Forestry Commission: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
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Official UK PPONPLRM-7846-HGLG
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 50 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
142 awarded tenders, 186 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of award values to single suppliers, VAT excluded, on notices from the last 24 months. Framework ceilings and repeated totals are left out.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
4 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor and Member Experience Surveys - National Ops | 12 Oct 2026 | 12d | £322,500 |
| Professional Heritage Advisors for South England Forest District | 12 Oct 2026 | 12d | £133,333 |
| Signage - National Framework | 19 Nov 2026 | 50d | £2,000,000 |
| Central Forest District Planting DPS | 14 May 2030 | 1322d | £2,000,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
77 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural services35 procedures · 18% · 1 open45 Construction work17 procedures · 9%71 Architectural, construction, engineering16 procedures · 8% · 1 open55 Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services15 procedures · 8%92 Recreational, cultural and sporting9 procedures · 5%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting7 procedures · 4% · 1 open90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental6 procedures · 3%60 Transport services (except waste transport)4 procedures · 2%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 200 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
- Contract 77% (153 notices)
- Framework 22% (43 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (4 notices)
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
- Route not published 55% (110 notices)
- Open 38% (76 notices)
- Direct award 3% (6 notices)
- Selective 3% (5 notices)
- Limited / restricted 2% (3 notices)
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 50 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from deadline to first award notice, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 27 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 200 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 20 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| John Harding and Son Ltd | 4 | 2.8% | 4 | 4 | 15 Sept 2026 |
| C.J. Springthorpe LTD | 4 | 2.8% | 3 | 4 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Upton Specialised Tree Services Ltd | 3 | 2.1% | 3 | 24 | 25 Sept 2026 |
| EUROFOREST LIMITED | 3 | 2.1% | 3 | 11 | 29 May 2026 |
| Practicality Brown Ltd | 3 | 2.1% | 3 | 3 | 25 Sept 2026 |
| G Farwell Ltd | 3 | 2.1% | 2 | 3 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Liddle Forestry | 2 | 1.4% | 2 | 9 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Groundlord Limited | 2 | 1.4% | 2 | 8 | 25 Sept 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 8% of 142 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 186 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards — not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of award values to single suppliers, VAT excluded, on notices from the last 24 months. Framework ceilings and repeated totals are left out.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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What one of this buyer’s contracts is usually worth.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Transport of Roundwood Timber - North District | SGS Timber Haulage Limited | 12 Jun 2026 | 5.8 yrs | £3,744,000 ≈ £651k/yr |
| Yorkshire DP Harvesting | Dukes and Sons Forestry Limited | 14 Mar 2025 | 5 yrs | £2,700,000 ≈ £540k/yr |
| Direct Production Harvesting – Kielder South | TPH LTD | 10 Dec 2025 | 4 yrs | £2,700,000 ≈ £675k/yr |
| Bike Hire Concession - Haldon Forest Park | Forest Cycle Hire Limited | — | 5 yrs · up to 7 yrs | £1,341,000 † ≈ £268k/yr |
| Kielder Castle Redevelopment | ASHBROOK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED | — | 8 mo | £1,000,000 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
Published end dates only · 136 of 251 contracts carry one · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Visitor Strategy Survey | Phoenix MRC Ltd | 30 Sept 2026 | £26,925 |
| Northants Restock Fencing | C.J. Springthorpe LTD | 30 Sept 2026 | £48,522 |
| Sheet Mulching Trial - Norfolk Woodland Creation Site | NEW WOODS FORESTRY LIMITED | 30 Oct 2026 | £74,000 |
| Deer Fencing 2026/2027 - Central District | Tilhill Forestry Ltd | 30 Oct 2026 | £40,000 |
| Supply upgrade to Bedgebury Walled Garden Power Supply including substation | UK Power Networks | 12 Nov 2026 | £124,746 |
| North Beat Mechanical Weeding 2026 - Inter-row Mow Sites | ENVIRONMENTAL REGENERATION LIMITED | 18 Dec 2026 | £26,992 |
| Visitor Insights Survey | XV Insight Ltd | 31 Dec 2026 | £65,035 |
| CLAWS (Concentrated Light Autonomous Weeding and Scouting) Unit | Earth Rover Ltd | 5 Feb 2027 | £134,673 |
| Delamere Nursery Fencing | Russell Godwin | 22 Feb 2027 | £49,999 |
| Enn and Tho Arb 2025 - 2026 | Eden Treescapes Ltd | 25 Mar 2027 | £49,999 |
Soonest 10 of 22 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 252 procedures on this authority cluster, incl. beneficiary and procuring-entity roles
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Mulching Framework - South DistrictServices incidental to forestry | Awarded / complete | 25 Sept 2026 | £2,000,000 |
| Forest Research Website | Awarded / complete | 23 Sept 2026 | — |
| Mowing Services - South England Forest DistrictServices incidental to forestry | Awarded / complete | 17 Sept 2026 | £422,500 |
| Delamere Nursery Fencing | Awarded / complete | 16 Sept 2026 | — |
| Delamere Ground Prep | Awarded / complete | 15 Sept 2026 | — |
| North Beat Mechanical Weeding 2026 - Inter-row Mow Sites | Awarded / complete | 15 Sept 2026 | — |
| Eartham & Selhurst NS Residue & Stump Mulching | Awarded / complete | 15 Sept 2026 | — |
| Quarrying - North DistrictDemolition | Planning | 10 Sept 2026 | £2,400,000 |
| 2D Xray sensor upgrade for seed sorter | Awarded / complete | 8 Sept 2026 | — |
| Legal Support – Renewable Energy DevelopmentLegal services | Awarded / complete | 1 Sept 2026 | £1,000,000 |
| Grizedale Arb Support 2026 | Awarded / complete | 28 Aug 2026 | — |
| Deer Fencing 2026/2027 - Central District | Awarded / complete | 28 Aug 2026 | — |
| Sheet Mulching Trial - Norfolk Woodland Creation Site | Awarded / complete | 28 Aug 2026 | — |
| Minor Forest Operations Framework - South DistrictForestry services | Awarded / complete | 27 Aug 2026 | £2,500,000 |
| Toilet Block Refurbishment at Santon DownhamBuilding construction work | Open | 26 Aug 2026 | £95,000 |
| Traffic Management and Admission Support-Westonbirt ArboretumCustomer services | Awarded / complete | 26 Aug 2026 | £650,000 |
| Northants Restock Fencing | Awarded / complete | 24 Aug 2026 | — |
| Forest Works Manager Apprenticeship L4 | Awarded / complete | 24 Aug 2026 | — |
| Clipsham Tilling | Awarded / complete | 24 Aug 2026 | — |
| Corporate Parternships Consultancy SupportBusiness and management consultancy services | Planning | 24 Aug 2026 | £200,000 |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS releases; mixed PCR 2015 / Procurement Act 2023 history — no legal-regime label is applied.
- Counts are procedures (one notice family), not lots. Authority cluster = canonical buyer plus beneficiary and procuring-entity roles.
- Published procedure values exist on a minority of notices; their lifetime sum (£159m, ceilings stripped) is a catalogue fact, not spend, and is not shown as a headline.
- Awards on procedures published in the last 24 months: 230 award records on 120 procedures (182 to a single canonical supplier, 47 multi-supplier, 1 with no supplier published). 86 values come from the contract record when the award carried none; 5 awards published only a VAT-inclusive amount and are counted but not valued.
- Bid counts, deadline-to-award, amendments and award-vs-estimate come from the nightly buyer analytics row; each figure’s own method and sample is behind its , the long form on Methodology.
- Contract end dates: 136 of 251 published contracts carry a period end; 22 end within 18 months, 10 within 6.
- Never shown: contact details, predicted winners, payment behaviour, or “who to invite”.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (11 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this authority under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
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