Awarded contract

Local Timber Supply Chain Review

Details

Value
83,383
Topic
Research and development consultancy services
Published
10 March 2026

Tender description

To identify actions for local supply chain development, including scoping the potential for an initiative for Wales, similar to the Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers (ASHS) , to benefit local businesses including farmers and small woodland owners, foresters, local sawmillers and furniture makers. • Undertake a desk top review of existing data and prepare gap analysis. • Compile availability and volumes of timber in Wales and the volumes sold annually. • List the active sawmills in Wales. • Assess the value-added operations of sawmills. • Map the flow of timber harvested in Wales by species through the supply • chain • Detail challenges of small mills • Assess the sawmill waste/by-product sales and assess the potential for higher value use • Explore the potential for setting up a Welsh equivalent of the Association • of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers • Explore potential opportunities for development of the local timber supply • chain

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date19 November 2025
  2. Completed: Award published10 March 2026
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About the buyer

The Welsh Government is the devolved government for Wales and buys as a central government body through its Corporate Procurement Services team. That team advises departments on procurement and supports larger tenders. Commercial Procurement ICT handles digital contracts and lets ICT frameworks for the Welsh public sector. Welsh Government Commercial Delivery, formerly the National Procurement Service, builds national frameworks with councils and the Welsh NHS.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Welsh Government's contract awards have been in business services, research and development and architectural and engineering services.

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