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Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement

Natural Resources Wales

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Planning

26 Oct 2026 at 14:10

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Natural Resources Wales intends to establish a framework agreement for tree-planting services to restock the WGWE and help meet its biodiversity and woodland-resilience targets. The work is categorised as forestry services and also includes tree-nursery products. Delivery is stated as being in the United Kingdom. The framework is planned as one lot, with small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises identified as suitable. Suppliers involved in forestry planting and woodland restocking, including providers able to supply the associated nursery products, may find the planned scope relevant.

This is at the planning stage: Natural Resources Wales has stated an intention to procure, but has not invited tenders. The buyer expects to use an open procedure and establish a framework agreement. Its current estimated value is £5.5 million excluding VAT (£6.6 million including VAT). The planned contract period runs from 21 June 2027 to 20 June 2031. A further notice is expected on 25 January 2027; this is the buyer’s indicative publication date, not a bid deadline. The published timeline, value and procedure are provisional estimates, and the formal route to market is to be confirmed. The procurement is planned as a single lot; no evaluation criteria are set out at this stage.

The planned work is most relevant to suppliers with practical tree-planting and forestry-service capability, particularly experience restocking woodland and delivering planting at a scale suited to a multi-year framework. Suppliers able to provide tree-nursery products alongside planting services may also be well placed. Natural Resources Wales links the restocking work to biodiversity and woodland resilience targets, so relevant delivery experience should include supporting those outcomes. The buyer identifies SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable participants, making the planned procurement relevant beyond large forestry contractors. Businesses can use the planning period to assess their planting capacity, nursery supply arrangements and ability to contribute to the stated environmental aims ahead of the formal procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement

Notice Description

Pipeline Notice: Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Tree Planting services to restock the WGWE to meet our biodiversity and woodland resilience targets. This pipeline notice is issued to inform the market of the forthcoming opportunity and to support supplier engagement ahead of formal procurement. The pipeline notice is published for early transparency purposes only. All timeline data, values, and procedures are provisional estimates and will be updated on Sell2Wales once the formal route to market is confirmed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-079041
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101065-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

03450000 - Tree-nursery products

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77200000 - Forestry services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Jan 20273 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Jun 2027 - 20 Jun 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Natural Resources Wales
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Further Information

Notice Documents

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