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Q21 Award of Direct Production Harvesting - Dynamic Purchasing System"

Natural Resources Wales

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15 Jul 2025 at 14:01

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Summary of the contracting process

The buying organisation Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has completed a procurement process to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Timber Harvesting Services, categorised under timber harvesting (CPV 77211100). The services cover the felling, processing, and extraction of trees in Mid, South, and North Wales, in line with statutory duties to provide harvesting services. The procurement was carried out under the Restricted Procedure of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, with the tendering processes in Mid, South, and North Wales completing on various dates by May 2025. Contracts have been awarded to multiple suppliers, with an overall contract value of GBP 12,000,000 for each region, indicating the significance of this initiative for the local timber industry.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses engaged in forestry services, particularly those specialising in timber harvesting and associated services such as mechanised vegetation management. With the inclusion of SMEs and large businesses alike, companies like Euroforest Ltd and GMD Forestry Limited are among the successful bidders, highlighting the competitive nature of this DPS. The initiative supports a wide range of activities, including manual felling, winching, and planning operations, thus calling for companies with expertise in forestry operations and compliance with safety and quality criteria. The dynamic nature of this system allows ongoing participation, presenting a continued opportunity for enterprises to engage with progressive contracts and expand their operations within the Welsh forestry sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Q21 Award of Direct Production Harvesting - Dynamic Purchasing System"

Notice Description

NRW is seeking to award a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in order to procure a Direct Production Harvesting Service, which includes felling, processing and extraction of trees to roadside, to a timber specification as set by NRW, to support roadside timber contracts. The service will also include the mechanised mulching/vegetation management service ready to respond to the clearance of infections of smaller diameter trees, (Phyto/Chalara/Dothistroma). This will be reactive work as and when required by NRW

Lot Information

Mid Wales

The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for Mid Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed Method Statement and Risk Assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the Forestry Operations Contracts manager

South Wales

The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for South Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed Method Statement and Risk Assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the Forestry Operations Contracts manager.

North Wales

The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for North Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed Method Statement and Risk Assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the Forestry Operations Contracts manager

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055f7c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039993-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

03400000 - Forestry and logging products

03419000 - Timber

03440000 - Forestry products

77200000 - Forestry services

77211100 - Timber harvesting services

77211200 - Transport of logs within the forest

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Feb 20206 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Natural Resources Wales
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF24 0TP
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL14 South West Wales, TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL16 Gwent Valleys, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL18 Swansea, TLL2 East Wales, TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham, TLL24 Powys
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Plasnewydd
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
9
Supplier Names

Coed Camddwr Ltd

EB DAVIES TIMBER LTD

Euroforest Ltd

FORESTRY SERVICES LTD

GMD FORESTRY LIMITED

I & Jm Pass& Sons ltd

Powerline Services (MLJ) Ltd

Robins Timber Contracting

SMERDON TREE SERVICES (STS) LIMITED

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