---
title: "Holme Fen Fire Emergency Response Follow Up STA"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07804a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Natural England"
published: "2026-10-05"
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# Holme Fen Fire Emergency Response Follow Up STA

Buyer: Natural England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07804a

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## Summary

Natural England commissioned vegetation chipping, clearance and waste removal at Holme Fen National Nature Reserve, following the August 2026 wildfire. The work supports the agreed hand-back of the site after the emergency response by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. It involves processing and removing vegetation and waste generated by the response, reducing the risk of remaining hotspots and removing potential fuel sources so the site can be left safe before longer-term restoration. This is site-based vegetation and scrub clearance work, rather than the subsequent restoration itself. Natural England is the buyer; procurement was facilitated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ commercial team. The delivery location is Holme Fen National Nature Reserve.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Natural England used a direct award below the threshold, without competition, for a single lot. Mason’s Agriforestry Contracting was selected and the contract was signed on 17 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 17 September to 30 September 2026. The published information identifies scrub-removal work as the procurement classification; it gives no separate evaluation criteria or scoring basis. The contract concerns emergency follow-up clearance and waste removal after the wildfire, not longer-term site restoration.

For comparable future requirements at Holme Fen, a credible supplier would need to mobilise quickly for post-incident vegetation clearance, chipping and waste removal, and work safely on a National Nature Reserve after an emergency response. The scope indicates a need to manage potential hotspots and remove combustible vegetation as well as clear material generated by firefighting, while preparing the site for hand-back and later restoration. Suppliers should be able to deliver a concentrated, site-specific package of works within a short operational window and coordinate with the buyer’s site arrangements. The award to a small and medium-sized agriforestry contractor shows that this requirement was delivered by an SME; it does not establish a formal size restriction or specific accreditation requirement.

## Notice

Emergency vegetation chipping, clearance and waste removal works at Holme Fen National Nature Reserve following the August 2026 wildfire. Following completion of the emergency response by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS), the requirement supports agreed site hand-back arrangements through the chipping and removal of vegetation and waste material generated during the response. The works will help reduce the risk of ongoing hotspots, remove potential fuel sources and leave the site in a safe condition prior to longer-term restoration activities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093606-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

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

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mason's Agriforestry Contracting |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45111220 - Scrub-removal work

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 09:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093606-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093606-2026
  5th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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