Official UK procurement notice
Direct Production Harvesting – Kielder South
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Supplier demonstrates professionalism, experience, and a suitable work profile in Direct Production (DP) Harvesting. The Supplier is highly experienced at working within heavily visited public areas. All services provided must comply with the United Kingdom Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS), Forest Industry Safety Accord (FISA) guides, The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS), Forestry England Health and Safety Policy, and all other relevant environmental and health & safety legislation.
The Commission expects most of the work to be undertaken with purpose-built forestry machines deployed within a short-wood system of working. There is a regular requirement for some motor-manual working and occasional winch extraction to support this work. The Commission may at our sole discretion consider alternative systems that are demonstrated to be fully compliant with this specification.
CPV: Timber harvesting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,700,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Method of doing work & monitoring objectives: 15%
- Sharing data: 5%
- Capacity & continuity: 10%
- Pricing Schedule: 60%
- Environmental sensitivities & impact: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Method of doing work & monitoring objectives
- Sharing data
- Capacity & continuity
- Environmental sensitivities & impact
- Pricing Schedule
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Oct 2025, 09:32 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
FCCN003849- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061978- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a77aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published389 days ago3 Oct 2025, 09:32 BST
- Submission deadline354 days ago7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by321 days ago10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent321 days ago11 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends309 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published279 days ago21 Jan 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025- Tender notice published3 Oct 2025, 09:32 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 11:12 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 11:12 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Jan 2026, 09:41 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPH LTD1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2030 | £2,700,000 | 10 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · TPH LTD
- Signed
- 15 Jan 2026
- Value
- £2,700,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Performance Indicators & measurement process have been set within the specification.
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- TPH LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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