Contract award · 1 Feb 2026

ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service

Scottish Government awarded “ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service” to Ricardo-AEA Ltd for £460k on 1 Feb 2026.

Agricultural & horticultural servicesScotland

Value £460k
WinnerRicardo-AEA Ltd

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£460,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Agricultural & horticultural services · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (CPV 77000000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Feb 2026
  2. Published4 Feb 2026Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

The service should provide comprehensive support to the development of business relationships between land providers and land seekers. The underlying purpose of the service is to improve succession arrangements, increase opportunities and facilitate increased access to land to support the incoming of the next generation of farmers and to ensure land remains productive.

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