Official UK procurement notice
Low Loader Transport of Forestry Machinery Framework - Thetford Forest
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework agreement covers the transportation of in-house fleet forestry vehicles around Thetford Forest and occasionally further afield. This requires machinery of the correct specification to load and transport such heavy machinery.
This includes full rear steer low loaders up to 65 tonne pay load and semi low-loaders up 45 tonne pay load which are required at short notice to transport Forestry England forest harvesting machinery to site.
CPV: Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Nov 2025
Published description of the framework
All Orders are direct awarded following the awards without re-opening competition process defined in Framework Agreement Clause 4.2.
When work is required, the Supplier ranked in first place will be contacted by the Framework Manager and asked to agree to start work within the required timescales, this will be followed up with a formal email request of the work required.
The Supplier will be expected to provide the service in accordance with the prices, delivery times and specifications agreed under this framework. If the Supplier ranked first is unable to undertake the work, the Supplier ranked second will be contacted and asked to agree to start the work within the timescales.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£75,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Full details are contained in the Invitation to Tender (ITT). The criteria include: Health & Safety - Pass/Fail Quality Questions - 50% weighting - Method statement - Public/safeguarding Price - 50% weighting
- “Low Loader Transport of Forestry Machinery Framework - Thetford Forest” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 17 Sept 2025, 12:54 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2025, 12:54 BST
- Authority reference
FCCN004065- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057305- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c2cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
17 Sept 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published17 Sept 2025, 12:54 BST
- Clarification questions by390 days ago30 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends383 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts359 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published17 Sept 2025, 12:54 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender