Notice Information
Notice Title
Minor Forest Operations Framework - South District
Notice Description
We will be awarding a framework agreement for general forest maintenance tasks, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
Lot Information
Wareham
General forest maintenance tasks in the Wareham beat, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
RingwoodGeneral forest maintenance tasks in the Ringwood beat, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
New Forestgeneral forest maintenance tasks in the New Forest, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
Solentgeneral forest maintenance tasks in the Solent beat, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
Isle of WightGeneral forest maintenance tasks on the Isle of Wight, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
MicheldeverGeneral forest maintenance tasks in the Micheldever beat, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
South DownsGeneral forest maintenance tasks in the South Downs beat, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
ChiddingfoldGeneral forest maintenance tasks in the Chiddingfold beat, including but not limited to: - Respacing - Hand weeding - Brashing and cleaning - Spraying - Scrub maintenance - General site maintenance - Tree tube maintenance - High pruning - Tree felling - Grass cutting
Planning Information
Market suppliers are invited to register their interest in the upcoming tender exercise, highlighting which of the following 8 Lot areas they are interested in: Wareham; Ringwood; New Forest; Solent; Isle of Wight; Micheldever; South Downs; Chiddingfold We will issue a number of market clarifications to bidders that have registered their interest by the deadline after 6th March. Please email your interest to commercial.services@forestryengland.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065829
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028730-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77200000 - Forestry services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Mar 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Apr 20263 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-03-15
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORESTRY COMMISSION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS16 1EJ
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028730-2026
27th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015243-2026
19th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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