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Scottish Forestry · Central government
In brief
Scottish Forestry has announced plans to buy transport work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £4,725,000 excluding VAT.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for transport contracts in this region (from 106 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The TimberLINK Public Service Contract (PSC) is a timber transport and shipping service established in 2000 to transport around 75,000 tonnes of timber per annum from various forest locations to ports in Argyll, then via sea, and onwards to a range of markets in Ayrshire. A subsidy is available to resource this service. The five-year contract, which totals 4.725GBP million capped at 0.945GBP million per annum, will run from 01 April 2027 until 31 March 2032 inclusive.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Prior information notice · notice 080816-2026
About the buyer
Similar open tenders
All open transport tenders- £1.2mestimated
- £1.25mframework ceiling
- £43.7mestimated
From notice 080816-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.