Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of Planting Stock from Forestry England Plant and Seed Supply Nurseries
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£650,000≈ £134k / year · £780,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Oct 2025awarded 29 Oct 2025
Awarded to Cammack Transport Ltd
Contract term 4 yrs 10 moends 1 Oct 2030 · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForestry England have a requirement for the delivery of planting stock from the Forestry England tree nurseries based in Cheshire. The contract will cover distribution to the whole of England and to the Forestry and Land Scotland nursery in Elgin. There is potential for additional delivery locations to be added to this requirement throughout the contract duration. Full details of our requirements are provided in the Specification.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Aug 2030, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£650,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Methodology: 15%
- Resource and Contingency: 15%
- Communication: 10%
- Price: 50%
- Sustainability and Environmental Commitments: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Methodology
- Resource and Contingency
- Communication
- Sustainability and Environmental Commitments
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes · next expected 30 Aug 2030
- First published
- 2 Sept 2025, 14:06 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2025, 09:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
FCCN003999- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053178- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05923fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Panacea
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 14:06 BST
- Clarification questions by394 days ago23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline377 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by355 days ago1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent345 days ago12 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends335 days ago21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts326 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published325 days ago1 Dec 2025, 09:04 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 14:06 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 14:11 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Nov 2025, 10:27 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Nov 2025, 10:27 GMT
- Contract signature expected24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Dec 2025, 09:04 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Change of requirement reference number
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 2 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £650,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cammack Transport Ltd1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 | £650,000 | 29 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Cammack Transport Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Nov 2025
- Value
- £390,000
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- This contract is for an initial term of 3 years, with two additional 1-year extensions (3+1+1)
4 agreed KPIs: Delivery Timescale · Vehicle · Delivery Documentation …
- Delivery Timescale
- Vehicle
- Delivery Documentation
- Legal and Health & Safety
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cammack Transport LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender