Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 3 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Delivery of tree felling operations in the Via Gellia Valley, Derbyshire

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Published estimate£49,999£59,999 inc. VAT17% below published estimate

Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025awarded 5 Nov 2025

Awarded to Crimson Kings (midlands) ltd

Contract term 3 moends 27 Feb 2026 · starts 17 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tree felling in Ash Dies Back affected woodland. Thinning woodland canopy to create space for new tree planting.

CPV: Forestry services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEPublished value£49,999

Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 27 Feb 2026 (3 mo)Value: £49,999 exc. VAT · £59,999 inc. VAT

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

77200000 Forestry 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

Lot awarding rule: Full details available in the RFQ.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
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: 3 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST
Last source update: 27 Nov 2025, 13:38 GMT
Authority reference: NE031025TFD
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062037
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Forestry services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a7a1 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Reserved participation area: K02000001

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 31 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Not allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.

Your response must be sent to owen.morris@naturalengland.org.uk by 4pm on 31/10/25.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to owen.morris@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 · 4 dates

Tender notice published391 days ago
3 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST
Submission deadline362 days ago
31 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
Contract starts346 days ago
17 Nov 2025
Latest notice published336 days ago
27 Nov 2025, 13:38 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
3 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
8 Oct 2025, 10:08 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
27 Nov 2025, 13:38 GMT
UK7
Status changed to complete
27 Nov 2025, 13:38 GMT

Published amendments (1)

Added Coupe Outline GPX file zipped

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £41,5001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Crimson Kings (midlands) ltdSME	£41,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Delivery of tree felling operations in the Via Gellia Valley, Derbyshire · Crimson Kings (midlands) ltdSME
Signed
5 Nov 2025
Value
£41,500
Period
17 Nov 2025 – 27 Feb 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJDG-6588-XDMM Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CRIMSON KINGS (MIDLANDS) LTDAwarded supplier 42 Green Hill Road, Grantham, East Midlands, NG31 8AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXOrder form
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsZIPCoupe Outline GPX file Zipped This gpx file outlines the coupes that require work. PLEASE NOTE THE CO-ORIDNATE SYSTEM USED FOR THIS FILE IS BRITISH NATIONAL GRID. Projecting the file with the wrong co-ordinate system may give you incorrect information
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFCommercial response form
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXRFQ

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Nov 2025, 13:38 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2025, 10:08 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Oct 2025, 10:50 BST