Ground Preparation - West District
Details
- Buyer
- Forestry Commission
- Value
- £760,000
- Topic
- Forestry services
- Published
- 16 January 2026
- Submission
- 24 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
We will be awarding a framework agreement for: Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues. Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails) Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator The Framework will be split into 7 lots, which are detailed in the associated Tender documentation.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published16 January 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date24 February 2026
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.
Relevant CPV codes
- 77200000 · Forestry services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@forestry-commission.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@forestry-commission.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@forestry-commission.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@forestry-commission.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@forestry-commission.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@forestry-commission.gov |
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