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Making safe roadside dangerous trees - Roudsea Wood and Mosses NNR 2026

Natural England

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 Aug 2026 at 10:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

02 Jul 2026 at 10:12

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Natural England commissioned arboricultural tree-safety services to make dangerous roadside trees safe at Roudsea Wood and Mosses National Nature Reserve in South Cumbria. The work is a land-management service (CPV 70332100) for a protected nature-reserve environment, focused specifically on roadside tree hazards. Natural England is the buying organisation and the delivery area is South Cumbria. The requirement covers one lot and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Businesses relevant to this requirement are tree surgery, arboricultural and tree-risk-management contractors able to undertake safety work beside roads and in a National Nature Reserve. The scope is narrower than general grounds maintenance: it concerns identifying and making dangerous roadside trees safe, with work carried out in a sensitive countryside and conservation setting.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold open competition. Responses were due by 24 July 2026. Northern Woods Tree Services was selected for the single lot, and Natural England signed the contract on 31 July 2026. The contract runs from 1 October to 4 December 2026. Its value is £12,000 excluding VAT (£14,400 including VAT), against an estimated lot value of £12,500 excluding VAT (£15,000 including VAT). Bids were to be submitted by email rather than electronically through a procurement portal. The award basis is set out in the Request for Quotation. The awarded contract is active and the tender status is complete.

This award confirms demand from Natural England for specialist arboricultural safety work on roads within a National Nature Reserve in South Cumbria. A future competitor would need practical capability in assessing and making dangerous roadside trees safe, while managing the risks created by work alongside roads and in a protected environmental setting. Experience of working safely on nature-reserve land, planning controlled tree operations and meeting the requirements of a quotation-led public-sector competition would strengthen credibility. The procurement was suitable for an SME, and the selected supplier was an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused tree-services business rather than only a large national contractor. Relevant firms should monitor Natural England's comparable tree-safety requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Making safe roadside dangerous trees - Roudsea Wood and Mosses NNR 2026

Notice Description

Arboricultural tree safety work - roadside - on a National Nature Reserve in South Cumbria

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c206
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080708-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70332100 - Land management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
£12,500 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 4 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Natural England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Northern Woods Tree Services

Further Information

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