Notice Information
Notice Title
Public Attitudes to Commercial Forestry
Notice Description
Forest Research (FR) is the research agency of the Forestry Commission (FC) and Great Britain's principal organisation for forestry and tree-related research. Forest Research is internationally renowned for the provision of science, research, evidence, data and services in support of sustainable forestry. FR is divided into numerous Science Groups, each of which oversees research being undertaken by the agency in specific fields. The Society and Environment Research Group (SERG) is the agency's social science division. SERG provides world-leading and cutting edge research into every aspect of how people in Britain interact with trees and woodlands, including biosecurity behaviours, land management practices, the drivers and barriers to woodland creation, and interactions between humans and wildlife in forests. One of the agency's core Programmes - led by SERG - has been to explore the Societal benefits of trees, woods, and forests. SERG has published a wide range of evidence regarding perspectives on, and experiences of British treescapes, including pioneering longitudinal polling that tracks public opinions on forests, and how forests are accessed . However, dedicated work on how these sentiments differ with regard to commercial plantations - as opposed to natural, or semi-natural woodland - has not yet been undertaken. It is also unclear how preferences regarding the look and feel of a landscape - something that different styles of forest management can influence substantially - might in turn foster more positive attitudes and behaviour.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ffb3994a-9759-417a-9749-9fa4c4991bab
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0481600-c398-4c1a-989a-9f43740c4439
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79315000 - Social research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Oct 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Oct 2025 - 20 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFRA
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0481600-c398-4c1a-989a-9f43740c4439
11th December 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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