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Published 30 Jun 2025, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Create and Maintain Three Areas of Woodland and Open Space in Wiggenhall St Germans, Norfolk

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Published estimate£540,000≈ £97k / year · £648,000 inc. VAT22.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2025awarded 19 Aug 2025
Awarded to NEW WOODS FORESTRY LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrs 7 moends 2 Apr 2031 · up to 3 Apr 2041 with extensions · starts 2 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council has appointed a Principal Contractor for the creation of the Wiggenhall Woodland in Wiggenhall St Germans, Norfolk. The contractor will follow the requirements of Norfolk County Council’s England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) and will supply, plant and maintain circa 40,000 trees as part of the woodland creation.

CPV: Fencing components · Horticultural services · Tree seeding · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services · Trees

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£540,000
Contract period: 2 Sept 2025 – 2 Apr 2031 (5 yrs 7 mo) · up to 3 Apr 2041 with extensionsValue: £540,000 exc. VAT · £648,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Subject to satisfactory performance and successful funding there will be a requirement for maintenance and monitoring until 2 April 2041 (10 years). The estimate value stated in the notice is the total including the extended 10 year maintenance period.
03452000 Trees34928220 Fencing components77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    As contained in the Invitation to Tender

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Delivery of long term and maintenance of woodland sites: 20%
  • Delivery Schedule: 10%
  • Implementation approach: 20%
  • Site logistics and Health and Safety: 10%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Delivery of long term and maintenance of woodland sites
  • Delivery Schedule
  • Implementation approach
  • Site logistics and Health and Safety
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    As contained in the Invitation to Tender

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Jun 2025, 16:35 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2025, 11:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
Authority reference
NCCT43127
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036240
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Fencing componentsHorticultural servicesTree seedingTree-clearing servicesTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance servicesTrees
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055645 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

Please note the the estimated budget for the initial contract is £440,000 and for the extended period of 10 years is an additional £100,000.

Norfolk County Council has joined the government's Devolution Priority Programme.

This process has the potential to lead to the establishment of a county combined authority for Norfolk and Suffolk, with strategic powers, headed by an elected mayor. A consultation is under way.

Government has also invited participation by Norfolk in Local Government Review. This process has the potential to lead to unitary local government in Norfolk. One of these changes could happen without the other. The contract may be assigned or novated to any successor authority(ies) to Norfolk County Council or to any joint body incorporating or formed by any such successor. The County Council or a successor authority or joint body may order services on behalf of other local authorities serving any area within Norfolk's current geographical boundaries.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express an interest and participate in this procurement applicants must first be registered on the system at in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc ↗. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Buyer… ↗. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].

Tenders must be submitted via in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc ↗

Timeline

30 Jun 2025 → 8 Sept 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 16:35 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    16 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    19 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts
    2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 11:16 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 16:35 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Aug 2025, 11:58 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2025, 11:58 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 11:16 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £418,9291 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NEW WOODS FORESTRY LIMITED3 Sept 2025 – 1 Apr 2031 · up to 1 Apr 2041Extensions: Extension will be at the sole discretion of the Council and based on performance and funding availability.£418,92919 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Create and Maintain Three Areas of Woodland and Open Space in Wiggenhall St Germans, Norfolk · NEW WOODS FORESTRY LIMITED

    Signed
    2 Sept 2025
    Value
    £418,929
    Period
    3 Sept 2025 – 1 Apr 2031 · up to 1 Apr 2041 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Extension will be at the sole discretion of the Council and based on performance and funding availability.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYH-3246-XWTR County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • New Woods Forestry LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08442766 87 Yarmouth Road, Carleton Forehoe, Norwich , East of England, NR7 0HFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender