Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 18 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Nursery Management Software System

Official notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£150,000≈ £30k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT15.1% above published estimate

Submissions closed 18 Aug 2025awarded 1 May 2026

Awarded to TSD IT BV

Contract term 5 yrsends 21 Sept 2030 · up to 21 Sept 2035 with extensions · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Software package and information systems. Forestry England Plant and Seed Supply (PSS) nursery seeks to procure a specialist software system for managing the ordering, allocation, despatch, and delivery of trees from the nursery to geographical Forestry districts throughout England.

CPV: Database and operating software development services · Database and operating software package · Database services · Database software development services · Database software package · Database systems · Database-management system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£150,000

Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 21 Sept 2035 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Annual extensions up to a further 5 years

48600000 Database and operating software package 48610000 Database systems 48611000 Database software package 48612000 Database-management system 72212600 Database and operating software development services 72212610 Database software development services

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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (7)

Criterion 21: 5%
Criterion 2: 5%
Criterion 3: 20%
Criterion 4: 10%
Criterion 5: 10%
Criterion 6: 10%
Criterion 7: 40%

Published award criteria (7)

Criterion 21
Criterion 2
Criterion 3
Criterion 4
Criterion 5
Criterion 6
Criterion 7

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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: Goods
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: 18 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 20 May 2026, 14:47 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-041407
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Database and operating software development servicesDatabase and operating software packageDatabase servicesDatabase software development servicesDatabase software packageDatabase systemsDatabase-management system
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05625a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 20 May 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
18 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Clarification questions by
31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts397 days ago
22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published157 days ago
20 May 2026, 14:47 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
18 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
20 May 2026, 14:47 BST
UK7
Status changed to complete
20 May 2026, 14:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £172,5841 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TSD IT BV	£172,584 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · TSD IT BV
Signed
1 May 2026
Value
£172,584
Period
1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2036 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract may be renewed at the initial end date. Renewal is possible for the maximum of 5 years (which means that the full term can be 10 years in total). Renewal will be determined on yearly basis, from of the end of the initial term of 5 years

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry Commission

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLRM-7846-HGLG 620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, South West, BS16 1EJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TSD IT BVAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWDL-1422-VQHW Grote Voort, 207, ZWOLLE, NL, 8041BK, NLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 May 2026, 14:47 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender18 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST