--- title: "Langley Wood National Nature Reserve - tree felling contract" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de14" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06de14" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06de14.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06de14.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Natural England" published: "2026-08-18" --- # Langley Wood National Nature Reserve - tree felling contract Buyer: Natural England Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de14 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06de14) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06de14.json) ## Summary Natural England is buying tree felling and related tree safety services at Langley Wood National Nature Reserve. The work addresses ash dieback and hazardous trees beside roads and footpaths, while protecting woodland, neighbouring trees and potential bat roosts. The requirement includes felling marked trees, reducing or dead-wooding others, managing timber and brash, and recording trees that cannot be safely inspected. Work must follow the site access map and risk assessment: vehicles are restricted to hard standing and specified tracks, with ground or track damage reinstated by the contractor. Felling beyond the nature reserve boundary is prohibited unless agreed in advance. The service is classified as tree-cutting services and is being bought by Natural England, a central government public authority. The process has reached tender: Natural England invited quotations through a below-threshold open competition. Clarification questions had to be submitted by 23:59 on 21 August 2026, and quotations meeting the Request for Quotation requirements had to be sent by 23:59 on 31 August 2026. Electronic submission is not allowed; responses are to be sent by email. The single contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 28 February 2027. Its estimated value is £49,000 excluding VAT, or £58,800 including VAT. Evaluation details are set out in the RFQ. The contract must finish by 28 February 2027 to avoid disturbance to nesting birds. Several updates have been issued, including revised tree-safety information, risk assessments and bidder clarifications. This opportunity suits an experienced arboricultural or forestry contractor able to carry out sensitive tree felling, reduction and dead-wooding in a protected nature-reserve setting. The supplier must not climb ash trees and must be able to fell trees while minimising damage to adjacent woodland, including controlled coppicing or clearance where needed. A trained person qualified to inspect Potential Roost Features for bat roosts must be on site, with supporting training evidence submitted with the quotation. The team needs to identify marked trees, stop work immediately where an active roost is found, leave unchecked trees standing, and maintain records for Natural England. Suitable suppliers also need appropriate low-impact access capability, including ATV or quad-bike use, careful timber and brash handling, and the capacity to make good any damage caused by site access. ## Notice Background to the job: Natural England is managing ash dieback and hazardous trees along roads and footpaths. It is important that work is carried out sensitively and as specified, ensuring unnecessary damage to the woodland is avoided. Timing: Work must be completed by 28th February 2027, to avoid disturbance to nesting birds. Nature of the job: * Climbing ash trees is not permitted. * The supplier will have the responsibility for carrying out checks of PRFs (Potential Roost Features). The supplier must have a trained person on site who is qualified to inspect PRFs for bat roosts. Supporting documentation of relevant training to be submitted with quote. * With reference to the attached spreadsheet (Tree safety works 2026_27): - Trees with PRFs will require inspection by a qualified person immediately prior to felling. If the PRF is identified as an active roost, work must stop on that tree immediately. If no active roost is present, the tree can be felled. - Trees with no PRFs can be felled without further inspection. * Any trees with PRFs that cannot be checked due to access issues should not be felled. A record of these trees must be kept and submitted to your contacts at Natural England. * Trees to be felled have been sprayed clearly with the correlating number * Trees to be reduced or dead-wooded will have a small yellow dot sprayed at the base * Secondary identification tags are present in some cases. * No felling over the NNR boundary is permitted unless agreed in advance. * Trees must be felled to minimise damage to adjacent trees. The following is acceptable: o Coppicing hazel or felling birch to clear the direction of fell o Damage to oak branches below 10cm in diameter - providing no potential bat roosts are disturbed and no branches are left hanging from the canopy. * For trees being felled with approximate diameters of 15cm or more, the main bole should be left whole if not on a path or boundary. Everything else can go into brash piles. In no access areas, the crowns do not need to be broken down, unless it's obviously unsafe. * All other timber (below 15cm diameter) to be stacked in 2m lengths where convenient. Site considerations: Access by vehicle is only permitted as per the attached access map, vehicles must not be driven off the hard standing. Tracks are suitable for ATV/quad bikes only. 4 x 4 pick-ups/Land Rovers should only be used on the purple tracks (see site map). Any track or ground damage must be made good at the expense of the contractor.. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078560-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £49,000 | | Lots value | £49,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Natural England | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | 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 | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77211400 - Tree-cutting services ## Release History - 18 Aug 2026 at 13:51 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078560-2026 - 15 Aug 2026 at 11:02 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077896-2026 - 13 Aug 2026 at 15:34 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077346-2026 - 7 Aug 2026 at 08:25 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075037-2026 - 6 Aug 2026 at 16:06 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074931-2026 - 6 Aug 2026 at 15:17 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074858-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078560-2026 18th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077896-2026 15th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077346-2026 13th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075037-2026 7th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074931-2026 6th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074858-2026 6th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20297 Request for quotation - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20299 Order form - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20302 Commercial response form - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20305 Emergency site map - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20307 Tree safety works 2026/27 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20308 Langley Wood NNR - Site Risk Assessment - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20330 Updated Risk Assessment - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20986 Clarification to bidders questions - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-20991 Tree safety works updated. - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-21132 Further update 14-8 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-21133 Updated Q&A 14-8 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-21224 Updated Clarifications to Bidders Questions 18-8 ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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