Official UK procurement notice
National Planning Support Framework
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe intend to award a framework contract for Planning Support. The framework will be divided into 8 geographic lots, with a maximum 3 Suppliers per lot.
The core objective of the framework is to obtain the necessary consents within the Town and Country Planning Legislation to allow all works on the estate that require planning to be delivered.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Environmental issues consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 12 bids on the busiest of 8 lots · 2 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value · win at most 8 of themEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £200,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1North District - WestAwardedceiling above
*See Framework Scope for more information
Lots 1 & 2 – North District
North England Forest District (NEFD) is the management unit that manages the public forest estate in Northern England. This is an extensive area encompassing 9 county or unitary authority areas from the Scottish border to Durham and Lancashire. For the purposes of this framework we have split the District into 2 separate lots - “North District West” & “North District East”.
North District West (Lot 1)
Key aspects:
Working within Lake District National Park.
Experience of Cultural Heritage, Health Impact Assessment (HIA), World Heritage, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and other designations. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4K45NM485 ↗
Lot #2North District - WestAwardedceiling above
*See Framework Scope for more information
Lots 1 & 2 – North District
North England Forest District (NEFD) is the management unit that manages the public forest estate in Northern England. This is an extensive area encompassing 9 county or unitary authority areas from the Scottish border to Durham and Lancashire. For the purposes of this framework we have split the District into 2 separate lots - “North District West” & “North District East”.
North District East (Lot 2)
Key aspects:
•Working within Northumberland National Park.
•Peatland experience.
•Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and other designations. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4K45NM485 ↗
Lot #3YorkshireAwardedPublished value£150,000
Lot 3 – Yorkshire
Key aspects:
•Working within the North York Moors National Park, Howardian Hills AONB and other local planning authorities across Yorkshire.
•The district has numerous designations including Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Areas (SPA), Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI), scheduled monuments and other designations.
•The District has diverse woodlands, including community woodlands, with a variety of current and future commercial, residential and recreational development opportunities.
•Sustainable design and infrastructure for existing and future opportunities. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4K45NM485 ↗
Lot #4Central DistrictAwardedPublished value£100,000
Lot 4 - Central District
Key aspects:
•Working in Peak District National Park
•Central England Forest District covers 28,000 ha in a triangle from Milton Keynes to Preston to the Humber Estuary.
•The District has diverse woodlands and open habitats including ancient woodland, productive conifer and broadleaf forests and new community woodlands on former brownfield land. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4K45NM485 ↗
Lot #5East DistrictAwardedPublished value£75,000
Lot 5 - East District
Key aspects:
•The East England Forest District covers an area of 35,000 ha from North Norfolk to Brighton and includes Thetford Forest and the outlying beats of Sandlings, Kent, East Sussex, Chilterns and Thames Chase Community Forest.
•The District has a varied landholding including the largest lowland pine forest in England at Thetford, community woodland on the outskirts of London at Thames Chase, and a range of mixed woodland, many of which are on sites of Ancient Woodland.
•There are numerous sites of conservation interest designated across the District, including Special Protection Areas to conserve the breeding habitat for the Woodlark and Nightjar, SAC, Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI), AONB, Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland, County Wildlife Sites and Scheduled Monuments. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4K45NM485 ↗
Lot #6South DistrictAwardedceiling above
Lot 6 - South District
Key aspects:
•South England Forest District is responsible for the management of some 48,000ha of the public forest estate in England of which 26,284ha makes up the New Forest. The New Forest is made up of a unique combination of heathland, ancient woodland, wetlands and grassy plains.
•Planning work will be focused on existing built infrastructure, changes of land use and new infrastructure. Formal planning consents may also be required to deliver the objectives of the New Forest Higher Level Stewardship Scheme and Forestry England’s Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Restoration commitments in the New Forest.
•The application will need to meet the planning requirements of the relevant Local Planning Authority (LPA); for example, for planning applications related to wetland restoration projects in the New Forest, the New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA) is the relevant LPA. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4K45NM485 ↗
Lot #7West – Forest of Dean, Wyre, Marches & WestonbirtAwardedPublished value£100,000
Lot 7 West – Forest of Dean, Wyre, Marches & Westonbirt
Key aspects:
•The north half of the West England Forest District. Mixed woodlands and infrastructure across this area which is very diverse. Many different designations to contend with. Planning work will be focused on existing built infrastructure, mostly at recreation sites.
•Westonbirt, the National Arboretum (240ha) lies within the Cotswolds AONB and is designated as a Grade 1 Registered Park & Garden and an Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland. Forestry England have aspirations to continue to develop the arboretum’s built infrastructure. Consents are likely to include; change of use, AGFO, engaging with Historic England and supporting recreation activity. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4K45NM485 ↗
Lot #8West – Somerset, Devon & CornwallAwardedPublished value£60,000
Lot 8 West – Somerset, Devon & Cornwall
Key aspects:
•The south half of West England Forest District. Mixed woodlands and infrastructure across this area which is very diverse. Many different designations to contend with. Planning work will be focused on existing built infrastructure, mostly at recreation sites. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4K45NM485 ↗
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).
- “National Planning Support Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Mar 2022, 14:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2022, 19:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
FEE/0768- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029674- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0322b2Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=729664886 GO Reference: GO-20221020-PRO-21200580
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
20 Apr 2022 → 20 Oct 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Oct 2022, 19:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2022, 19:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £200,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
North District – West
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
North District - East
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Yorkshire
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2022
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Central District
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2022
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
East District
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2022
- Value
- £75,000
- Status
- active
South District
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
West - Forest of Dean, Wyre, Marches & Westonbirt
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2022
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
West - Somerset, Devon & Cornwall
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2022
- Value
- £60,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North District - West | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · North District - West | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Yorkshire | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Central District | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · East District | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · South District | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · West – Forest of Dean, Wyre, Marches & Westonbirt | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 8 · West – Somerset, Devon & Cornwall | 12bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- See Contract DataMediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Fairhurst Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Mott MacDonaldFramework contractor
- Mott MacDonaldFramework contractor
- Mott MacdonaldFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria