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# Public Attitudes to Commercial Forestry

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ffb3994a-9759-417a-9749-9fa4c4991bab

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## Summary

The procurement process for the project titled "Public Attitudes to Commercial Forestry" was managed by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), located in London. The contract, valued at £75,000, was awarded on 29th October 2025 to the Behavioural Insights Team. This initiative falls under the industry category of social research services, specifically focusing on the public's interaction with commercial forestry as opposed to natural woodlands. The procurement process followed a selective method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement. The project's contract period spans from 30th October 2025 to 20th March 2026, and it covers regions including the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, the United Kingdom, Europe, Isle of Man, and the Rest of the World.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social research, particularly those with expertise in public attitudes and environmental ecosystems. Companies that can offer cutting-edge insights into societal interactions with forestry and provide tangible evidence for sustainable management practices would find this tender relevant. Although SMEs and VCSEs were not explicitly targeted for this opportunity, larger firms with a strategic focus on forestry research and behavioural analysis could leverage this contract to enhance their portfolio and expand their operations within the environmental sector.

## Notice

Forest Research (FR) is the research agency of the Forestry Commission (FC) and Great Britain's principal organisation for forestry and tree-related research. Forest Research is internationally renowned for the provision of science, research, evidence, data and services in support of sustainable forestry. FR is divided into numerous Science Groups, each of which oversees research being undertaken by the agency in specific fields. The Society and Environment Research Group (SERG) is the agency's social science division. SERG provides world-leading and cutting edge research into every aspect of how people in Britain interact with trees and woodlands, including biosecurity behaviours, land management practices, the drivers and barriers to woodland creation, and interactions between humans and wildlife in forests. One of the agency's core Programmes - led by SERG - has been to explore the Societal benefits of trees, woods, and forests. SERG has published a wide range of evidence regarding perspectives on, and experiences of British treescapes, including pioneering longitudinal polling that tracks public opinions on forests, and how forests are accessed . However, dedicated work on how these sentiments differ with regard to commercial plantations - as opposed to natural, or semi-natural woodland - has not yet been undertaken. It is also unclear how preferences regarding the look and feel of a landscape - something that different styles of forest management can influence substantially - might in turn foster more positive attitudes and behaviour.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0481600-c398-4c1a-989a-9f43740c4439 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2025 - 20 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £75,000 |
| 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 | DEFRA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BEHAVIOURAL INSIGHTS TEAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 11 Dec 2025 at 13:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0481600-c398-4c1a-989a-9f43740c4439

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0481600-c398-4c1a-989a-9f43740c4439
  11th December 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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