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Published 29 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tree Safety Framework - South England Forest District

Official notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£2,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Forestry England have an upcoming tender requirement for tree safety services in the South England Forest District. The framework will cover the safe removal of dangerous trees from roadside, property boundaries and public areas, including the provision of emergency tree safety works, inspections, and specialist ash dieback / tree health management services. This framework may also include the safe removal of dangerous trees from railway lines.

CPV: Forestry services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Sept 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Tree Safety Framework - South England Forest District” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST
Last source update
29 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST
Authority reference
FCCN003936
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043918
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Forestry services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056834 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

29 Jul 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    29 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST
  2. Market engagement
    15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification of requirements and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.

  3. Contract starts56 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure