Scope
Reference
FCCN004001
Description
We will be awarding a framework agreement for the following across 7 lots in the West District:
- Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues.
- Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks
- The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails)
- Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches
- Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £760,000 excluding VAT
- £912,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 13 March 2026 to 12 March 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 77200000 - Forestry services
Not the same for all lots
Contract locations are shown in Lot sections, because they are not the same for all lots.
Lot 1. Wyre, Mortimer and Shropshire Beats
Description
All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Wyre, Mortimer and Shropshire Beats:
Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues.
Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks
The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails)
Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches
Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £100,000 excluding VAT
- £120,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Contract locations
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. East and West Dean Beats
Description
All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the East and West Dean Beats:
Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues.
Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks
The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails)
Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches
Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £140,000 excluding VAT
- £168,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Contract locations
- UKK - South West (England)
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 3. Bristol and Mendips Beat
Description
All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Bristol and Mendips Beat:
Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues.
Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks
The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails)
Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches
Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £50,000 excluding VAT
- £60,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Contract locations
- UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 4. Savernake, Collingbourne and Wooten Basset Areas of Bristol Beats
Description
All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Savernake, Collingbourne and Wooten Basset Area of the Bristol Beat:
Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues.
Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks
The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails)
Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches
Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £50,000 excluding VAT
- £60,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Contract locations
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 5. Somerset and East Devon Beats
Description
All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Somerset and East Devon Beats:
Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues.
Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks
The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails)
Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches
Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £140,000 excluding VAT
- £168,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Contract locations
- UKK4 - Devon
- UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 6. Dartmoor, Mid and North Devon Beats
Description
All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Dartmoor, Mid and North Devon Beats:
Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues.
Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks
The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails)
Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches
Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £220,000 excluding VAT
- £264,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Contract locations
- UKK4 - Devon
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 7. Cornwall Beat
Description
All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Cornwall Beat:
Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues.
Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks
The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails)
Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches
Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £60,000 excluding VAT
- £72,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Contract locations
- UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
2
Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers
0%
Framework operation description
Prices will be in accordance with what is submitted in the Tender response and this pricing will be added to the final contract. There is a breakdown of how we will score your pricing in the ITT. When the lots are awarded there will be 2 suppliers per lot, a first placed and a second placed. The first placed supplier will be awarded the work first and if they do not have the capacity or are not prepared to do the work then it will instead be offered to the second placed supplier.
Award method when using the framework
Without competition
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Establishing party only
Participation
Particular suitability
Lot 1. Wyre, Mortimer and Shropshire Beats
Lot 2. East and West Dean Beats
Lot 3. Bristol and Mendips Beat
Lot 4. Savernake, Collingbourne and Wooten Basset Areas of Bristol Beats
Lot 5. Somerset and East Devon Beats
Lot 6. Dartmoor, Mid and North Devon Beats
Lot 7. Cornwall Beat
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
29 January 2026, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
10 February 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
4 March 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Price | 50% |
| Quality - Constrains and Hazards | Quality | 20% |
| Quality - Personnel and Machinery | Quality | 20% |
| Social Value/Quality - Environment and Sustainability | Quality | 10% |
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Forestry Commission
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLRM-7846-HGLG
620 Bristol Business Park
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0300 067 4000
Email: commercial.services@forestryengland.uk
Website: https://www.forestryengland.uk/
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government