Official UK procurement notice
Natural Resources Wales - Ground Preparation Services Framework Agreement
Authority: Natural Resources Wales (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNatural Resources Wales Ground Preparation Services Framework Agreement.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of ground preparation services and is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to inform the potential future supply of Ground Preparation Services through a Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire and supplier engagement days.
The purpose of the engagement is to gather market insight, help shape our approach and ensure that suppliers are aware of the upcoming opportunity. Participation is optional and does not form part of any formal evaluation, nor will it affect a supplier's ability to participate in the future procurement.
Instructions on how to access the pre market engagement questionnaire and dates for the supplier engagement days can be found in the engagement section of this notice.
CPV: Forestry services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 8 Feb 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Natural Resources Wales - Ground Preparation Services Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Natural Resources Wales buys Forestry services (CPV 7720), and who usually turns up
Natural Resources Wales’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Forestry services (CPV 7720) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Wales (Cymru).
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 65 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid2% / 9%
2–34% / 0%
4–66% / 27%
7+89% / 64%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7720Published estimate£9.0m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 11 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid9%
2–30%
4–627%
7+64%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMERDON TREE SERVICES (STS) LIMITEDEarlier contract | Ground Preparation Services Frameworknotice published Apr 2023 | Ground Preparation using a Tracked Excavator | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| GMD FORESTRY LIMITEDEarlier contract | Ground Preparation Services Frameworknotice published Apr 2023 | Ground Preparation using a Tracked Excavator | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| CWM AGRICULTURAL LIMITEDEarlier contract | Ground Preparation Services Frameworknotice published Apr 2023 | Ground Preparation using a Tracked Excavator | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Thomas Brothers Group LtdEarlier contract | Ground Preparation Services Frameworknotice published Apr 2023 | Ground Preparation using a Tracked Excavator | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| G BrownEarlier contract | Ground Preparation Services Frameworknotice published Apr 2023 | Ground Preparation using a Tracked Excavator | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
55% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
55% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (55% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Ground Preparation Services Framework, winner not published; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- 17 Jun 2026, 13:39 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2026, 15:13 BST
- Authority reference
NRW63387- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081428- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b705Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
17 Jun 2026 → 8 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published127 days ago17 Jun 2026, 13:39 BST
- Latest notice published57 days ago26 Aug 2026, 15:13 BST
- Market engagement40 days ago11 Sept 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:
- Complete a Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire for Ground Preparation Services. The purpose of the engagement is to gather market insight to help shape our approach and ensure that suppliers are aware of the upcoming opportunity.
Participation is optional and does not form part of any formal evaluation, nor will it affect a supplier's ability to participate in the future procurement.
To access the Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire please click on the following link and follow the instructions on the Citizens Space portal:
ymgynghori.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/procurement/copy-of-… ↗
Suppliers are encouraged to review the document and submit responses to the PME Questionnaire by 29th July 2026
If you encounter issues accessing the system please contact the Procurement Lead - [email protected]
- Attend a supplier engagement event:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) wish to invite interested suppliers to the engagement sessions to discuss the framework opportunity and the tender process. The events will be 'drop in' events so there will be no set agenda. However suppliers will be expected to register on arrival and information on the framework will be provided.
The engagement events will take place at the following sites:
9th September 2026 - Dolgellau (12 noon- 4pm)
Government Buildings
Arran Road
Dolgellau
Gwynedd
LL40 1LW
10th September 2026 - Llandovery (10am -2pm)
Llanfair Road
Llandovery
Carmarthenshire
SA20 0AL
To attend this free event please complete the form and confirm which event you will be attending:
ymgynghori.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/procurement/ground-p… ↗
(Please note - if the link does not work please copy and paste into your browser)
TIMELINE FOR PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT:
PME Launch: 1st July 2026
Deadline for return of PME Questionnaires: 29th July 2026- 13:00 hrs
Conclude PME: 11th September 2026
- Tender notice expected16 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 109 days8 Feb 2027
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026- Pipeline notice published17 Jun 2026, 13:39 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Jul 2026, 15:33 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Aug 2026, 14:42 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Aug 2026, 15:13 BSTUK2
Published amendments (2)
Supplier Engagement Event Details
Supplier Engagement Event Details
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 17 Jun 2026
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
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender