Find Tenders in Scottish Borders

Project L& Pentland Peatland Restoration Project

Description: Peatland restoration of an upland blanket bog using low-ground-pressure excavators and ATVs.

Summary: Tweed Forum is procuring peatland restoration works for upland blanket bog, using low-ground-pressure excavators and all-terrain vehicles (CPV 45112000). The work is divided across four sites in the Scottish Borders and surrounding area: Baddinsgill Farm, Cairns Farm, Eastside Farm and Bavelaw Estate. The scope covers restoration at multiple subsites: 12 at Baddinsgill, two at Cairns, one at Eastside and two at Bavelaw. Tweed Forum, an environmental charity and central purchasing body based in Melrose, is the buying organisation. This opportunity suits contractors delivering practical habitat restoration and earthworks in sensitive upland settings, particularly those able to work across dispersed peatland sites with specialist low-impact machinery.

Provision of Damp and Mould Surveying

Description: Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is seeking to award a contract to a specialist contractor to provide damp and mould surveys across its housing stock.

Summary: Scottish Borders Housing Association Ltd is procuring specialist damp and mould surveying services for its housing stock in the Scottish Borders, including properties in and around Selkirk. The service will investigate damp, mould and condensation where the cause cannot be established through the Association’s initial inspection process. It is intended to provide evidence-based findings that support the Association’s obligations under the Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026. This is a housing-related professional surveying and inspection service, classified under CPV 71315300, with associated building inspection and technical testing activities. The requirement is for one service covering the Association’s housing stock rather than separate goods supplies or construction works.

Peebles Chambers Insititute Main Works

Description: The Chambers Institution project involves the refurbishment and adaptation of parts of the Category A Listed Chambers Institution in Peebles to create an integrated museum, library and art gallery, together with a new accessible arrival space. The works will improve accessibility through the installation of a new lift, enhance visitor facilities, upgrade building services, improve fire safety, and reconfigure internal spaces to ensure the building remains accessible, sustainable and fit for community use while preserving its historic character.

Summary: Scottish Borders Council is procuring main construction works for the refurbishment and adaptation of the Category A Listed Chambers Institution in Peebles. The project will create an integrated museum, library and art gallery, alongside a new accessible arrival space. The works include installing a lift to reach all public areas, reconfiguring internal spaces, improving the main entrance and street frontage, upgrading visitor facilities and building services, and enhancing fire safety. The aim is to preserve the building’s historic character while improving accessibility, functionality, sustainability and community use. This is a works contract delivered at Chambers Institution, Castlegate, Peebles, under the council’s responsibility. It suits principal contractors and heritage construction specialists able to manage refurbishment of a listed public building.

Peatland Restoration - Chapelhope, Syart & Henderland

Description: This contract is for the restoration of a 587-hectare area of blanket bog at Wemyss & March Estate in the Scottish Borders. The area spans three separate farms, Chapelhope, Syart and Henderland.

Summary: Tweed Forum is procuring works to restore 587 hectares of blanket bog at Wemyss & March Estate in the Scottish Borders. The project covers three separate farms: Chapelhope, Syart and Henderland. This is an environmental land-restoration requirement, focused on peatland and blanket-bog restoration rather than the supply of goods or routine services. The delivery locations are the three named farms within the estate. The procurement is classified under CPV 45454100, covering restoration work. Tweed Forum is the buyer and a central purchasing body. The requirement is set out as a single contract covering the whole described restoration project, with performance terms linked to the Statement of Requirements. The work is therefore suited to contractors able to plan and deliver substantial ecological restoration across several rural sites in the Scottish Borders.

Meet the Buyer South 2026

Description: The Supplier Development Programme, in partnership with East Lothian and Scottish Borders Councils, is hosting the 5th annual Meet the Buyer South event, on 7 October 2026, from 10am to 1pm, in Haddington. Meet the Buyer South aims to help local businesses find out what contract opportunities are available both within the councils, local supply chains, and further afield across a range of sectors. On the day, attendees will be able to meet procurement teams from local authorities in the South-east of Scotland, alongside other public and private sector buying organisations, and explore how to do business with them. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now! https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbs26/

Summary: Scottish Borders Council, working with East Lothian Council through the Supplier Development Programme, is planning Meet the Buyer South 2026. This is a business engagement event rather than a contract for goods, services or works. It is intended to help businesses operating in the South of Scotland understand potential public-sector and private-sector buying opportunities, local supply chains and projects across a wide range of sectors. Procurement teams from local authorities in south-east Scotland and other buying organisations are expected to attend. The event will take place at the Corn Exchange in Haddington. It is relevant to businesses that want to introduce their organisation, explain what they can supply and build awareness of future opportunities with councils, public bodies and supply-chain partners.

Biggar Burn Restoration Project

Description: Delivery of river restoration activities

Summary: Tweed Forum is seeking a contractor to deliver river restoration works for the Biggar Burn Restoration Project. The work is classified as construction activity and will take place in Biggar, South Lanarkshire. The requirement concerns practical restoration activities rather than the supply of goods alone, with the project supported by design drawings, a scope document, an activity schedule and key quantities. The project information also covers ecology surveys and mapping, health and safety arrangements, risk management, utilities information and related infrastructure drawings. This opportunity is therefore relevant to contractors able to undertake environmental construction and river or watercourse restoration works in and around Biggar, including businesses that can work with ecological, utilities and site-safety constraints.

Ford and Etal River and Wetland Restoration

Description: Concept & outline design phase for a river & wetland restoration project based within the Ford & Etal estate.

Summary: Tweed Forum is seeking a designer to develop concept and outline designs for river and wetland restoration at the Ford and Etal Estate. The service aims to enhance the freshwater environment, improve water quality, increase biodiversity and provide natural flood management benefits. The commission forms part of the River Till Restoration Strategy and the estate’s wider Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Scheme, supported by a PA2 feasibility study. This is an environmental consultancy and design opportunity, rather than construction works. Delivery is at the Ford and Etal Estate. Tweed Forum is the buying organisation and is acting as a central purchasing body for the commission.

River Tweed Trail, Brand Positioning and Audience Development

Description: The DT team is seeking specialist support to refine and articulate the RTT visitor proposition, develop clear visitor-focused positioning, and identify the target audiences whose motivations, values and interests most closely align with the Trail experience. The appointed consultant/agency will be expected to define the RTT's USP, drawing on its distinctive combination of landscapes, heritage, culture, communities and cross-border identity spanning Scotland and England. This should establish a compelling and differentiated position within the walking and cycling tourism market.

Summary: Tweed Forum is commissioning specialist consultancy or agency support for the River Tweed Trail (RTT), a visitor-focused walking and cycling tourism destination spanning Scotland and England. The work will refine and articulate the Trail’s visitor proposition, develop clear brand positioning and identify target audiences whose motivations, values and interests align with the Trail experience. It will define the RTT’s unique selling proposition using its combination of landscapes, heritage, culture, communities and cross-border identity, establishing a differentiated position in the tourism market. The procurement is for services, classified under CPV 79342000 (marketing services). Delivery is in the Scottish Borders, with Tweed Forum as the buying organisation. The requirement is a single package of work rather than separate lots, covering both brand positioning and audience development.

Provision of Supply & Fit of Lifecycle Gas heating systems

Description: Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is seeking to award a contract for the Provision of Gas heating systems split into 2 lots to facilitate the Planned Maintenance program 2026 to 2031 within our housing stock. SBHA anticipate this to be 2 separate suppliers to maximise delivery capacity. It is anticipated that Service Commencement will be 14 September 2026 for 2+2+1 years, with an anticipated end date of 31 March 2031.

Summary: The Scottish Borders Housing Association Ltd is conducting a procurement process for the provision of gas heating systems as part of its Planned Maintenance programme from 2026 to 2031. The procurement is split into two lots with an open procedure and seeks to appoint two separate suppliers to maximise delivery capacity. This tender, under the industry category of housing and community amenities, will take place in the Scottish Borders (region UKM91), with service commencement anticipated on 14 September 2026 and an end date on 31 March 2031. Interested parties must submit their tenders by 12:00 PM on 6 August 2026, with the award process starting immediately thereafter. The contract, valued at £6,618,000, involves electronic submissions through Public Contracts Scotland.

NHS Borders - ITT Roof Overlay Works

Description: NHS Borders invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for overlay of existing flat roofs, overlay of existing parapet capping, replacement of lightening protection system and the replacement of the edge protection system on the southern wing at Borders General Hospital.

Summary: The procurement process for the "NHS Borders - ITT Roof Overlay Works" is managed by NHS Borders, located at Borders General Hospital in Melrose, Scotland. This tender involves significant works, including the overlay of existing flat roofs, parapet capping, replacement of the lightening protection system, and edge protection system on the southern wing of Borders General Hospital. Classified under the industry category of Health, the procurement is in the Tender stage with a deadline for submissions of 30 July 2026. The open procedure allows submissions via electronic methods, with an anticipated contract start on 14 August 2026. The contract is valued at £300,000 and classified under CPV code 45260000.