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title: "The Big Halton Forest"
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# The Big Halton Forest

Buyer: Halton Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-69fead7c-d896-42a1-bc9c-d0a6593ef0e6

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## Summary

Halton Borough Council procured environmental improvement services for The Big Halton Forest. The requirement is for an environmental practitioner to work with Halton Environmental Services on the design of large- and small-scale forestry planting schemes in public open spaces. The programme has already planted approximately 90,000 trees over three years and aims to increase planting to 130,000 trees by 2030, including a target of around 10,000 trees per year. This is a public-sector environmental and forestry consultancy requirement, classified under environmental improvement works (CPV 45262640). Delivery is associated with Halton Borough Council in England and public open spaces across the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to WSP UK. The award was made on 4 September 2026 for £29,684, with a contract running from 22 September 2026 to 21 September 2027. The contract covers the environmental practitioner and forestry planting design services described in the requirement. The buyer is Halton Borough Council. The procurement was treated as a services contract and the published tender deadline was 4 September 2026 at 1pm. WSP UK is the selected supplier and the award is active. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, although the selected supplier is a large organisation.

This award demonstrates demand for specialist environmental practitioners who can design practical forestry planting schemes for public open spaces and collaborate closely with a local authority environmental team. A credible future competitor would need expertise in woodland creation, tree planting design and environmental improvement, with the ability to develop both large and small schemes. Experience of delivering projects at substantial planting scale would be relevant, particularly where work contributes to a defined multi-year tree-planting programme. Suppliers should also be able to work within public-sector requirements and coordinate designs with council services and open-space constraints. The requirement was considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so a smaller specialist consultancy or mission-led environmental organisation could be well placed if it can demonstrate the necessary technical capability and delivery capacity.

## Notice

As part of The Big Halton Forest WSP will provide an environmental practitioner to work in collaboration with Halton Environmental Services to design large and small scale forestry planting schemes, within public open spaces. Over the last three years we have planted approx. 90,000 trees. We aim to plant a further 10,000 tree per year to meet the 130,000 trees planted target by 2030.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f569b2a-fed5-4160-bc43-b398088445ce |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 22 Sep 2026 - 21 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £29,684 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £29,684 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Halton Borough Council |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Postcode area | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Central & West Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WSP UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 12:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f569b2a-fed5-4160-bc43-b398088445ce

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f569b2a-fed5-4160-bc43-b398088445ce
  22nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www2.halton.gov.uk

## Provenance

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