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Forest Works Manager Apprenticeship L4

Forestry Commission

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24 Aug 2026 at 14:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Forestry Commission procured delivery of a Level 4 Forest Works Manager apprenticeship. This is an education and training service focused on developing people for forest works management, rather than the supply of forestry equipment or the delivery of physical forest works. The buying organisation is the Forestry Commission, a sub-central government public authority. The selected supplier is the University of Cumbria, indicating that the requirement is centred on structured apprenticeship provision by an education or training provider. The procurement records one completed lot for the service. The available information does not identify a delivery site, so the requirement should be assessed primarily by providers able to deliver the specified apprenticeship programme for the Forestry Commission.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a below-threshold procedure described as “below threshold - unknown” and consisted of one lot. The award is active and was made to the University of Cumbria on 30 July 2026. The active contract was signed on 30 July 2026 and runs from 30 July 2026 to 29 July 2031. Its value is £112,000 gross. The service is classified as education and training services. The published data does not set out award criteria, eligibility requirements or a comparative evaluation basis. This outcome shows a five-year apprenticeship contract awarded through a below-threshold route, with the full requirement delivered under a single lot.

This procurement is relevant to universities, colleges and specialist training providers that can deliver a Level 4 Forest Works Manager apprenticeship. It provides clear evidence that the Forestry Commission purchases formal education and training for forest works management, rather than general consultancy or operational forestry services. A credible future competitor would need an apprenticeship offer aligned to the Forest Works Manager standard, the teaching and learner-support capacity to manage a long-term programme, and a delivery model suitable for a public-sector buyer. The successful supplier was a large university, so providers should be prepared to demonstrate organisational resilience, established training governance and the ability to sustain delivery at comparable scale. Forestry-sector knowledge would also be important to make the training relevant to forest works management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Forest Works Manager Apprenticeship L4

Notice Description

Delivery of L4 Forest Works Manager Apprenticeship

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eab6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080425-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£112,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 Jul 2026 - 29 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Further Information

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