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# Forestry and Land Scotland · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-and-land-scotland-GB-PPON-PDPY-1437-JTZN). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Forestry and Land Scotland is a Central government based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 130 published procedures, with 5 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Forestry and Land Scotland
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDPY-1437-JTZN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 5
- **Total Published Procedures:** 130
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.2m (median award: £244k) across 7 of 7 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-and-land-scotland-GB-PPON-PDPY-1437-JTZN

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 20 (53%), Framework: 10 (26%), Dynamic purchasing system: 8 (21%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 15 (39%), Selective: 10 (26%), Route not published: 10 (26%), Limited / restricted: 3 (8%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Agricultural, forestry, horticultural services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-forestry-horticultural-aquacultural-and-apicult-77000000) (CPV 77):** 28 notices, last 24 months (74% of this period)
2. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 11 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 10 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[ICD Contracting Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/icd-contracting-limited-coh-sc379041):** 8 procedures (21 awards)
2. **[MAM Contracting](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mam-contracting-GB-FTS-78113):** 5 procedures (18 awards)
3. **[Forestry Contractors Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/forestry-contractors-scotland-GB-FTS-136806):** 5 procedures (28 awards)
4. **[Maccoll(Appin)ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/maccoll-appin-ltd-coh-sc417642):** 4 procedures (8 awards)
5. **[Fyfe forestry ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fyfe-forestry-ltd-coh-sc482019):** 4 procedures (8 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/marston-holdings-limited-coh-04305487):** £1.3m · [Car Parking Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/car-parking-infrastructure-ocds-h6vhtk-04fddc)
2. **[Ponsse UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ponsse-uk-ltd-coh-sc165729):** £957k · [FLS-1886 The Supply and Delivery of Harvester and Forwarder Machinery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fls-1886-the-supply-and-delivery-of-harvester-and-forwarder-machinery-ocds-h6vhtk-059d39)
3. **[JOHN DEERE FORESTRY LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-deere-forestry-ltd-coh-02218900):** £300k · [Supply of a Harvester & Forwarder Servicing & Maintenance Package](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-a-harvester-forwarder-servicing-maintenance-package-ocds-h6vhtk-054469)
4. **[Alistair Young Engineering Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alistair-young-engineering-ltd-coh-sc203495):** £244k · [FLS-2521 The Supply and Delivery of Grounds and Plant Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fls-2521-the-supply-and-delivery-of-grounds-and-plant-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-05f54f)
5. **[Bidwells](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bidwells-coh-oc344553):** £217k · [Long Term Plans (formally Land Management Plans)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/long-term-plans-formally-land-management-plans-ocds-h6vhtk-06ab0b)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 10
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Forestry and Land Scotland intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-and-land-scotland-GB-PPON-PDPY-1437-JTZN#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-and-land-scotland-GB-PPON-PDPY-1437-JTZN
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt