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East District Deer Larder Project

Forestry Commission

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Planning

06 Aug 2026 at 09:12

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Forestry Commission is planning works to design, supply and install or construct suitable, compliant deer larders across the East England Forest District. The current forecast is for two deer larders, with particular interest in modular solutions and modular construction. This is a building-construction requirement, covering the physical design and delivery of facilities appropriate for the Forest District’s operational needs. The buyer is the Forestry Commission, based in Bristol. The work will be delivered across the East England Forest District rather than at a single named address. The requirement is classified as works and may suit contractors able to provide an end-to-end service, from developing a compliant modular design through to manufacture, supply, construction and installation of the completed deer larders.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Forestry Commission has stated an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The expected approach is a tender procedure, with the procurement classified as below threshold. The buyer planned preliminary market engagement, asking interested suppliers to register their interest and explain which modular or modular-construction solution would best meet the requirement by 12:00 on 21 August 2026. The anticipated contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029. One lot is planned, and the buyer has recorded the lot as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The recorded gross value is £0 GBP.

The work is likely to suit construction contractors, modular-building specialists, off-site manufacturers and design-and-build teams that can combine technical design with manufacture, supply and installation. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate that their proposed deer-larder solution is appropriate to the Forestry Commission’s operational requirements and compliant with relevant construction and facility standards. Experience of delivering modular buildings or other specialist operational structures would be relevant, particularly where a supplier can manage the full process from concept and design through to site installation. The buyer is actively seeking market input on the most suitable modular approach, so businesses with practical knowledge of modular construction, buildability, compliance and installation logistics should prepare a clear solution for the later tender stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

East District Deer Larder Project

Notice Description

A contract for the design, supply and install/construction of appropriate and compliant deer larders across the East England Forest District. We currently forecast that there will be two deer larders required. In particular we are interested in modular solutions to meet our requirements.

Planning Information

Interested market suppliers should register their interest in this upcoming tender opportunity by 12:00 Friday 21st August 2026. Respond to the Research RFx to register your interest, and provide some information on the modular solution / modular construction that you believe would be best suited to this requirement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd18
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074466-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45210000 - Building construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1EJ
Postcode Area
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

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