--- title: "A9 Dualling: Pitlochry to Killiecrankie Competition for Advance Tree Felling" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000846364" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846364" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846364.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846364.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Transport Scotland" published: "2026-10-22" --- # A9 Dualling: Pitlochry to Killiecrankie Competition for Advance Tree Felling Buyer: Transport Scotland Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000846364 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846364) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846364.json) ## Summary Transport Scotland procured advance tree felling and vegetation clearance for the A9 Dualling project between Pitlochry and Killiecrankie. The work covered areas beside the existing A9 carriageway and the Highland Main Line railway, as well as other areas needed to enable construction. The delivery location was Faskally Forest. This is a specialist works requirement combining vegetation clearance with preparation of land for a major road-dualling project. The requirement was managed by Transport Scotland, the Scottish transport authority. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Geo-Rope LTD. The contract is active and was signed on 8 October 2026, at a value of £1,028,348.37. The competition used an open procedure and involved a framework agreement. It was arranged as one lot covering the tree felling and vegetation clearance. Three bids were received, including two from small and medium-sized enterprises; all bids were electronic. The contract records subcontracting as involved. The published process gives no award decision date or contract duration, so the signed date is the available contract milestone. For suppliers considering a future requirement from Transport Scotland, this award shows demand for advance tree felling and vegetation clearance that supports major road construction. Credible competitors would need to deliver clearance in areas next to both a live road corridor and a railway, while also working across other project areas as required. Experience coordinating vegetation work with infrastructure construction would be commercially relevant to this type of requirement. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, and subcontracting was involved, indicating that delivery need not be limited to a single large contractor. Three suppliers competed, including two SMEs, so the requirement attracted competition from smaller businesses as well as others. ## Notice Competition for Advance Tree Felling - A9 Dualling: Pitlochry to Killiecrankie ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Contractor will carry out tree felling and vegetation clearance adjacent to the existing A9 carriageway, the Highland Main Line Railway (HML), and in other areas required to facilitate construction of the A9 Dualling: Pitlochry to Killiecrankie project. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567181 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £1,028,348 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Transport Scotland | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Postcode area | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 7ER | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North | | Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Geo-Rope LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 45100000 - Site preparation work - 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work - 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work - 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads - 45233120 - Road construction works - 45233124 - Trunk road construction work - 45233224 - Dual carriageway construction work - 71500000 - Construction-related services ## Release History - 22 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567181 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567181 A9 Dualling: Pitlochry to Killiecrankie Competition for Advance Tree Felling - Competition for Advance Tree Felling - A9 Dualling: Pitlochry to Killiecrankie ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.transport.gov.scot - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846364 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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