Official UK procurement notice
Holme Fen Fire Emergency Response Follow Up STA
Authority: Natural England (Central government)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEmergency vegetation chipping, clearance and waste removal works at Holme Fen National Nature Reserve following the August 2026 wildfire. Following completion of the emergency response by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS), the requirement supports agreed site hand-back arrangements through the chipping and removal of vegetation and waste material generated during the response. The works will help reduce the risk of ongoing hotspots, remove potential fuel sources and leave the site in a safe condition prior to longer-term restoration activities.
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Oct 2026, 09:03 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 09:03 BST
- Authority reference
C35511- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093606- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07804aFind a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason's Agriforestry ContractingSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Mason's Agriforestry ContractingSME
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Period
- 17 Sept 2026 — 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published5 Oct 2026, 09:03 BSTUK7
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