Official UK procurement notice
Tree Planting - Spitfire Wood, Twyford, South Forest District
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlanting of tree saplings at approximately 169ha of previously arable farmland at Twyford, Hampshire as part of a woodland creation scheme.
CPV: Planting and maintenance services of green areas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
What 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 (5)
- Resources and Delivery Capacity: 15%
- Planting Methodology and Quality Assurance: 10%
- Record Keeping: 10%
- Pricing: 55%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Resources and Delivery Capacity
- Planting Methodology and Quality Assurance
- Record Keeping
- Social Value
- Pricing
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 16 Jun 2026, 09:06 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
FCCN004488- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072487- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b57cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Jun 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published132 days ago16 Jun 2026, 09:06 BST
- Market engagement101 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this engagement is to assess supplier capacity for works anticipated in Winter 2026/27 and to support the refinement of the proposed specification and delivery timelines.
The works are provisionally planned for October to December 2026, with a potential extension of up to three months to March 2027. These timings are indicative and may be subject to change.
Suppliers are invited to complete the preliminary market engagement questionnaire using the link below:
forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗
This questionnaire is for market engagement purposes only and does not form part of any future procurement process.
- Next notice expected98 days ago20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published87 days ago31 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST
- Clarification questions by70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline56 days ago31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago5 Oct 2026
- Assessment summaries sent8 days ago19 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published7 days ago19 Oct 2026, 09:45 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Jun 2026, 09:06 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Jun 2026, 15:08 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Jun 2026, 08:25 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published31 Jul 2026, 09:32 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active31 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST
- Procurement method changed31 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST
- Deadline published: 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST31 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Oct 2026, 09:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Oct 2026, 09:45 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Contract number was incorrect and changed to FCCN004488
Contract number was incorrect and changed to FCCN004488
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-06: 2 releases · 16 Jun 2026, 17 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow's Forests Ltd2 Nov 2026 – 1 Mar 2027 · up to 1 May 2027Extensions: Possible extension of two months should the weather be unsuitable for planting, to allow extra time on site due to missed planting days rather than any additional work required. | £111,653 | 19 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tomorrow's Forests LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender