Official UK procurement notice
Vegetation Management Framework - Yorkshire
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
Re-procurement plannedNational Framework for Woodland Creation Vegetation Management
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Civil Engineering, Estates, Ecology and Heritage teams require qualified Suppliers with demonstrable experience in mechanical vegetation control across forest infrastructure, particularly around bridges and reservoirs.
This framework agreement is arranged in one Lot which will have a maximum of four Suppliers.
CPV: Forest inventory services · Forest resources management 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
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 7 bids received (1.8 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 11 May 2026
Published description of the framework
Work will be offered in ranking order.
The Supplier ranked first in the Lot will be contacted in writing by the Commission, provided with full details of the location & requirements, and required to confirm acceptance within five (5) working days or otherwise specified timescales. Prices will be agreed based on the quoted rates.
If the first ranked Supplier:
- Is unable to or does not submit a quotation within the timescales required,
- is unable to complete the requirement within the timescales required in Order,
- has an open red Health & Safety Condition,
- does not submit a quotation in accordance with the agreed Framework Pricing, or
- declines to quote,
the offer will be made to the second ranked Supplier, and subsequently to the third and fourth ranked Supplier if necessary.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£400,000
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 (5)
- Experience & Capability: 20%
- Methodology & Equipment: 20%
- Price: 40%
- Environmental Protection and Biodiversity: 10%
- Environmental Impact: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Experience & Capability
- Methodology & Equipment
- Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
- Environmental Impact
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Vegetation Management Framework - Yorkshire” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, 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
- 2 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 16:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 May 2026
- Authority reference
FCCN004435- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018279- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f2aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 10 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published238 days ago2 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Clarification questions by220 days ago20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends210 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by176 days ago4 May 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts169 days ago11 May 2026
- Assessment summaries sent159 days ago21 May 2026
- Standstill ends146 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published138 days ago10 Jun 2026, 16:25 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 May 2026, 14:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 May 2026, 14:01 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Jun 2026, 16:25 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£100,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 4 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 4 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agri-Vision Ltd15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030 | ceiling above | 21 May 2026 | Awarded |
| Ainsty Timber Marketing Limited trading as ATMSME, Green Valley Arborists LtdSME15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030 | ceiling above | 21 May 2026 | Awarded |
| 4NATURE LTD15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030 | ceiling above | 21 May 2026 | Awarded |
| Ainsty Timber Marketing Limited trading as ATMSME, Green Valley Arborists LtdSME15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030 | ceiling above | 21 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £100,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 1 · Agri-Vision Ltd
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030
- Status
- active
5 agreed KPIs: Quality of work · Communication · Health and Safety …
- Quality of work
- Communication
- Health and Safety
- Environment
- Finance
Contract 2 · Ainsty Timber Marketing Limited trading as ATMSME, Green Valley Arborists LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030
- Status
- active
5 agreed KPIs: Quality of work · Communication · Health and Safety …
- Quality of work
- Communication
- Health and Safety
- Environment
- Finance
Contract 3 · 4NATURE LTD
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030
- Status
- active
5 agreed KPIs: Quality of work · Communication · Health and Safety …
- Quality of work
- Communication
- Health and Safety
- Environement
- Finance
Contract 4 · Ainsty Timber Marketing Limited trading as ATMSME, Green Valley Arborists LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2030
- Status
- active
5 agreed KPIs: Quality of work · Communication · Health and Safety …
- Quality of work
- Communication
- Health and Safety
- Environment
- Finance
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- 4NATURE LTDFramework contractor
- 4NATURE LTDFramework contractor
- Agri-Vision LtdFramework contractor
- Ainsty Timber Marketing LimitedFramework contractor
- Ainsty Timber Marketing LimitedFramework contractor
- GREEN VALLEY ARBORISTS LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender