Forestry and Land Scotland: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
Central government·Scotland·Inverness·Central purchasing body on 11 of 38 notices
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 3 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months. Small sample.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
90 awarded tenders, 264 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
5 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Surveys | 26 Oct 2026 | 4d | £2,800,000 |
| Woodland Establishment across Scotland through a Dynamic Purchasing System | 30 Oct 2029 | 1104d | £21,000,000 |
| Planting Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | 11 Oct 2030 | 1450d | — |
| Invasive Vegetation Control (IVC) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | 5 Sept 2031 | 1779d | £81,480,000 |
| Specialised Peatland Restoration Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | 5 Sept 2031 | 1779d | £85,560,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
77 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural services28 procedures · 74% · 5 open90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental11 procedures · 29% · 1 open71 Architectural, construction, engineering10 procedures · 26% · 1 open45 Construction work7 procedures · 18%50 Repair and maintenance services5 procedures · 13%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting4 procedures · 11% · 1 open03 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry4 procedures · 11%16 Agricultural machinery4 procedures · 11%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 38 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract53%(20 notices)
20 of 38 notices are Contract (53%).Framework26%(10 notices)
10 of 38 notices are Framework (26%).Dynamic purchasing system21%(8 notices)
8 of 38 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (21%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open39%(15 notices)
15 of 38 notices are Open (39%).Selective26%(10 notices)
10 of 38 notices are Selective (26%).Route not published26%(10 notices)
10 of 38 notices are Route not published (26%).Limited / restricted8%(3 notices)
3 of 38 notices are Limited / restricted (8%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 3 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months. Small sample.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 38 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| ICD Contracting Limited | 8 | 8.9% | 1 | 21 | — |
| MAM Contracting | 5 | 5.6% | 1 | 18 | — |
| Forestry Contractors Scotland | 5 | 5.6% | 0 | 28 | — |
| Maccoll(Appin)ltd | 4 | 4.4% | 1 | 8 | — |
| Fyfe forestry ltd | 4 | 4.4% | 0 | 8 | — |
| Tape4Trees Ltd | 4 | 4.4% | 0 | 5 | — |
| Ponsse UK Ltd | 3 | 3.3% | 2 | 3 | — |
| JOHN DEERE FORESTRY LTD | 3 | 3.3% | 2 | 3 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 16% of 90 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 264 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Car Parking Infrastructure | MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | — | — | £1,292,697 † |
| FLS-1886 The Supply and Delivery of Harvester and Forwarder Machinery | Ponsse UK Ltd | — | — | £956,500 † |
| Supply of a Harvester & Forwarder Servicing & Maintenance Package | JOHN DEERE FORESTRY LTD | — | — | £300,000 † |
| FLS-2521 The Supply and Delivery of Grounds and Plant Equipment | Alistair Young Engineering Ltd | — | — | £244,070 † |
| Long Term Plans (formally Land Management Plans) | Bidwells | — | 1 yrs · up to 3 yrs | £217,000 † ≈ £217k/yr |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
Published end dates only · 40 of 435 contracts carry one · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| North Region | Dick Brothers Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £7,800,000 |
| East Region (North) | Dick Brothers Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £10,026,667 |
| East Region (South) | Dick Brothers Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £12,533,333 |
| West Region (Lochaber) | Dick Brothers Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £3,336,449 |
| West Region (West Argyll) | Dick Brothers Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £12,983,551 |
| Central Region | Dick Brothers Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £7,080,000 |
| South Region (East) | Dick Brothers Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £16,412,530 |
| South Region (West) | Dick Brothers Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £15,267,470 |
| Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services | Dick Brothers Forestry Ltd | 31 May 2027 | £85,440,000 |
| Long Term Plans (formally Land Management Plans) | Bidwells | 31 May 2027 | £217,000 |
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 130 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Quarry Drill and Blast Works and Explosives SupplyBlast-clearing work | Awarded / complete | 2 Oct 2025 | £1,920,000 |
| Deer and Other WildlifeForestry services | Planned | 30 Sept 2025 | £1,620,000 |
| Fertiliser (Rock Phosphate)Agricultural and horticultural products | Awarded / complete | 19 Sept 2025 | £1,610,158 |
| Market Engagement for Future Procurement of Building Compliance ServicesArchitectural | Planned | 11 Aug 2025 | — |
| Worksite Statutory Safety & Temporary Site SignsForestry products | Open | 8 Aug 2025 | — |
| Planting Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)Forestry services | Open | 28 Jul 2025 | — |
| Bridge & Reservoir InspectionsArchitectural | Planned | 16 Jul 2025 | — |
| FLS-141-C Steep Ground Harvesting (North, West and Central Regions)Forestry management services | Awarded / complete | 11 Jul 2025 | £9,000,000 |
| Supply of a Harvester & Forwarder Servicing & Maintenance PackageForestry services | Awarded / complete | 6 Jun 2025 | — |
| Waste Management ServicesRefuse and waste related services | Planned | 5 Jun 2025 | £1,833,333 |
| Tree & Seed Haulage West ArgyllAgricultural | Awarded / complete | 3 Jun 2025 | £2,742,952 |
| Supply of Tree Nursery & Glasshouse Growing Sundry ItemsAgricultural and horticultural products | Awarded / complete | 21 May 2025 | £2,300,000 |
| Mechanised Ground Preparation Framework AgreementForestry services | Awarded / complete | 20 May 2025 | — |
| Car Parking InfrastructureCar park services | Awarded / complete | 7 Apr 2025 | — |
| Seed Collection & Associated ServicesForestry services | Awarded / complete | 3 Feb 2025 | £3,210,000 |
| Corporate Signage, Structures, and FurnitureFurniture design services | Awarded / complete | 29 Jan 2025 | £915,000 |
| Buildings MaintenanceBuilders' joinery | Planned | 22 Jan 2025 | — |
| FLS-0072-C Timber Haulage 2024Forestry services | Awarded / complete | 14 Jan 2025 | £32,700,000 |
| FLS-0071-FW Responsive Chainsaw Operations, Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree SurveysAgricultural | Awarded / complete | 7 Jan 2025 | — |
| FLS-118-C Mechanised Harvesting Operations and Associated Services – North & West RegionsForestry management services | Awarded / complete | 4 Dec 2024 | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 40 of 435 published contracts state an end date; those feed “Contracts ending”.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.