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Q23 Direct Production Harvesting DPS

Natural Resources Wales

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11 Dec 2025 at 17:40

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) focused on establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Direct Production Harvesting Services, which includes timber harvesting and related services like mechanised mulching and vegetation management. The procurement process, completed using the restricted procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, was awarded to several contractors including TW & GW Evans. The contract, valued at £60,000, was signed on 8th September 2025. This procurement, relevant to the services industry category, specifically accommodates regions within Wales, including North, Mid, and South Wales. NRW operates from Cardiff, UK, as a central purchasing body.

This procurement represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in timber harvesting services, particularly those capable of reacting to dynamic needs such as infection clearance. The DPS allows small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to join and benefit from a structured environment that prioritises quality (60%) and competitive pricing (40%). Suppliers like EB Davies Timber Ltd. and Smerdon Tree Services (STS) Ltd. demonstrate the suitability of the procurement process for SMEs across the UK. This process provides businesses with the chance to engage with long-term contracts that align with statutory environmental obligations, ultimately assisting them in expanding their service portfolios and market reach in the UK.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Q23 Direct Production Harvesting DPS

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-05f457
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082236-2025
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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
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
11 Dec 20258 months 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
18
Supplier Names

A J BUTLER CONTRACTING LIMITED

Beacons Tree Services

Betula Works

CHAPEL TREE SERVICES LTD

COEDYLAN FORESTRY CYF

EB DAVIES TIMBER LTD

EUROFOREST LIMITED

FORESTRY SERVICES LTD

GMD FORESTRY LIMITED

I & Jm Pass& Sons ltd

JIMMY HUGHES SERVICES LIMITED

M C THOMAS SONS

Powerline Services (MLJ) Ltd

Robins Timber Contracting

Smerdon Tree Services (STS) Ltd

TIR A CHOED LTD

TW & GW EVANS LTD

Tree Finesse

Further Information

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