Awarded contract

Award of call-off contracts - Planting DPS North Region (South)

Details

Buyer: Forestry and Land Scotland
Supplier(s): 4 suppliers
BUKA FORESTRY LTD
Fyfe forestry ltd
Ingrid Tomlinson
Terras forestry company Limited
Value: £1,419,000
Topic: Forestry services
Published: 7 October 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

FLS North Region (South) Planting Services - award of 5 call-off contracts from FLS Planting Dynamic Purchasing System FLS-138-D. Call-off contracts are for a 12 month duration with the option to extend on 2 occasions by 12 months. Lot 1: 754 Lot A Strathspey & South Loch Ness Award of a call-off contract for Planting Services, including: Beat-up Planting Planting and tubing Insecticide Top-up Spraying Hand Fertilising General Estates Work/Conservation Work. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 2: 755 Lot B Central Award of a call-off contract for Planting Services, including: Planting Beat-up Planting Planting and tubing Insecticide Top-up Spraying Hand Fertilising General Estates Work/Conservation Work. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 4: 757 Lot D Inverness Award of a call-off contract for Planting Services, including: Planting Beat-up Planting Planting and tubing Insecticide Top-up Spraying Hand Fertilising General Estates Work / Conservation Work. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 5: 758 Lot E Strathgarve Award of a call-off contract for Planting Services, including: Planting Beat-up Planting Planting and tubing Insecticide Top-up Spraying Hand Fertilising General Estates Work/Conservation Work. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 3: 756 Lot C West Award of a call-off contract for Planting Services, including: Planting Beat-up Planting Planting and tubing Insecticide Top-up Spraying Hand Fertilising General Estates Work/Conservation Work. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Timeline

Completed: Award date26 August 2026
Completed: Award published7 October 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Forestry and Land Scotland manages Scotland's national forest estate as an executive agency of the Scottish Government, sourcing land management, recreation, civil engineering and business support work through public tender. Suppliers register with Public Contracts Scotland to view its live opportunities and contract award notices. Larger contracts run through the PCS-Tender system, while smaller purchases go through PCS Quick Quote. Open dynamic purchasing systems let eligible suppliers join at any time. Works contracts mostly use the NEC4 standard form. Prior information notices flag major procurements ahead of tender for interested bidders and suppliers.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Forestry and Land Scotland's contract awards have been in agricultural and horticultural services, transport equipment and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

77200000 · Forestry services
77300000 · Horticultural services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@forestry-and-land-scotland.gov