Official UK procurement notice
Minor Forest Operations Framework - South District
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
Re-procurement plannedGeneral Building Works Framework - South District · tender expected
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForestry England have awarded this framework agreement which delivers minor forest management tasks such as spraying, cleaning, scrub maintenance and weeding to assist with the South District work program.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Mar 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Forestry services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 8 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2026
Published description of the framework
All Orders up to the value of £25,000s will be direct awarded following the awards without re-opening competition process defined in Framework Agreement Clause 4.2.
All Orders with estimated value of over £25,000 will be awarded following the awards following mini competition process defined in Framework Agreement Clause 4.3.
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £264,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1WarehamAwardedPublished value£764,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2RingwoodAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3New ForestAwardedPublished value£340,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4SolentAwardedPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #5Isle of WightAwardedPublished value£140,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #6MicheldeverAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #7South DownsAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #8ChiddingfoldAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality: 30%
- Capacity: 10%
- Contract Management: 10%
- Pricing: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality
- Capacity
- Social Value
- Contract Management
- Pricing
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Minor Forest Operations Framework - South District” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 15 Mar 2030
- First published
- 19 Feb 2026, 13:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 08:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
FCCN004449- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028730- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065829Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Feb 2026 → 27 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published249 days ago19 Feb 2026, 13:39 GMT
- Market engagement234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Market suppliers are invited to register their interest in the upcoming tender exercise, highlighting which of the following 8 Lot areas they are interested in: Wareham; Ringwood; New Forest; Solent; Isle of Wight; Micheldever; South Downs; Chiddingfold
We will issue a number of market clarifications to bidders that have registered their interest by the deadline after 6th March.
Please email your interest to [email protected]
- Next notice expected220 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMT
- Clarification questions by189 days ago20 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends181 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by133 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago1 Jul 2026
- Assessment summaries sent102 days ago17 Jul 2026
- Latest notice published60 days ago27 Aug 2026, 08:52 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Feb 2026, 13:39 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,500,00027 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMTwas £2,000,000
- Status changed to active27 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMT
- Deadline published: 28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST27 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Jul 2026, 12:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jul 2026, 12:28 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Aug 2026, 08:52 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 19 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£264,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 4 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 4 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £264,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Wareham · Groundlord LimitedSME, Penfolds Woodland Management LtdSME, Upton Specialised Tree Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £764,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Communication · Health & Safety · Performance/Quality
- Communication
- Health & Safety
- Performance/Quality
Ringwood · Groundlord LimitedSME, New Forest Forestry, Penfolds Woodland Management LtdSME, Upton Specialised Tree Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Communication · Health & Safety · Performance/Quality
- Communication
- Health & Safety
- Performance/Quality
New Foresty · Groundlord LimitedSME, New Forest Forestry, Penfolds Woodland Management LtdSME, Upton Specialised Tree Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £340,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Communication · Health & Safety · Performance/Quality
- Communication
- Health & Safety
- Performance/Quality
Solent · Groundlord LimitedSME, New Forest Forestry, Penfolds Woodland Management LtdSME, RTT Services South ltd, Upton Specialised Tree Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Communication · Health and Safety · Performance/Quality
- Communication
- Health and Safety
- Performance/Quality
Isle of Wight · Groundlord LimitedSME, Upton Specialised Tree Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £140,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Communication · Health and Safety · Performance/Quality
- Communication
- Health and Safety
- Performance/Quality
Micheldever · Groundlord LimitedSME, JDB Contractors & Son Ltd, Penfolds Woodland Management LtdSME, Upton Specialised Tree Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Communication · Health & Safety · Performance/Quality
- Communication
- Health & Safety
- Performance/Quality
South Downs · GOLDEN CROWN GROUP LIMITED, Penfolds Woodland Management LtdSME, RTT Services South ltd, Upton Specialised Tree Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
2 agreed KPIs: Communication · Health & Safety
- Communication
- Health & Safety
Chiddingfold · GOLDEN CROWN GROUP LIMITED, JDB Contractors & Son Ltd, Penfolds Woodland Management LtdSME, RTT Services South ltd, Upton Specialised Tree Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Wareham | 3final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Ringwood | 4final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
| 3 · New Forest | 4final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Solent | 5final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Isle of Wight | 2final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Micheldever | 4final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
| 7 · South Downs | 4final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 8 · Chiddingfold | 5final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- GOLDEN CROWN GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GROUNDLORD LTDFramework contractor
- J D B CONTRACTORS & SON LIMITEDFramework contractor
- New Forest ForestryFramework contractor
- Penfold's Woodland Management LtdFramework contractor
- RTT Services South ltdFramework contractor
- Upton Specialised Tree Services LimitedFramework contractor
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