Find Tenders in Scottish Borders

Asset Tracking System

Description: NHS Borders is seeking competitive tenders from suitably experienced suppliers for an asset tracking system. The requirement supports a programme to improve the control, traceability and efficient management of clinical and selected non-clinical equipment, replacing fragmented manual records with sustainable digital tracking and reporting.

Summary: NHS Borders is buying an asset tracking system to improve the control, traceability and efficient management of clinical and selected non-clinical equipment. The system is intended to replace fragmented manual records with digital tracking and reporting. The requirement covers delivery and configuration of the solution, testing, training, documentation and handover, as well as ongoing support, maintenance and service reporting. The system will be used at Borders General Hospital in Melrose. This is a software procurement, specifically an asset visibility and equipment utilisation solution for NHS equipment management.

Asset Tracking System

Description: NHS Borders is seeking competitive tenders from suitably experienced suppliers for an asset tracking system. The requirement supports a programme to improve the control, traceability and efficient management of clinical and selected non-clinical equipment, replacing fragmented manual records with sustainable digital tracking and reporting.

Summary: NHS Borders sought an asset tracking system for Borders General Hospital in Melrose. The system is intended to improve control, traceability and efficient management of clinical and selected non-clinical equipment, replacing fragmented manual records with digital tracking and reporting. The requirement covers an asset visibility and equipment utilisation solution, including its delivery, configuration and acceptance, together with implementation, testing, training, documentation and handover. Support, maintenance and service reporting are also required. This is a healthcare equipment-tracking technology procurement, rather than a purchase of medical equipment itself.

South of Scotland Heat Network Development Consultant

Description: The main purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a consultant for the provision of services to support the development of a heat network appraisal, procurement and deployment approach in more rural parts of Scotland. This is a joint project between the Scottish Borders Council (SBC), Dumfries and Galloway Council (DGC) and South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE), with support from the Scottish Government's Heat Network Support Unit (HNSU).

Summary: Scottish Borders Council is seeking an external consultant to help develop a regional heat network project across the South of Scotland, working jointly with Dumfries and Galloway Council and South of Scotland Enterprise, with support from the Scottish Government’s Heat Network Support Unit. The work is to shape an appraisal, procurement and deployment approach for heat networks in more rural parts of Scotland. This is consultancy in heat network development and appraisal, rather than a contract to build or operate heat infrastructure. The project is intended to support regional development of heat networks; the contract is linked to completion of agreed deliverables. The stated delivery area is the South of Scotland.

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.