Official UK procurement notice
Emergency Response to Holme Fen Wildfire STA
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£70,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Mason's Agriforestry Contracting
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEmergency vegetation clearance, chipping and removal works at Holme Fen National Nature Reserve following a significant peat fire in August 2026. The requirement supports ongoing fire response and recovery activities by creating safe access for fire crews, removing fire-risk material, and reducing the risk of further flare-ups. The works are being undertaken in coordination with Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service and form part of the wider site recovery programme.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:54 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:54 BST
- Authority reference
C35188- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082627- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef7eFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published1 Sept 2026, 12:54 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £70,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason's Agriforestry Contracting | £70,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Mason's Agriforestry Contracting
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2026
- Value
- £70,000
- Period
- 25 Aug 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityProcurement facilitated via Defra group Commercial
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mason's Agriforestry ContractingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender