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Holme Fen Fire Emergency Response Follow Up STA

Natural England

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05 Oct 2026 at 09:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Natural England commissioned vegetation chipping, clearance and waste removal at Holme Fen National Nature Reserve, following the August 2026 wildfire. The work supports the agreed hand-back of the site after the emergency response by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. It involves processing and removing vegetation and waste generated by the response, reducing the risk of remaining hotspots and removing potential fuel sources so the site can be left safe before longer-term restoration. This is site-based vegetation and scrub clearance work, rather than the subsequent restoration itself. Natural England is the buyer; procurement was facilitated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ commercial team. The delivery location is Holme Fen National Nature Reserve.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Natural England used a direct award below the threshold, without competition, for a single lot. Mason’s Agriforestry Contracting was selected and the contract was signed on 17 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 17 September to 30 September 2026. The published information identifies scrub-removal work as the procurement classification; it gives no separate evaluation criteria or scoring basis. The contract concerns emergency follow-up clearance and waste removal after the wildfire, not longer-term site restoration.

For comparable future requirements at Holme Fen, a credible supplier would need to mobilise quickly for post-incident vegetation clearance, chipping and waste removal, and work safely on a National Nature Reserve after an emergency response. The scope indicates a need to manage potential hotspots and remove combustible vegetation as well as clear material generated by firefighting, while preparing the site for hand-back and later restoration. Suppliers should be able to deliver a concentrated, site-specific package of works within a short operational window and coordinate with the buyer’s site arrangements. The award to a small and medium-sized agriforestry contractor shows that this requirement was delivered by an SME; it does not establish a formal size restriction or specific accreditation requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Holme Fen Fire Emergency Response Follow Up STA

Notice Description

Emergency vegetation chipping, clearance and waste removal works at Holme Fen National Nature Reserve following the August 2026 wildfire. Following completion of the emergency response by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS), the requirement supports agreed site hand-back arrangements through the chipping and removal of vegetation and waste material generated during the response. The works will help reduce the risk of ongoing hotspots, remove potential fuel sources and leave the site in a safe condition prior to longer-term restoration activities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07804a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093606-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45111220 - Scrub-removal work

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 30 days
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mason's Agriforestry Contracting

Further Information

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