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Forestry and Land Scotland tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
14
About one every 26 days
Contracts awarded
9
To 68 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.64m
5 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£217k
Median value awarded
Open now
4
5 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Environmental Surveys

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Environmental services

    Open27 days left18 lotsFramework

    £2.8mframework ceiling
  2. Planting Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open1473 days left5 lotsDynamic purchasing

    Value not stated
  3. Invasive Vegetation Control (IVC) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open1802 days left5 lotsDynamic purchasing

    £81.5mestimated
  4. Specialised Peatland Restoration Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open1802 days leftDynamic purchasing

    £85.6mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Deer Larder Waster Management

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Waste and street cleansing

    Upcoming10 lots

    Value not stated
  2. Deer Larder Waster Management

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Waste and street cleansing

    Upcoming10 lots

    Value not stated
  3. Land Management Professional Services Market Research

    ScotlandProperty and estates, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  4. Bridge Inspections

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Architecture and engineering

    Upcoming6 lots

    £1.71mestimated
  5. Deer and Other Wildlife

    ScotlandWaste and street cleansing, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Upcoming10 lots

    £1.62mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Ponsse UK LtdSME£957k
    1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. Bidwells£217k
    1 contract
  4. Professional Drone Training LtdSME£170k
    1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. A & L McCrae LtdSMENot stated
    1 contract
  7. A W Bayne Plant Hire LtdSMENot stated
    1 contract
  8. A.A. & D. Fraser LtdSMENot stated
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)90%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)10%
Based on 21 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Forestry and Land Scotland has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
37 days
Longer than 87% of other public bodies
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
90%
Higher than 68% of other public bodies
Based on 21 procurements
Won by small firms
87%
Higher than 88% of other public bodies
Based on 68 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
8
More than 66% of other public bodies
Based on 69 awards
Split into lots
50%
Higher than 88% of other public bodies
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 65% of other public bodies
Based on 21 procurements
Cancelled
7%
Higher than 72% of other public bodies
Based on 14 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 145 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days4
20–25 days12
25–30 days48
30–35 days51
35–40 days16
40–45 days8
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Bids per contract, 156 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids6
2–4 bids39
4–6 bids38
6–8 bids19
8–10 bids23
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids3
14–16 bids5
16–18 bids3
18–20 bids2
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 311 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%24
10–20%27
20–30%20
30–40%18
40–50%14
50–60%35
60–70%25
70–80%16
80–90%29
90–100%103
Won by small firms, 286 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%9
10–20%10
20–30%22
30–40%26
40–50%34
50–60%50
60–70%43
70–80%35
80–90%28
90–100%29

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Forestry and Land Scotland.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from Forestry and Land Scotland end in the next 90 days.

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Marketing & Disposal of Nether HorsburghMontagu Evans LLP£50k12 Aug 2026
Drone Training, Support & MaintenanceProfessional Drone Training Ltd—8 Jun 2026
Long Term Plans (formally Land Management Plans)Bidwells—21 May 2026
Civil Engineering FrameworkA.A. & D. Fraser Ltd, A.C.T Heritage Ltd, CR Contractors Tain Limited and 47 more—25 Mar 2026
FLS-2521 The Supply and Delivery of Grounds and Plant EquipmentAlistair Young Engineering Ltd—10 Feb 2026
Worksite Statutory Safety & Temporary Site SignsScotland's Bravest Manufacturing Co.—5 Feb 2026
Buildings MaintenanceIdm Energy Limited, Fyrish construction services ltd, Compass Building and Construction Services Limited and 8 more—23 Jan 2026
FLS-1886 The Supply and Delivery of Harvester and Forwarder MachineryPonsse UK Ltd—17 Dec 2025
WCC & PC Validation, Verification and SurveyingSoil Association Certification Ltd—21 Oct 2025
Quarry Drill and Blast Works and Explosives SupplyR J Blasting Scotland Ltd, C S Drilling Sevices Limited—26 Sept 2025