; no formal tender submission is required at this stage.
Clarifications
Contact Sarah Galloway (sarah.galloway2@gov.scot); no formal clarification deadline is stated.
Contract period
No contract duration is stated. A contract notice was estimated around 24 September 2025.
Classification
CPV 77100000 — Agricultural services 77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ScotlandAll Scotland
Published on Find a Tender. The official notice is the authoritative version.