Mowing Services - South England Forest District
Details
- Buyer
- Forestry Commission
- Supplier(s)
- Upton Specialised Tree Services Ltd, GENERAL FARMING AND CONTRACTING GFC LIMITED
- Value
- £422,500
- Duration
- 3 years
- Topic
- Services incidental to forestry
- Published
- 14 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This contract is to fulfil general forest road/ride vegetation maintenance within the South District for Forestry England’s road and ride network. The contract is split into 7 Lots, due to the extent of the geographic area. The contractor can bid on an individual Lot or a group of Lots. If bidding on a group of Lots, the contractor will need to demonstrate capacity to deliver all works required within the selected Lots in the indicative time frame. Only one contractor will be assigned to each Lot. ## Contract award Title: South Downs Lots: - Lot 1: South Downs ## Contract award Title: Chiddingfold Lots: - Lot 2: Chiddingfold ## Contract award Title: Solent Lots: - Lot 3: Solent ## Contract award Title: Isle of Wight Lots: - Lot 4: Isle of Wight ## Contract award Title: Micheldever Lots: - Lot 5: Micheldever ## Contract award Title: Ringwood Lots: - Lot 6: Ringwood ## Contract award Title: Public Highway Works Lots: - Lot 7: Public Highway Works
Timeline
- Completed: Award published14 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date14 September 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date27 September 2029in 3 years
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
- 77230000 · Services incidental to forestry
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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