Official UK procurement notice
New Woodland Maintenance Contract
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Sept 2026
Awarded to Microsite
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo carry out the maintenance of 18,614 broadleaved and Scots pine trees spread across 13 sites/10 hectares distributed across County Durham. Activities required at each site requires a general site assessment, a litter pick, removal of fly tipping, the maintenance of signage, a site risk assessment of all hazards on site and keeping a record of observations and activities.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 8 Oct 2026, 14:01 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 14:01 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095233- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0783cdFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published8 Oct 2026, 14:01 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsite | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Microsite
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2026
- Value
- £50,000
- Period
- 28 Sept 2026 – 1 Oct 2029 · up to 1 Oct 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is a possibility of an extension period for 2 years subject to funding being approved.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MICROSITEAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender