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# National Planning Support Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-planning-support-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0322b2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Forestry Commission: "National Planning Support Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,085,000. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Forestry Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-commission-gov-d85)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,085,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 April 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Environmental issues consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-planning-support-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0322b2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0322b2`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-planning-support-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0322b2#tl-md)

## Description
We intend to award a framework contract for Planning Support. The framework will be divided into 8 geographic lots, with a maximum 3 Suppliers per lot.  
The core objective of the framework is to obtain the necessary consents within the Town and Country Planning Legislation to allow all works on the estate that require planning to be delivered.

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: North District - West
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** *See Framework Scope for more information
Lots 1 & 2 – North District  
North England Forest District (NEFD) is the management unit that manages the public forest estate in Northern England. This is an extensive area encompassing 9 county or unitary ...

### Lot 2: North District - West
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** *See Framework Scope for more information
Lots 1 & 2 – North District 
North England Forest District (NEFD) is the management unit that manages the public forest estate in Northern England. This is an extensive area encompassing 9 county or unitary a...

### Lot 3: Yorkshire
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £150,000
- **Description:** Lot 3 – Yorkshire
Key aspects:
•Working within the North York Moors National Park, Howardian Hills AONB and other local planning authorities across Yorkshire.
•The district has numerous designations including Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), Spec...

### Lot 4: Central District
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000
- **Description:** Lot 4 - Central District
Key aspects:
•Working in Peak District National Park 
•Central England Forest District covers 28,000 ha in a triangle from Milton Keynes to Preston to the Humber Estuary. 
•The District has diverse woodlands and open habitats...

### Lot 5: East District
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £75,000
- **Description:** Lot 5 - East District
Key aspects:
•The East England Forest District covers an area of 35,000 ha from North Norfolk to Brighton and includes Thetford Forest and the outlying beats of Sandlings, Kent, East Sussex, Chilterns and Thames Chase Community ...

### Lot 6: South District
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** Lot 6 - South District 
Key aspects:
•South England Forest District is responsible for the management of some 48,000ha of the public forest estate in England of which 26,284ha makes up the New Forest.  The New Forest is made up of a unique combinatio...

### Lot 7: West – Forest of Dean, Wyre, Marches & Westonbirt
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000
- **Description:** Lot 7 West – Forest of Dean, Wyre, Marches & Westonbirt
Key aspects:
•The north half of the West England Forest District.  Mixed woodlands and infrastructure across this area which is very diverse.  Many different designations to contend with.  Plann...

### Lot 8: West – Somerset, Devon & Cornwall
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** Lot 8 West – Somerset, Devon & Cornwall
Key aspects:
•The south half of West England Forest District. Mixed woodlands and infrastructure across this area which is very diverse.  Many different designations to contend with.  Planning work will be focu...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (8)
- **Award:** North District – West (active)
  - Award id: `029674-2022-FEE/0768 - 1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mott MacDonald**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** North  District - East (active)
  - Award id: `029674-2022-FEE/0768 - 2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Fairhurst Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148077`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Yorkshire (active)
  - Award id: `029674-2022-FEE/0768 - 3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Mott Macdonald**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £150,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Central District (active)
  - Award id: `029674-2022-FEE/0768 - 4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Mott Macdonald**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** East District (active)
  - Award id: `029674-2022-FEE/0768 - 5-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Mott Macdonald**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £75,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** South District (active)
  - Award id: `029674-2022-FEE/0768 - 6-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Mott Macdonald**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** West - Forest of Dean, Wyre, Marches & Westonbirt (active)
  - Award id: `029674-2022-FEE/0768 - 7-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Mott MacDonald**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** West - Somerset, Devon & Cornwall (active)
  - Award id: `029674-2022-FEE/0768 - 8-8`
  - Supplier(s): **Mott Macdonald**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £60,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (8)
- **Contract:** North District – West (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2022

- **Contract:** North  District - East (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2022

- **Contract:** Yorkshire (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2022

- **Contract:** Central District (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2022

- **Contract:** East District (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2022

- **Contract:** South District (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2022

- **Contract:** West - Forest of Dean, Wyre, Marches & Westonbirt (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2022

- **Contract:** West - Somerset, Devon & Cornwall (active)
  - Signed Value: £60,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029674-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-20T18:05:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:01:24.720Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0322b2