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title: "Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079041"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Natural Resources Wales"
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# Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement

Buyer: Natural Resources Wales  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079041

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## Summary

Natural Resources Wales intends to establish a framework agreement for tree-planting services to restock the WGWE and help meet its biodiversity and woodland-resilience targets. The work is categorised as forestry services and also includes tree-nursery products. Delivery is stated as being in the United Kingdom. The framework is planned as one lot, with small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises identified as suitable. Suppliers involved in forestry planting and woodland restocking, including providers able to supply the associated nursery products, may find the planned scope relevant.

This is at the planning stage: Natural Resources Wales has stated an intention to procure, but has not invited tenders. The buyer expects to use an open procedure and establish a framework agreement. Its current estimated value is £5.5 million excluding VAT (£6.6 million including VAT). The planned contract period runs from 21 June 2027 to 20 June 2031. A further notice is expected on 25 January 2027; this is the buyer’s indicative publication date, not a bid deadline. The published timeline, value and procedure are provisional estimates, and the formal route to market is to be confirmed. The procurement is planned as a single lot; no evaluation criteria are set out at this stage.

The planned work is most relevant to suppliers with practical tree-planting and forestry-service capability, particularly experience restocking woodland and delivering planting at a scale suited to a multi-year framework. Suppliers able to provide tree-nursery products alongside planting services may also be well placed. Natural Resources Wales links the restocking work to biodiversity and woodland resilience targets, so relevant delivery experience should include supporting those outcomes. The buyer identifies SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable participants, making the planned procurement relevant beyond large forestry contractors. Businesses can use the planning period to assess their planting capacity, nursery supply arrangements and ability to contribute to the stated environmental aims ahead of the formal procurement.

## Notice

Pipeline Notice: Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Tree Planting services to restock the WGWE to meet our biodiversity and woodland resilience targets. This pipeline notice is issued to inform the market of the forthcoming opportunity and to support supplier engagement ahead of formal procurement. The pipeline notice is published for early transparency purposes only. All timeline data, values, and procedures are provisional estimates and will be updated on Sell2Wales once the formal route to market is confirmed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101065-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Jun 2027 - 20 Jun 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Natural Resources Wales |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 03450000 - Tree-nursery products
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 77200000 - Forestry services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 14:10 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101065-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101065-2026
  26th October 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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