Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Removal of Chalara (Ash Dieback) Infected Ash & Associated Tree Surgery in the North England Forest District
Authority: Forestry England
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForestry England have awarded a framework for the dismantling and felling of ash trees infected with Chalara and associated tree operations within the North England Forest District.
- Recurrence: March 2026
CPV: Forestry services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 1 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · win at most 4 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1KielderAwarded
This Lot is for the dismantling, felling of ash trees infected with Chalara and associated tree operations in Kielder Forest.
Lot #2HamsterleyAwarded
This Lot is for the dismantling, felling of ash trees infected with Chalara and associated tree operations in Hamsterley Forest.
Lot #3RothburyAwarded
This Lot is for the dismantling, felling of ash trees infected with Chalara and associated tree operations in Rothbury Forest.
Lot #4Wider North England Forest DistrictAwarded
This Lot is for the dismantling, felling of ash trees infected with Chalara and associated tree operations in the wider North England Forest District.
Lot #5Contingency LotCancelled
Lot 5 is a Contingency Lot. Unless requested otherwise, all bidders that are offered a place on Lots 1 - 4 have been added to the Contingency Lot. Where there is work that cannot be completed by 1st - 3rd ranked contractors under Lots 1 - 4, or is particularly time sensitive, it will be offered under the Contingency Lot to all framework contractors via mini-competition.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Kielder | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 2 · Hamsterley | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 3 · Rothbury | 25 | 60 | 10 | |
| 4 · Wider North England Forest District | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 5 · Contingency Lot | 30 | 60 | 10 |
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.
- “Framework for the Removal of Chalara (Ash Dieback) Infected Ash &…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · March 2026
- First published
- 8 Mar 2022, 12:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2022, 14:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
FEE/0956- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032198- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031f2aFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=697427086 GO Reference: GO-20221114-PRO-21427661
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Apr 2022
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
8 Apr 2022 → 14 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Apr 2022
- Bids opened8 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published14 Nov 2022, 14:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2022, 14:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £62,500, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Kielder
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Hamsterley
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Rothbury
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Wider North England Forest District
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Kielder | 6bids · 6 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Hamsterley | 8bids · 8 electronic | 6 | — | — |
| 3 · Rothbury | 7bids · 7 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 4 · Wider North England Forest District | 6bids · 6 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Euroforest LtdFramework contractor
- Euroforest LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria