Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 22 Apr 2025, 07:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Land Management Framework Pre-tender Market Engagement

Official notice

Authority: Natural Resources Wales (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£8,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 6 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2031 · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NRW will shortly be opening up tendering opportunities for supplies interested in working for NRW under the Land Management Site Maintenance Framework. The Land Management Framework provides NRW Land Management teams across Wales with the resources to manage the general maintenance programme of work predominantly within NRW managed land. It includes planned and reactive maintenance, repair and installation work at forestry sites, recreational sites, visitor centres, National Nature Reserves, and any other Land in our Care.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Services incidental to forestry

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs from 1 Jan 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2031 (5 yrs)
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Land Management Framework Pre-tender Market Engagement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Apr 2025, 07:38 BST
Last source update
14 May 2026, 07:15 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044175
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesServices incidental to forestry
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05054e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

22 Apr 2025 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 07:38 BST
  2. Latest notice published167 days ago
    14 May 2026, 07:15 BST
  3. Market engagement119 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    Suppliers are invited to express an interest in this opportunity during the pre-tender market engagement stage. Suppliers will be able to:

    Attend a webinar prior to the tender publication (3rd week of June exact date TBC)

    Participate in NRW's survey to help shape NRW's approach to market. ymgynghori.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/procurement/land-man… ↗

    Request a 1:1 engagement session if additional support is required with the process. Note this is primarily for suppliers that have not previously done any public tendering. Appointments will be on a first come first served basis.

    Interested suppliers should contact [email protected]

  4. Tender notice expected113 days ago
    6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 64 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 07:38 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 May 2026, 07:15 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £8,000,000
    14 May 2026, 07:15 BST
    was £6,000,000

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural Resources Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PBBR-3628-MPRN Welsh Government Offices Cathays Park , Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure