Official UK procurement notice
Natural Regeneration and Minor Chainsaw Works Framework - North District
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe have awarded a framework for suppliers to carry out clearance of natural regeneration, re-spacing of conifer crops, windblow clearance, roadside brashing and pruning and small scale felling across North District. This requirement is split into 8 Lots covering the geographical region. Christmas Tree halo thinning operations are covered in Lot 9 and will span across the whole framework geographic area.
CPV: Forestry services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 9 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 27 Jul 2026
Published description of the framework
All orders are direct awarded following the awards without re-opening competition process defined in Framework Agreement.
The first-ranked Supplier for the relevant Lot shall be expected to deliver the services in accordance with the pricing, delivery timescales, and specifications set out in the Framework Agreement.
In the event the first placed Supplier:
- is unable to or does not submit a quotation within the timescales required,
- is unable to complete the works within the timescales required in the Order Form,
- has an open red Health & Safety Condition,
- is unable to meet a specific Order Form requirement,
- does not submit a quotation in accordance with the framework pricing, or
-declines to quote,
the work is offered to the second placed Supplier on the relevant framework lot.
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £130,000: 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 #1HamsterleyAwardedPublished value£40,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2RothburyAwardedPublished value£140,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Kielder EastAwardedPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Kielder NorthAwardedPublished value£150,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #5Kielder WestAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #6Kielder SouthAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #7Kershope and SpadeadamAwardedPublished value£80,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #8Kielder Main Block CCF AreasAwardedPublished value£80,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #9Christmas Tree Halo ThinningAwardedPublished value£40,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 (4)
- Contract Management: 15%
- Delivery Capability: 15%
- Pricing: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Pricing
- Contract Management
- Social Value
- Delivery Capability
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Natural Regeneration and Minor Chainsaw Works Framework - North District” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2026, 13:58 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
FCCN004517- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045750- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069be9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 May 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published162 days ago19 May 2026, 13:58 BST
- Clarification questions by146 days ago3 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends128 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts93 days ago27 Jul 2026
- Award decision expected by92 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent70 days ago19 Aug 2026
- Latest notice published69 days ago19 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2026- Tender notice published19 May 2026, 13:58 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published11 Jun 2026, 14:19 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST11 Jun 2026, 14:19 BST+7 days · was 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Aug 2026, 15:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Closing date changed from 12:00 on 15 June 2026 to 12:00 on 22 June 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£130,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Hamsterley | 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Rothbury | 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Kielder East | 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Kielder North | 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Kielder West | 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Kielder South | 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 7 · Kershope and Spadeadam | 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 8 · Kielder Main Block CCF Areas | 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 9 · Christmas Tree Halo Thinning | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Binks ContractingFramework contractor
- Juniper Forestry And Environmental Services LTDFramework contractor
- Liddle ForestryFramework contractor
- RC Tree Services LtdFramework contractor
- Tilhill Forestry LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (11)
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