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# Mechanised Ground Preparation Services - East Region - Durris

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mechanised-ground-preparation-services-east-region-durris-ocds-h6vhtk-03055e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Forestry and Land Scotland: "Mechanised Ground Preparation Services - East Region - Durris". Published status: complete. Published Value: £32,362,343. 14 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Forestry and Land Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-and-land-scotland-GB-PPON-PDPY-1437-JTZN)
- **Published Value:** £32,362,343 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 14
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services, Forestry services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM, UKM62
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £12,081,114 (exc. VAT, 20 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03055e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mechanised-ground-preparation-services-east-region-durris-ocds-h6vhtk-03055e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mechanised-ground-preparation-services-east-region-durris-ocds-h6vhtk-03055e#participate

## Description
Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree
crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to provide ground preparation and mechanised establishment and tending services to a high quality, in a safe,
sustainable and cost effective manner.

## Lots (14)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Central belt, Fife and Stirling
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,856,743
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree
crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Cowal, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park and Stirling
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,856,743
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3: Moray and Aberdeenshire West
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,714,056
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4: Moray and Aberdeenshire
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,714,056
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5: Tay
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,714,056
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Lot 6: Caithness, Sutherland, Lairg, Dornoch and Easter Ross
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,145,382
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Lot 7: Strathspey, Inverness and Strathgarve
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,145,382
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Lot 8: Wester Ross, Glen Urquhart, Glen Affric and Loch Ness
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,145,382
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Lot 9: Scottish Borders and East Dumfries & Galloway
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £3,030,669
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: Lot 10: Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire and Arran
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £3,030,669
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 11: Lot 11: West Dumfries & Galloway
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £3,030,669
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 12: Lot 12: Lochaber
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,659,512
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 13: Lot 13: West Loch Awe, Glen Orchy, Lorne and Mull
- **Lot id:** `13`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,659,512
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 14: Lot 14: Kintyre, Knapdale and East Loch Awe
- **Lot id:** `14`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,659,512
- **Description:** Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) undertakes ground preparation on Scotland’s National Forest and Land (SNFL) to establish new tree crops, maintaining the volume of timber brought to market and enabling woodland creation.
The aim of this contract is to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (31)
> **Award Register:** 31 awards have been published for this procedure. Showing the first 25:
> [View complete award roster, contract values, and supplier list on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mechanised-ground-preparation-services-east-region-durris-ocds-h6vhtk-03055e#outcome)

- **Award:** 008245-2023-FLS-0015-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bruce Todd Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78079`
  - Value: £212,589 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008246-2023-FLS-0016-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **dunnydeerservices ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78080`
  - Value: £101,480 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008248-2023-FLS-0017-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Forestry Ground Prep Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78081`
  - Value: £59,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008250-2023-FLS-0018-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Plant and Quarry Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78083`
  - Value: £101,229 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008253-2023-FLS-0019-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **John Strang contractors ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78085`
  - Value: £101,229 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008254-2023-FLS-0021-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ICD Contracting Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-69556`
  - Value: £439,847 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008260-2023-FLS-0022-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kodiak forestry & groundworks ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78089`
  - Value: £95,415 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008298-2023-FLS-0023-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Maccoll(Appin)ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78103`
  - Value: £150,900 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008300-2023-FLS-0024-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **DAB Groundworks Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78104`
  - Value: £198,694 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008307-2023-FLS-0025-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **dunnydeerservices ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78080`
  - Value: £341,900 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008308-2023-FLS-0026-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MAM Contracting**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78113`
  - Value: £311,655 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008310-2023-FLS-0027-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **maxwell forestry plant**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78116`
  - Value: £159,495 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008311-2023-FLS-0028-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **W Graham Plant**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78117`
  - Value: £138,300 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008312-2023-FLS-0029-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Carron Valley Plant**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78118`
  - Value: £257,703 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008317-2023-FLS-0035-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MAM Contracting**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78113`
  - Value: £134,580 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 008319-2023-FLS-0055-C-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CGF Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-78134`
  - Value: £71,993 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 10: Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire and Arran (active)
  - Award id: `018981-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Molplant Construction Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148627`
  - Value: £3,030,669 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 11: West Dumfries & Galloway (active)
  - Award id: `018981-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Molplant Construction Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148627`
  - Value: £3,030,669 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 9: Scottish Borders and East Dumfries & Galloway (active)
  - Award id: `018981-2022-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Molplant Construction Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148627`
  - Value: £3,030,669 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3: Moray and Aberdeenshire West (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `021943-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Lot 5: Tay (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `021943-2022-10`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Lot 1: Central belt, Fife and Stirling (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `021943-2022-11`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Lot 4: Moray and Aberdeenshire (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `021943-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Lot 6: Caithness, Sutherland, Lairg, Dornoch and Easter Ross (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `021943-2022-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Lot 7: Strathspey, Inverness and Strathgarve (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `021943-2022-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (20)
- **Contract:** 030159-2023-FLS-0101-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £113,100
  - Signed Date: 11/10/2023

- **Contract:** 008319-2023-FLS-0055-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £71,993
  - Signed Date: 07/12/2022

- **Contract:** 008317-2023-FLS-0035-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £134,580
  - Signed Date: 03/11/2022

- **Contract:** 008245-2023-FLS-0015-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £212,589
  - Signed Date: 30/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008253-2023-FLS-0019-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £101,229
  - Signed Date: 30/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008254-2023-FLS-0021-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £439,847
  - Signed Date: 29/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008260-2023-FLS-0022-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £95,415
  - Signed Date: 29/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008298-2023-FLS-0023-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,900
  - Signed Date: 29/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008300-2023-FLS-0024-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £198,694
  - Signed Date: 29/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008310-2023-FLS-0027-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £159,495
  - Signed Date: 24/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008246-2023-FLS-0016-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £101,480
  - Signed Date: 23/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008248-2023-FLS-0017-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £59,000
  - Signed Date: 23/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008250-2023-FLS-0018-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £101,229
  - Signed Date: 23/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008307-2023-FLS-0025-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £341,900
  - Signed Date: 23/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008308-2023-FLS-0026-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £311,655
  - Signed Date: 23/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008311-2023-FLS-0028-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £138,300
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** 008312-2023-FLS-0029-C-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £257,703
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 11: West Dumfries & Galloway (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,030,669
  - Signed Date: 22/06/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 9: Scottish Borders and East Dumfries & Galloway (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,030,669
  - Signed Date: 22/06/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 10: Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire and Arran (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,030,669
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030159-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-12T15:07:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T01:59:38.619Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03055e