Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 14 Mar 2025, 10:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Yorkshire DP Harvesting · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£2,700,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Dukes and Sons Forestry Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We require a Supplier that demonstrates professionalism, experience, and a suitable work profile in Direct Production (DP) Harvesting in Yorkshire. The Commission expects most of the work to be undertaken with purpose-built forestry machines deployed within a short-wood system of working. There is a regular element of motor-manual capability required and regular winch extraction to support this work.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

77200000 Forestry services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Mar 2025, 10:24 GMT
Last source update: 22 Apr 2025, 10:26 BST
Authority reference: FCCN003508
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-016146
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ed1f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: This was originally part of a competitive tendering procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 where no suitable tenders were received.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

26 Mar 2025 → 22 Apr 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
26 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published
22 Apr 2025, 10:26 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025

Transparency notice published
14 Mar 2025, 10:24 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
14 Mar 2025, 13:42 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 Apr 2025, 10:26 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,700,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dukes and Sons Forestry Limited1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030	£2,700,000	14 Mar 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Dukes and Sons Forestry Limited
Signed
28 Mar 2025
Value
£2,800,000
Period
1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Below £5million Contract - Performance Measures have been included in the specification.

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dukes and Sons Forestry LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 5271426GB-PPON: PMJM-3446-MGMP 84 Howe Road Norton, Malton, Yorkshire & Humber, YO17 9BLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Apr 2025, 10:26 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Mar 2025, 13:42 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender14 Mar 2025, 10:24 GMT