Notice Information
Notice Title
Forestry Commission Operational and Compliance Training and Assessment Framework
Notice Description
Forestry England has a future opportunity for a framework for the provision of site, plant and equipment training and assessments. A full list of required modules is attached to this notice. Forestry England are currently conducting market research to gauge market interest, and to ensure that our tender documentation is aligned to market standards.
Planning Information
Suppliers interested in this future tender opportunity should register their interest by no later than 5pm 28/07/2026 by completing the research questionnaire available at https://app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/eRFX-Public/ResearchOpportunities.aspx When registering your interest, please indicate which of the training/assessment modules you are interested in delivering.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06bfc2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061071-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 28 Jul 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- 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/061071-2026
30th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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