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# DAERA - Forest Service - GROUND PREPARATION ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/daera-forest-service-ground-preparation-on-forest-service-lands-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb47). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DAERA - Forest Service: "DAERA - Forest Service - GROUND PREPARATION ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,700,000. 12 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DAERA - Forest Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/daera-forest-service-GB-PPON-PHJH-3999-HVRY)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 February 2026 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 12
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Afforestation services, Forestry services, Weed-clearance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 26 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/daera-forest-service-ground-preparation-on-forest-service-lands-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb47#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fb47`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/daera-forest-service-ground-preparation-on-forest-service-lands-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb47#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/daera-forest-service-ground-preparation-on-forest-service-lands-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb47#participate

## Description
DAERA Forest Service established a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers to carry out ground preparation across Forest Service sites in Northern Ireland. The services required are divided into 3 work areas as follows: • Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites • Mulching • Ground Preparation of
Peatland or other sites. Within each, there are 4 county groupings: (a) Down / Armagh; (b)Antrim / Derry; (c) East Fermanagh / Tyrone; and (d) West Fermanagh. Therefore, there are 12 Lots in total for the Framework Agreement.

## Lots (12)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites – Down/Armagh
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites – Antrim/Derry
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites – East Fermanagh/Tyrone
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites – West Fermanagh
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Mulching - Down/Armagh
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Lot 6 – Mulching – Antrim/Derry
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Lot 7 - Mulching - East Fermanagh/Tyrone
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £80,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Lot 8 - Mulching - West Fermanagh
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £30,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Lot 9 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites – Down/Armagh
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: Lot 10 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites – Antrim/Derry
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 11: Lot 11 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites – East Fermanagh/Tyrone
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 12: Lot 12 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites – West Fermanagh
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77231600, 77312000

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (12)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites - Down/Armagh (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD, Eugene Flanagan Contracts, H WILSON & SONS LIMITED (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-27132`, `GB-COH:N1653689`, `GB-COH:NI648754`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-FTS-34084`, `GB-FTS-34090`
  - Value: £200,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 10 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites - Antrim/Derry (active)
  - Award id: `10`
  - Supplier(s): **Brown Brothers, Eugene Flanagan Contracts, Kieran McGirr (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13465`, `GB-COH:N1653689`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £50,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 11 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites - East Fermanagh/Tyrone (active)
  - Award id: `11`
  - Supplier(s): **Eugene Flanagan Contracts, Kieran McGirr, M & A Mc Manus (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:N1653689`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-PPON:PGJM-9193-MPCD`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £100,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 12 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites - West Fermanagh (active)
  - Award id: `12`
  - Supplier(s): **Eugene Flanagan Contracts, J & K CONTRACTS LIMITED, Kieran McGirr (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:N1653689`, `GB-FTS-186198`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £50,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites - Antrim/Derry (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Brown Brothers, ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD, Eugene Flanagan Contracts (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13465`, `GB-FTS-27132`, `GB-COH:N1653689`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-FTS-34084`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £300,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites - East Fermanagh/Tyrone (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **Eugene Flanagan Contracts, J & K CONTRACTS LIMITED, Kieran McGirr (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:N1653689`, `GB-FTS-186198`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-FTS-34084`, `GB-PPON:PGJM-9193-MPCD`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £400,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 4 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites - West Fermanagh (active)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD, Eugene Flanagan Contracts, J & K CONTRACTS LIMITED (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-27132`, `GB-COH:N1653689`, `GB-FTS-186198`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-FTS-34084`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £400,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 5 - Mulching - Down/Armagh (active)
  - Award id: `5`
  - Supplier(s): **CIVCO LTD, Kieran McGirr, Leslie McGuckin (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185523`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-FTS-34084`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £20,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 6 - Mulching - Antrim/Derry (active)
  - Award id: `6`
  - Supplier(s): **CIVCO LTD, Leslie McGuckin, MCALEESE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185523`, `GB-FTS-34084`, `GB-COH:NI628612`, `GB-PPON:PMVZ-2956-TJQV`
  - Value: £20,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 7 - Mulching - East Fermanagh/Tyrone (active)
  - Award id: `7`
  - Supplier(s): **Kieran McGirr, Leslie McGuckin, M & A Mc Manus (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-FTS-34084`, `GB-PPON:PGJM-9193-MPCD`, `GB-COH:NI628612`
  - Value: £80,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 8 - Mulching - West Fermanagh (active)
  - Award id: `8`
  - Supplier(s): **CIVCO LTD, Kieran McGirr, Leslie McGuckin (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185523`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-FTS-34084`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £30,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

- **Award:** Lot 9 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites - Down/Armagh (active)
  - Award id: `9`
  - Supplier(s): **Eugene Flanagan Contracts, J & K CONTRACTS LIMITED, Kieran McGirr (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:N1653689`, `GB-FTS-186198`, `GB-PPON:PQJV-3679-PBYM`, `GB-PPON:PVJC-3797-PGXH`
  - Value: £50,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/04/2026

## Contracts (12)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites - Down/Armagh (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 10 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites - Antrim/Derry (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 11 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites - East Fermanagh/Tyrone (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 12 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites - West Fermanagh (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites - Antrim/Derry (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites - East Fermanagh/Tyrone (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 4 - Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites - West Fermanagh (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 5 - Mulching - Down/Armagh (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 6 - Mulching - Antrim/Derry (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 7 - Mulching - East Fermanagh/Tyrone (active)
  - Signed Value: £80,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 8 - Mulching - West Fermanagh (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 9 - Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites - Down/Armagh (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000
  - Signed Date: 20/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085282-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-27T11:46:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:28:03.066Z
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