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Attribute Survey in the West of North England Forest District

Buyer: Forestry Commission →

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BuyerForestry Commission
StatusClosed
Deadline26 Jun 2026
Value£7,000
Published19 May 2026

What is being bought

Forest Research is inviting bids for the carrying out of an Attribute survey in the West of North England Forest District, in accordance with the attached Invitation to Tender (ITT). Attribute survey plots will be established and assessed following the method based on both the Forest Mensuration handbook 2006 and the Forestry Commission Survey Handbook, 3rd edition 2007. The method will include: > Plot navigation, numbering and size choice: Circular plots will always be used of the same size > Marking plot centres and plot trees. > Data collection to include: Species Planting year Stocking Top Height Original planting spacing Open ground Map changes > Data presentation will include: The field form, map and AP will be stapled together and returned. All documentation will be filled in a clear and legible way Grid references will be supplied for all plots All species will be recorded, the use of MC and MB is not permitted unless classified as a very minor component

Delivery location

UKD, GB

Categories

Surveying services 71355000Forest inventory services 77231400Forest monitoring or evaluation services 77231500

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£7,000
Contract periodFrom 6 Jul 2026 to 15 Jan 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Surveying services, Forest inventory services, Forest monitoring or evaluation servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Surveying services (71355000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 716,6954 median · 31.5 average (2,427 of 6,695 with a bid count)4.2 average (2,694 of 6,695 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer11Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD3794.5 median · 96.2 average (108 of 379 with a bid count)8.9 average (134 of 379 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)29Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policynotAllowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069c5b
Latest release ID045953-2026
Latest release timestampTue May 19 2026 20:40:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045953-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-06-26T14:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-06-19T14:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsAs specified in the ITT
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£7,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
19 May 2026tender045953-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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