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Published 10 Sept 2026, 13:38 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure
Excavator mounted forestry mulcher
goods
SME eligible
Below threshold
Below threshold - open competition
Buckets
shovels
grabs and grips for cranes or excavators
Published value
£12,500
Submission deadline
28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification Cut-Off
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract duration
5 months
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Instructions: To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to [email protected] by 12 midday on 28/09/2026.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to [email protected]. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: Natural England: "Excavator mounted forestry mulcher". Published status: active. Published value: £12,500. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
Supply of excavator mounted forestry mulcher
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£12,500The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period:1 Oct 2026 — 28 Feb 2027 (5 mo)Eligibility:SME eligible
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Aqua DeltaHolds 40.1% of historical attributable spend
Moderate ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 months
Published track record for Natural England. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£106,838Historical spend
Typical award value
£25,150Moderate (n=4)
Awarded spend by half-year
2024-H2
2025-H1
2025-H2
2026-H1
2026-H2
Methodology & coverage notes (4 active published awards)
Coverage: 4 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 4 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 42):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Delta | 1 win | £42,838 | No published budget |
| BW Controls LTD | 1 win | £35,335 | No published budget |
| NCD Equipment Ltd | 1 win | £14,965 | No published budget |
| ArborAgri Ltd | 1 win | £13,700 | No published budget |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 42 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 15:23 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
0%
Typical Bids Received
4reported bids
Decision Velocity
~56 days
Notice Stability
Stable notice
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 42)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 contract | £4,200,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
Believ LtdCRN: 12231122 | 2 contracts | £4,000,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 1 contract | £3,240,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 3 contracts | £1,800,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 2 contracts | £1,540,500,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 1 contract | £809,900,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 1 contract | £799,339,566 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 2 contracts | £728,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
De La Rue PLCCRN: 03834125 | 1 contract | £500,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Life Technologies LimitedCRN: SC083107 | 1 contract | £471,673,331 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Purchase of attachments for Kubota KX060-5 excavatorNatural England · 8 Sept 2026, 08:20 BST | £41,667 | same CPV family same authority similar value band |
MAC Door Access SystemDuston Parish Council · 4 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST | £45,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
CO Construction ECI GIS Substation Works – LT490/491/436 Stannergate Substation - 1126SSE plc · 24 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
Supply and Installation of 3 Axis CNC RouterFCDO Services · 26 Aug 2026, 11:51 BST | £120,000 | same CPV family same region |
Energy Efficiency Retrofit Installation Contractors and Consultants and associated servicesFlagship Housing Limited · 10 Aug 2026, 13:30 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Below threshold - open competition | Legal basis | UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023 | Procurement category | goods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | active | Procurement threshold | Sub-threshold | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| Commercial structure | Stand-alone contract (No framework) | Competition type | Competitive procedure | GPA WTO covered | Unspecified in notice |
| Recurring procurement | No (One-off requirement) | First published | 10 Sept 2026, 13:38 BST | Last source update | 10 Sept 2026, 13:38 BST |
| Classification (CPV) | Buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for cranes or excavators | ||||
| Delivery area | |||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06f6d7 | ||||
How to participate & submission route
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Official Buyer Portal
notAllowed
| Expression of interest (EOI) | — | Tender submission deadline | 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST | Clarification deadline | 18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission channel | Official e-sourcing portal | Electronic submission | notAllowed | Accepted languages | English (en) |
| Participation fee | Free of charge (Open access) | ||||
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to [email protected] by 12 midday on 28/09/2026.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to [email protected]. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Timeline
- Procedure published
10 Sept 2026, 13:38 BST - Clarification deadline
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST - Submission deadline
28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Official notice release published
10 Sept 2026, 13:38 BST
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Natural England
Contracting authority
Official Documents & Specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 10 Sept 2026, 13:38 BST