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Award of call-off contracts for FLS Central Region - Planting DPS

Forestry and Land Scotland

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09 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Forestry and Land Scotland procured planting and forestry-establishment services across its Central Region. The programme covers planting and restocking, replacing failed trees through beat-up planting, hand fertilising, planting with tubes and stakes, herbicide weeding, insecticide top-up spraying, and general estate and conservation work. The buyer acts as Forestry Works Manager for delivery. Work is divided geographically across the Scottish Lowlands North East, South East, North West and South West, the Trossachs (two areas), and Cowal. This is a services requirement focused on establishing and maintaining forestry sites, including both new planting and ongoing aftercare. The procurement was made through call-off contracts from Forestry and Land Scotland’s planting dynamic purchasing system.

The procurement is complete and all seven geographical lots have been awarded. The contracts were signed on 25 September 2026. Each call-off has a 24-month term, with the option of two 12-month extensions. Sword Forestry Ltd won Scottish Lowlands North East (£508,000) and South East (£185,000); Saor Forestry Ltd won North West (£205,000); CK Forestry Contractors Ltd won South West (£484,000); SM Foresty Ltd won both Trossachs areas (£730,000 for Trossachs 1 and £256,000 for Trossachs 2); and Eric Boyd Forestry Ltd won Cowal (£601,000). The call-offs were awarded using an open procedure through the planting dynamic purchasing system. The published process information does not set out an evaluation basis or specific participation requirements.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from Forestry and Land Scotland for practical forestry planting and establishment services across several areas of its Central Region. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would be able to deliver planting and restocking at site level, return to replace failed trees, and carry out fertilising, tube-and-stake planting, weed and insecticide treatments, and general estate or conservation tasks. The spread across seven geographical areas makes local delivery coverage relevant; the two Trossachs awards also show that one supplier secured work in both neighbouring areas. Small and medium-sized forestry businesses won the awards, and each lot received between five and nine bids. Credible competitors therefore need relevant operational capability and capacity to deliver the required work across their chosen area.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of call-off contracts for FLS Central Region - Planting DPS

Notice Description

FLS Central Region Planting Services - award of 7 call-off contracts from FLS Planting Dynamic Purchasing System FLS-138-D. Call-off contracts are for a 24 month duration with the option to extend on 2 occasions by 12 months.

Lot Information

791 Lot A Scottish Lowlands North East

Award of planting programme including restock, beat-up and maintenance operations required to establish sites. Operations include: Planting and restocking Beat-up planting (replacement of failed trees) Hand fertilising Planting with tubes and stakes Herbicide weeding Insecticide top-up spraying General estates work / conservation work FLS will be the Forestry Works Manager (FWM) for the delivery of all Call-off Contracts.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

792 Lot B Scottish Lowlands South East

Award of planting programme including restock, beat-up and maintenance operations required to establish sites. Operations include: Planting and restocking Beat-up planting (replacement of failed trees) Hand fertilising Planting with tubes and stakes Herbicide weeding Insecticide top-up spraying General estates work / conservation work FLS will be the Forestry Works Manager (FWM) for the delivery of all Call-off Contracts.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

793 Lot C Scottish Lowlands North West

Award of planting programme including restock, beat-up and maintenance operations required to establish sites. Operations include: Planting and restocking Beat-up planting (replacement of failed trees) Hand fertilising Planting with tubes and stakes Herbicide weeding Insecticide top-up spraying General estates work / conservation work FLS will be the Forestry Works Manager (FWM) for the delivery of all Call-off Contracts.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

794 Lot D Scottish Lowlands South West

Award of planting programme including restock, beat-up and maintenance operations required to establish sites. Operations include: Planting and restocking Beat-up planting (replacement of failed trees) Hand fertilising Planting with tubes and stakes Herbicide weeding Insecticide top-up spraying General estates work / conservation work FLS will be the Forestry Works Manager (FWM) for the delivery of all Call-off Contracts.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

795 Lot E Trossachs 1

Award of planting programme including restock, beat-up and maintenance operations required to establish sites. Operations include: Planting and restocking Beat-up planting (replacement of failed trees) Hand fertilising Planting with tubes and stakes Herbicide weeding Insecticide top-up spraying General estates work / conservation work FLS will be the Forestry Works Manager (FWM) for the delivery of all Call-off Contracts.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

795 Lot F Trossachs 2

Award of planting programme including restock, beat-up and maintenance operations required to establish sites. Operations include: Planting and restocking Beat-up planting (replacement of failed trees) Hand fertilising Planting with tubes and stakes Herbicide weeding Insecticide top-up spraying General estates work / conservation work FLS will be the Forestry Works Manager (FWM) for the delivery of all Call-off Contracts.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

796 Lot G Cowal

Award of planting programme including restock, beat-up and maintenance operations required to establish sites. Operations include: Planting and restocking Beat-up planting (replacement of failed trees) Hand fertilising Planting with tubes and stakes Herbicide weeding Insecticide top-up spraying General estates work / conservation work FLS will be the Forestry Works Manager (FWM) for the delivery of all Call-off Contracts.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844821
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566377
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77200000 - Forestry services

77300000 - Horticultural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,969,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Forestry and Land Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 8NW
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Sword Forestry Ltd

Saor Forestry Ltd

CK Forestry Contractors

SM Foresty Ltd

Eric Boyd Forestry Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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