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Published 16 Oct 2025, 12:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Monsal Trail Woody Vegetation Removal and Ash Dieback works PM03511/25/08

Official notice

Authority: Peak District National Park Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£40,000£48,000 inc. VAT30.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Nov 2025awarded 13 Jan 2026
Awarded to Sam Davison and Sarah Davison
Contract term 1 moends 30 Jan 2026 · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Monsal Trail has a number of structures, embankments and cuttings along its 8 mile length. Following inspections of the cuttings, the Peak District National Park Authority has decided to undertake regular rock scaling works to address concerns raised within the inspection reports. Woody Vegetation removal and ash dieback works are required prior to a contract to devegetate and scale the cuttings. Contractors shall allow for extraction of marketable timber to designated stacking area and removal of all vegetation arisings from site including all brash and chippings. As part of the works, contractors should allow for the completion of all works detailed within the specification document:

Specification_Woody Vegetation Removal and Ash Dieback Works contained in the Invitation to Tender pack.

CPV: Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Weed-clearance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2026 (1 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality Criteria 1: 20%
  • Quality Criteria 2: 20%
  • Price: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality Criteria 1: Experience and capability to undertake the works
  • Quality Criteria 2: Proposed methodology
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Oct 2025, 12:29 BST
Last source update
19 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
Authority reference
Monsal Trail Woody Vegetation Removal and Ash Dieback works PM03511/25/08
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065894
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Tree-clearing servicesTree-cutting servicesWeed-clearance services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cdec Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submission

Tenders must be submitted by e mail to [email protected]

By 12:00 on 11 Nove,ber 2025

The following, and only the following, must be used in the subject line:

REF: Tender Return Monsal Trail - Woody Vegetation Removal

Please see link to the Tender Notice at

www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/looking-after/about-… ↗

Please note that a mandatory site visit is required- contact Felicity Stout on [email protected] to arrange a site visit. Unannounced visitors will be turned away.

Timeline

16 Oct 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published378 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 12:29 BST
  2. Clarification questions by358 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline352 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts297 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  5. Latest notice published282 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 12:29 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    19 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £27,7801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sam Davison and Sarah DavisonSME£27,780 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Peak District National Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRMG-9537-GCRD Aldern House, Baslow Road, Bakewell, East Midlands, DE45 1AEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender