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title: "Survey of Land Managers Woodland Expansion Choices"
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# Survey of Land Managers Woodland Expansion Choices

Buyer: FORESTRY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7834de68-95e8-49ac-8579-47a5cb48f7b0

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## Summary

The Forest Research, under the supervision of the Forestry Commission, has initiated a tender process for the project titled "Survey of Land Managers Woodland Expansion Choices" in the services procurement category. The survey aims to gather insights on land managers' preferences regarding woodland expansion strategies. The procurement method is an open procedure (below threshold) with a contract value of GBP 12,000. The tender deadline is October 18, 2023, and the contract period is planned to start on October 23, 2023, and end on December 22, 2023.

This tender opportunity, managed by the Forestry Commission, presents a chance for businesses specializing in research and development services to participate. SMEs are particularly encouraged to engage in this tender process. Companies capable of building and managing online surveys, recruiting participants, and analysing survey data would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Interested parties should contact Rachel Orchard at rachel.orchard@forestresearch.gov.uk by October 11, 2023, to express their interest or seek clarification on any aspect of the invitation to tender.

## Notice

Forest Research have developed a national survey which aims to address the gap in understanding on land managers' views on trade-offs between the woodland expansion strategies of tree planting and natural colonisation. The survey will also gauge the acceptability of different approaches and where policy and organisational stakeholders may need to place more attention in their design of land manager support and communications. Service to be provided: The development and drafting of the survey questions will be undertaken in-house by Forest Research. It is anticipated that the survey will consist of around 17 quantitative questions and 3 open-ended questions, which is expected to take respondent's around 15-20 minutes to complete. The final analysis and reporting of survey results will be undertaken in-house by Forest Research. Forest Research requires a contractor able to: * Build and manage an online survey with the drafted survey questions supplied by Forest Research. * Recruit a target sample of 800-1,000 participants to the online survey, which will provide perspectives representative of different land managers across Great Britain, i.e. England, Scotland and Wales. * Recruit using a purposive quota sample that meets as close as possible the sampling frame (see RFQ). Forest Research will not provide contact lists. * Collect basic demographic data (c. 5 variables) on the respondents to enable our analyses. * Clean the survey data and deliver descriptive summary tables of generalised results. Additional information: Please express your interest in this tender in order to allow us to notify you of any questions we may receive and the answers given. Expressions of interest and/or any questions regarding this ITT should be made by email to rachel.orchard@forestresearch.gov.uk no later than 17.00hrs on Wednesday 11th October 2023

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ca266b9-4527-4a75-b627-6f230b15480b |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Oct 2023 - 22 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FORESTRY COMMISSION |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH25 9SY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian |
| Local authority | Midlothian |
| Electoral ward | Midlothian West |
| Westminster constituency | Midlothian |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 77231400 - Forest inventory services
- 77231500 - Forest monitoring or evaluation services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2023 at 09:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ca266b9-4527-4a75-b627-6f230b15480b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ca266b9-4527-4a75-b627-6f230b15480b
  2nd October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/03906c7e-dee9-4d3c-b131-cd1e4f4bc304
  ITT document.

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