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    ContractsTimber Transport and Shipping Service Contract
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    Timber Transport and Shipping Service Contract

    Contract value
    £4.7m
    Published 25 Aug 2026

    Five-year timber transport and shipping contract worth up to £0.945 million annually, moving 75,000 tonnes of timber from Scottish forests to Ayrshire markets via Argyll ports.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· ScotlandPublished 25 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £4.7m
    Published 25 Aug 2026

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    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £4,725,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Scotland

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 1 months ago.

    25 August 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    TimberLINK is seeking a service provider to deliver timber transport and shipping services under a five-year Public Service Contract (PSC) running from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The service will transport approximately 75,000 tonnes of timber annually from multiple forest locations in Scotland to ports in Argyll, then by sea to markets in Ayrshire and beyond. The contract is valued at £4.725 million total (capped at £0.945 million per annum) and includes a government subsidy to support operations. This is an established service that has been operating since 2000. Suppliers should have expertise in timber logistics, transport management, and maritime shipping coordination.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06eb83

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