---
title: "Forest Works Manager Apprenticeship L4"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eab6"
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buyer: "Forestry Commission"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# Forest Works Manager Apprenticeship L4

Buyer: Forestry Commission  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eab6

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## Summary

The Forestry Commission procured delivery of a Level 4 Forest Works Manager apprenticeship. This is an education and training service focused on developing people for forest works management, rather than the supply of forestry equipment or the delivery of physical forest works. The buying organisation is the Forestry Commission, a sub-central government public authority. The selected supplier is the University of Cumbria, indicating that the requirement is centred on structured apprenticeship provision by an education or training provider. The procurement records one completed lot for the service. The available information does not identify a delivery site, so the requirement should be assessed primarily by providers able to deliver the specified apprenticeship programme for the Forestry Commission.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a below-threshold procedure described as “below threshold - unknown” and consisted of one lot. The award is active and was made to the University of Cumbria on 30 July 2026. The active contract was signed on 30 July 2026 and runs from 30 July 2026 to 29 July 2031. Its value is £112,000 gross. The service is classified as education and training services. The published data does not set out award criteria, eligibility requirements or a comparative evaluation basis. This outcome shows a five-year apprenticeship contract awarded through a below-threshold route, with the full requirement delivered under a single lot.

This procurement is relevant to universities, colleges and specialist training providers that can deliver a Level 4 Forest Works Manager apprenticeship. It provides clear evidence that the Forestry Commission purchases formal education and training for forest works management, rather than general consultancy or operational forestry services. A credible future competitor would need an apprenticeship offer aligned to the Forest Works Manager standard, the teaching and learner-support capacity to manage a long-term programme, and a delivery model suitable for a public-sector buyer. The successful supplier was a large university, so providers should be prepared to demonstrate organisational resilience, established training governance and the ability to sustain delivery at comparable scale. Forestry-sector knowledge would also be important to make the training relevant to forest works management.

## Notice

Delivery of L4 Forest Works Manager Apprenticeship

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080425-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Jul 2026 - 29 Jul 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £112,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Forestry Commission |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 14:48 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080425-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080425-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cumbria.ac.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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