---
title: "Forest Research Website"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0778d8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Forestry Commission"
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# Forest Research Website

Buyer: Forestry Commission  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0778d8

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## Summary

The Forestry Commission has procured hosting management, support, maintenance and development for Forest Research’s websites and content delivery network. The service covers the main public-facing website, hosted through Forest Research’s Microsoft Azure cloud setup, and an internal staging copy used for development and testing. It also covers the network that delivers website content such as images and files. Support and maintenance are delivered through a bank of hours and a support ticketing platform; development is expected to use those hours, with separately funded work possible where needed. The contract is for software support services and applies in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to JUICY MEDIA LIMITED. The Forestry Commission used a competitive, selective route to award below threshold under a framework. There was one lot. The award was made on 22 September 2026 for £176,160 excluding VAT (£211,392 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with two optional one-year extensions and a maximum end date of 30 September 2030. A contract signature was scheduled for 28 September 2026. The published information does not set out evaluation criteria or participation requirements.

This award shows demand from the Forestry Commission for a supplier able to manage Azure-based hosting for a public-facing research website alongside a separate internal staging site and content delivery network. A credible competitor for this requirement would need to combine reliable cloud hosting operations with website and CDN support, maintenance and development capability. The delivery model relies on a responsive support and ticketing function backed by a bank of hours, so suppliers need capacity to handle ongoing incidents and planned work, as well as technical staff able to develop the website. The award was made through a competitive framework route, so relevant framework access and experience delivering comparable support services would strengthen a supplier’s position when this buyer next procures similar work.

## Notice

The purpose and scope of this procurement is to put in place adequate resource to manage the hosting of: * our main public-facing website (through FR's own Microsoft Azure Cloud Services setup - which the supplier will manage on our behalf) * the staging website (a duplicate site used for development and testing, only visible to internal FR staff) * the content delivery network (CDN) that we use to deliver content, such as images and files, to the website This procurement will also: * provide support and maintenance for the aforementioned websites/network, managed through a bank of hours and support/ticketing platform. * development of the website via use of available support hours, or where this isn't possible or desirable, through additional funding - although we do not expect the latter to be considered part of the financials for this project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090245-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £176,160 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## 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 | Juicy Media |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 15:16 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090245-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090245-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission
- https://www.juicymedia.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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