Official UK procurement notice
Onshore Wind Energy Development – Northumberland
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForestry Commission invites a development and operating partner with suitable expertise, track record and experience to explore, assess and progress the potential development of wind energy opportunities located on land within the county of Northumberland.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: Invitation to participate All interested parties should prepare and submit an initial participation questionnaire via the electronic tendering system by the required deadline. Stage 2: Invitation to tender All bidders who pass Stage 1 will be invited to prepare and submit a full tender. In accordance with section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Forestry Commission reserves the right, prior to issuing the Invitation to Tender, to refine, amend and/or further develop the award criteria, sub-criteria, evaluation methodology and weightings set out in this Tender Notice. Final award criteria, sub-criteria, evaluation methodology and associated weightings will be confirmed and issued to all remaining participants at the Invitation to Tender stage Stage 3: Dialogue with bidders Forestry England will undertake a dialogue stage with all bidders invited to Stage 2. Stage 4: Interviews of the Shortlist Following evaluation of tender, the three highest scoring bidders (shortlisted bidders) will be invited to a face-to-face interview to present their proposals and clarify any particular bid queries. Stage 5: Invitation for Shortlist to submit best and final offer The three bidders that attended interviews at Stage 4 will all be invited to submit their best and final offers. Stage 6: Preferred supplier stage We will conduct conversations with the highest scoring bidder to populate the Legal Documents (defined below). The Developer and the Forestry Commission will enter into the Legal Documents after the mandatory standstill period. In accordance with Schedule 3 (Estimating the Value of a Contract), Paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Forestry Commission is unable to provide a meaningful estimate of contract value due to the nature of the opportunity and the absence of sufficient information to produce a reliable valuation. To avoid creating potentially misleading assumptions or expectations for bidders, no estimated value has been included within this Tender Notice. Accordingly, the contract is to be treated as having an estimated value exceeding the applicable threshold for a concession contract.
CPV: Electricity · Electricity supply installations · Energy and related services · Wind farm · Wind turbines · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Commercial Offer: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commercial Offer
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Forestry Commission buys Generators (CPV 3112), and who usually turns up
Forestry Commission’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Generators (CPV 3112) →
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 registered in South West England (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside South West England.
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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 36 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.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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 bid6% / 6%
2–333% / 53%
4–652% / 24%
7+9% / 18%
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.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate34% / 50%
Within ±2%41% / 25%
Above estimate25% / 25%
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 3112No real estimate
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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.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid19%
2–320%
4–651%
7+11%
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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.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
Zest Eco LtdSME | £66m9 awards in 36m · last this month | 1 live · £1.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
Rexel UK LimitedLarge | £1.4m24 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £158k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=1 |
| £292k2 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 1 live · £200k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £2.4m3 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £46k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Nordex UK Ltd.Large | £40m1 awards in 36m · last 16 months ago | 1 live · £40m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 56% below n=1 |
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Mar 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
FCCN004674- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095821- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066b6bFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: Invitation to participate
All interested parties should prepare and submit an initial participation questionnaire via the electronic tendering system by the required deadline.
Stage 2: Invitation to tender
All bidders who pass Stage 1 will be invited to prepare and submit a full tender.
In accordance with section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Forestry Commission reserves the right, prior to issuing the Invitation to Tender, to refine, amend and/or further develop the award criteria, sub-criteria, evaluation methodology and weightings set out in this Tender Notice. Final award criteria, sub-criteria, evaluation methodology and associated weightings will be confirmed and issued to all remaining participants at the Invitation to Tender stage
Stage 3: Dialogue with bidders
Forestry England will undertake a dialogue stage with all bidders invited to Stage 2.
Stage 4: Interviews of the Shortlist
Following evaluation of tender, the three highest scoring bidders (shortlisted bidders) will be invited to a face-to-face interview to present their proposals and clarify any particular bid queries.
Stage 5: Invitation for Shortlist to submit best and final offer
The three bidders that attended interviews at Stage 4 will all be invited to submit their best and final offers.
Stage 6: Preferred supplier stage
We will conduct conversations with the highest scoring bidder to populate the Legal Documents (defined below).
The Developer and the Forestry Commission will enter into the Legal Documents after the mandatory standstill period.
In accordance with Schedule 3 (Estimating the Value of a Contract), Paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Forestry Commission is unable to provide a meaningful estimate of contract value due to the nature of the opportunity and the absence of sufficient information to produce a reliable valuation. To avoid creating potentially misleading assumptions or expectations for bidders, no estimated value has been included within this Tender Notice.
Accordingly, the contract is to be treated as having an estimated value exceeding the applicable threshold for a concession contract.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Panacea- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Interested parties are required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before they will be given access to the full tender documentation. Requests for access should be made to [email protected], once the NDA has been signed bidders will be sent a direct invite to access the tender information via the Forestry Commission's Panacea e-procurement portal - app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission ↗
Forestry England expects requests for access to be made only by suppliers with a genuine intention and capability to participate in the procurement.
Timeline
16 Mar 2026 → 25 Mar 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published218 days ago16 Mar 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Market engagement204 days ago31 Mar 2026, 00:59 BST
Developers are invited to express their interest prior to the deadline by email only. Forestry England will offer an initial engagement call with those developers who have expressed an interest before 12:00 on 31st March 2026. Please note, no further information or details relating to the project can be shared at this stage.
Engagement enquiries and expressions of interested to be directed to [email protected]
At this stage the scope of the contract is still subject to change, based on feedback from the market.
This preliminary market engagement notice does not commit Forestry England to any future procurement or any subsequent decisions based on the output of the market sounding exercise. Forestry England reserves the right not to proceed to a formal procurement process.
- Tender notice published11 days ago9 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 14 days3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 140 days9 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 155 days25 Mar 2027
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Mar 2026, 16:05 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Mar 2026, 22:43 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Oct 2026, 16:38 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £09 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
- Status changed to active9 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Oct 2026, 16:38 BST
Published amendments (1)
Update to Procurement Description
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- 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 (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender 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