--- title: "TimberLINK Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Scottish Forestry" published: "2026-08-25" --- # TimberLINK Services Buyer: Scottish Forestry Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83.json) ## Summary Scottish Forestry intends to procure TimberLINK Services, a public service contract for transporting timber by road from various forest locations to ports in Argyll, shipping it by sea, and moving it onwards to markets in Ayrshire. The service, established in 2000, is expected to handle around 75,000 tonnes of timber each year. The requirement is categorised as transport services, covering the integrated movement of timber between forests, ports and markets. Delivery and service activity will take place in Argyll and Ayrshire. A subsidy will be available to resource the service. The procurement is relevant to businesses able to coordinate or provide large-scale timber haulage, port logistics, sea freight and onward distribution as an integrated service. This procurement is at the planning stage: Scottish Forestry has announced its intention to tender, but is not inviting tender responses at this stage. A tender notice is expected in October 2026, with an indicative publication date of 29 October 2026. The planned contract will run for five years, from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032 inclusive. Its total capped value is £4.725 million, with expenditure capped at £945,000 per year. The procurement is structured as one lot and is a public service contract for timber transport and shipping. The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. Detailed tender requirements, submission arrangements and evaluation criteria will apply when the procurement reaches the tender stage. The future requirement should suit established transport and logistics businesses with the operational capacity to move about 75,000 tonnes of timber annually and coordinate several stages of the supply chain. Relevant capability includes collecting timber from dispersed forest locations, arranging or operating heavy goods haulage to Argyll ports, managing sea shipment, and organising onward delivery to markets in Ayrshire. Suppliers with experience in timber logistics, port operations, shipping, freight coordination or combined road-and-sea distribution are likely to be well placed. The service requires dependable planning across forest, port, maritime and market interfaces, together with the capacity to deliver consistently over a five-year public service contract. Businesses should prepare evidence of relevant transport and logistics experience for the future tender. ## Notice The TimberLINK Public Service Contract (PSC) is a timber transport and shipping service established in 2000 to transport around 75,000 tonnes of timber per annum from various forest locations to ports in Argyll, then via sea, and onwards to a range of markets in Ayrshire. A subsidy is available to resource this service. The five-year contract, which totals 4.725GBP million capped at 0.945GBP million per annum, will run from 01 April 2027 until 31 March 2032 inclusive. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The TimberLINK Public Service Contract (PSC) is a timber transport and shipping service established in 2000 to transport around 75,000 tonnes of timber per annum from various forest locations to ports in Argyll, then via sea, and onwards to a range of markets in Ayrshire. A subsidy is available to resource this service. The five-year contract, which totals 4.725GBP million capped at 0.945GBP million per annum, will run from 01 April 2027 until 31 March 2032 inclusive. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080816-2026 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,725,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Scottish Forestry | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Postcode area | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH11 3XD | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Sighthill/Gorgie | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 25 Aug 2026 at 12:26 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080816-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841097 - https://www.forestry.gov.scot/ - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30372 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841097 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83.json.