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Forest Research Website

Forestry Commission

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23 Sep 2026 at 15:16

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Forestry Commission has procured hosting management, support, maintenance and development for Forest Research’s websites and content delivery network. The service covers the main public-facing website, hosted through Forest Research’s Microsoft Azure cloud setup, and an internal staging copy used for development and testing. It also covers the network that delivers website content such as images and files. Support and maintenance are delivered through a bank of hours and a support ticketing platform; development is expected to use those hours, with separately funded work possible where needed. The contract is for software support services and applies in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to JUICY MEDIA LIMITED. The Forestry Commission used a competitive, selective route to award below threshold under a framework. There was one lot. The award was made on 22 September 2026 for £176,160 excluding VAT (£211,392 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with two optional one-year extensions and a maximum end date of 30 September 2030. A contract signature was scheduled for 28 September 2026. The published information does not set out evaluation criteria or participation requirements.

This award shows demand from the Forestry Commission for a supplier able to manage Azure-based hosting for a public-facing research website alongside a separate internal staging site and content delivery network. A credible competitor for this requirement would need to combine reliable cloud hosting operations with website and CDN support, maintenance and development capability. The delivery model relies on a responsive support and ticketing function backed by a bank of hours, so suppliers need capacity to handle ongoing incidents and planned work, as well as technical staff able to develop the website. The award was made through a competitive framework route, so relevant framework access and experience delivering comparable support services would strengthen a supplier’s position when this buyer next procures similar work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Forest Research Website

Notice Description

The purpose and scope of this procurement is to put in place adequate resource to manage the hosting of: * our main public-facing website (through FR's own Microsoft Azure Cloud Services setup - which the supplier will manage on our behalf) * the staging website (a duplicate site used for development and testing, only visible to internal FR staff) * the content delivery network (CDN) that we use to deliver content, such as images and files, to the website This procurement will also: * provide support and maintenance for the aforementioned websites/network, managed through a bank of hours and support/ticketing platform. * development of the website via use of available support hours, or where this isn't possible or desirable, through additional funding - although we do not expect the latter to be considered part of the financials for this project.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778d8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090245-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£176,160 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Juicy Media

Further Information

Notice Documents

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