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Official UK Procurement Procedure

Forest Infrastructure Construction & Maintenance Framework 2027

Official notice
Authority:Natural Resources Wales(Central Government)
Framework Agreement
Multi-lot
works
Open procedure
Above threshold
WTO GPA (GPA)
SME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)
£40,000,000
Notional ceiling exc. VAT — not attributable revenue
System end date
21 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Until 21 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification Cut-Off
9 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 4 lots
Contract duration
4 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Natural Resources Wales: "Forest Infrastructure Construction & Maintenance Framework 2027". Published status: active. Published value: £40,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

Official Requirement Description:

This is a tender notice for the Forest Infrastructure Construction & Maintenance Framework 2027. This framework will cover the whole of Wales and be split into 4 geographical lots.

Lots and requirements (4)

Procurement Structure
1 page · 5 per page
  • Lot #1
    North Wales
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£11,200,000
    Primary and Secondary Infrastructure and Associated Services - North Wales
    Contract period:
    4 Jan 2027 — 3 Jan 2031 (4 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Duration
  • Lot #2
    Mid Wales
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£13,200,000
    Primary and Secondary Infrastructure and Associated Services - Mid Wales
    Contract period:
    4 Jan 2027 — 3 Jan 2031 (4 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Duration
  • Lot #3
    South West Wales
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£11,200,000
    Primary and Secondary Infrastructure and Associated Services - South West Wales
    Contract period:
    4 Jan 2027 — 3 Jan 2031 (4 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Duration
  • Lot #4
    South Central & South East Wales
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£4,400,000
    Primary and Secondary Infrastructure and Associated Services - South Central & South East Wales
    Contract period:
    4 Jan 2027 — 3 Jan 2031 (4 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Duration

Published award criteria & contract terms

From this notice
Only criteria and terms published on this notice. Conditions of participation in the tender pack are not inferred.
Evaluation weighting
Quality: 80
Price: 120
Same published split on all 4 lots.Published as relative weights, not percentage points.
Published sub-criteria
  • Quality — 40
  • Quality — 40
  • Price — 60
  • Price — 60
Published terms
Contract duration4 yrs (with extension options)

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Natural Resources Wales buys Engineering works and construction works (CPV 4522) — and who usually turns up

Natural Resources Wales’s own published record, next to the Wales (Cymru) market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: sector page →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested frameworks and DPS only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Natural Resources Wales

framework/DPS notices in 36 months: 2 in CPV 4522 · 13 in division 45 · 64 in all categories

Bids per lot10division 45 · 36m · n=21 lots
Single-bid lots5%division 45 · 36m · n=21 lots
Award vs estimate—not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price
Deadline → award65dall categories · 36m · n=15 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=128 notices
Awarded without competition0%division 45 · 36m · n=13 notices
Bids per lot · history, not this notice’s lots robust · n=21
  • 1 bid 5%
  • 2–3 5%
  • 4–6 5%
  • 7+ 86%

Median 10 · 21 lots on 10 contested notices · division 45.

How procedures are run robust · n=12
  • Open 100%
  • Selective 0%
  • Limited 0%
  • Direct 0%

13 notices · division 45. Open and selective are contested (feed the bid/price figures above); limited and direct are not.

The market · delivery region

Wales (Cymru) · Engineering works and construction works (CPV 4522)

framework/DPS notices delivered in Wales (Cymru) in 36 months: 42 in CPV 4522 (42 contested) · 337 in division 45 (333 contested)

Bids per lot31CPV 4522 · 36m · n=38 lots
Single-bid lots0%CPV 4522 · 36m · n=38 lots
Award vs estimate—not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price
Deadline → award67ddivision 45 · 36m · n=44 notices
SME bidders71%CPV 4522 · 36m · n=22 lots
Winners based in the region87%CPV 4522 · 36m · n=15 awards
Bids per lot · history, not this notice’s lots robust · n=38
  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 8%
  • 4–6 3%
  • 7+ 89%

Median 31 · 38 lots on 14 contested notices · CPV 4522.

How procedures are run robust · n=27
  • Open 56%
  • Selective 44%
  • Limited 0%
  • Direct 0%

42 notices · CPV 4522. Open and selective are contested (feed the bid/price figures above); limited and direct are not.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54
Procurement Act 2023
Procurement categoryworks
Notice statusOpen for tenderProcurement threshold
Above threshold
(FTS publication)
Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
Commercial structureFramework agreementCompetition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO covered{"GPA"}
Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published17 Sept 2026, 14:10 BSTLast source update17 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTEstimated future notice1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTClassification (CPV)Engineering works and construction works
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c2c4

How to participate & submission route

Official notice
Submit via Sell2Wales
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Supplier login required
Online submission allowed
Language: CY, EN
Open official portal workspace ↗
Access & Registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
21 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagescy, en
Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
From official release
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html Project Ref: 63527 ITT Ref: 127346
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    6 Jul 2026, 16:02 BST
  2. Pipeline notice
    2 Jul 2026, 16:31 BST
  3. Procedure published
    17 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
  4. engagement
    5 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    FORESTRY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION & MAINETNANCE FRAMEWORK - SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT DROP IN EVENTS Natural Resources Wales (NRW) requires this framework to appoint competent contractors to construct, maintain, repair, service, or upgrade physical structures and associated land within the Welsh Government Woodland Estate. These works enable safe and efficient timber harvesting operations. NRW wish to invite interested suppliers to the engagement sessions to discuss the framework opportunity, tender process, and future forest infrastructure work programmes. The events will be ‘drop in’ events, so there will be no set agenda. However, suppliers will be expected to register on arrival, and information on the framework will be provided. There will also be an opportunity for informal discussion with Business Wales and NRW Forest Civil Engineer representatives, and to learn of the assistance available. There will be 2 options: Tuesday 4 Aug 2026 from 10am to 4pm - Coed y Brenin Conference room, Coed y Brenin, Dolgellau, LL40 2HZ Wednesday 5th August from 10am to 4pm - NRW Resolven Office, Coed-y-Cymoedd, Resolven, SA11 4DR To attend this free event please complete the form and confirm which event you will be attending: https://ymgynghori.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/procurement/nrw-forest-infrastructure-supplier-engagement/ https://ymgynghori.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/procurement/copy-of-nrw-forest-infrastructure-supplier-engagem-1/ (if link does not work please copy and paste into your browser) **Please note - car parking at Coed Y Brenin will require to pay in the RingGo app, website or by calling RingGo on 020 3046 0010
  5. Clarification deadline
    9 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. System end date
    21 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Awards (0)No award published
Contracts (0)No contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
6 lines · 6 source events
  1. Status changed to active
    17 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
  2. procurement method changed
    17 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
  3. Submission deadline changed to 21 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    17 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    17 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    6 Jul 2026, 16:02 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    2 Jul 2026, 16:31 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural Resources Wales

Contracting authority
Central Government
GB-PPON-PBBR-3628-MPRN
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Official Documents & Specifications (4)

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