Award of call-off contracts for FLS Central Region - Planting DPS

Forestry and Land Scotland
Scotland
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Seven planting lots cover planting and restocking, beat-up planting to replace failed trees, hand fertilising, planting with tubes and stakes, herbicide weeding, insecticide top-up spraying, and general estates or conservation work. Lots E and F were combined into one contract because the same contractor won both and their geography and requirements were similar.

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Awarded value: £185k; As published
Published: 9 October 2026
Awarded: 25 September 2026; CK Forestry Contractors, SM Foresty Ltd, Eric Boyd Forestry Ltd and 2 more
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Call-off contract

Forestry planting and establishment services, including restocking, replacement planting, vegetation treatments and conservation work across managed forest estates.

Planting and restocking
Beat-up planting (replacement of failed trees)
Hand fertilising
Planting with tubes and stakes
Herbicide weeding
Insecticide top-up spraying
General estates work / conservation work

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
791 Lot A Scottish Lowlands North East	Not stated	Not stated
792 Lot B Scottish Lowlands South East	Not stated	Not stated
793 Lot C Scottish Lowlands North West	Not stated	Not stated
794 Lot D Scottish Lowlands South West	Not stated	Not stated
795 Lot E Trossachs 1	Not stated	Not stated
795 Lot F Trossachs 2	Not stated	Not stated
796 Lot G Cowal	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Call-off contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 7
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 77200000, 77300000

Services in this contract

Woodland creation and forest plantingMain service£166k typicalPlanting and restocking programme call-offs with beat-up and establishment operations

Lifecycle

Published
9 October 2026
Contract awardedto CK Forestry Contractors, SM Foresty Ltd, Eric Boyd Forestry Ltd and 2 more
25 September 2026
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Contract endsEnd date not published

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Forestry and Land Scotland

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The suppliers

CK Forestry Contractors

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SM Foresty Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3876099/award-of-call-off-contracts-for-fls-central-region-planting-dps
Buyer reference: org-33
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000844821
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Forestry and Land Scotland. Award of call-off contracts for FLS Central Region - Planting DPS. Contract award, 9 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3876099/award-of-call-off-contracts-for-fls-central-region-planting-dps (accessed 5 November 2026).