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title: "North England Forest District Ground Preparation Operations"
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# North England Forest District Ground Preparation Operations

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-england-forest-district-ground-preparation-operations-ocds-h6vhtk-044627). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Forestry England: "North England Forest District Ground Preparation Operations". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £10,000,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Forestry England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-england-gov-ea55)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Forestry services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-england-forest-district-ground-preparation-operations-ocds-h6vhtk-044627#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044627`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/north-england-forest-district-ground-preparation-operations-ocds-h6vhtk-044627#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-UK-Bristol%3A-Forestry-services.%2FJGR333NEX7)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-england-forest-district-ground-preparation-operations-ocds-h6vhtk-044627#participate

## Description
Forestry England have established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of ground preparation services to facilitate restocking operations across the North England Forest District. See the DPS documents for full details.

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: Kershope / Spadeadam
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of ground preparation operations in Kershope / Spadeadam. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/respond/JGR333NEX7

### Lot 2: Kielder North, Kielder West, Kielder East & Kielder South Beats
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of ground preparation operations in Kielder North, Kielder West, Kielder East & Kielder South Beats

### Lot 3: Rothbury Beat
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of ground preparation operations in Rothbury Beat

### Lot 4: Hamsterley Beat
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of ground preparation operations in the Hamsterley Beat

### Lot 5: Bowland Forest, Grizedale Forest, Ennerdale/Thorntwaite & Cumberland Beats
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of ground preparation operations in Bowland Forest, Grizedale Forest, Ennerdale/Thorntwaite & Cumberland Beats

### Lot 6: Border Mire Restoration Works (District Wide)
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of border mire restoration works across the North England Forest District.

### Lot 7: Contingency (District Wide)
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 7 is a contingency Lot; unless requested otherwise, all suppliers that are accepted onto the DPS will be added to the Contingency Lot. Where there is work that is particularly time-sensitive or outside of the geographical boundaries of Lots 1 – 6...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F055428-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-10T13:32:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:58:28.832Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044627