Verge Protection New Forest Ditch and Bank

About the buyer

The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial department for forestry policy, with procurement run through its agencies, Forestry England and Forest Research, coordinated by a Bristol-based commercial team. Larger opportunities are advertised on the Panacea Procurement Portal and the Find a Tender Service. District offices handle smaller purchases locally through direct quotations. Frameworks, including the Crown Commercial Service, supply many everyday goods and services. Dynamic purchasing systems cover recurring work such as tree planting, civil engineering, fencing and wildlife management. Suppliers can register for these systems through the Panacea Procurement Portal at any time.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of the Forestry Commission's contract awards have been in agricultural and horticultural services, construction work and business services.