Planning

Supply of First Aid Kits and Products

  • Forestry Commission

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-053882

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059405

Published 4 September 2025, 12:18pm



Scope

Reference

FCCN003316

Description

We require a framework for the supply of first aid kits as well as individual medical items. The framework will be made up of a single lot and will contain bespoke first aid kits suitable for forestry's requirements. Goods will be delivered to forestry sites across England.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £155,000 excluding VAT
  • £186,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 30 November 2025 to 29 November 2029
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 33141760 - Splints
  • 33141623 - First-aid boxes
  • 33141420 - Surgical gloves
  • 33141100 - Dressings; clip, suture, ligature supplies

Contract locations

  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKI - London
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKC - North East (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

25 September 2025

Engagement process description

We are looking to obtain knowledge from the market on the range of goods that can be supplied. This will inform Forestry of what they can look to include in their requirement and where they may be gaps that are better procured elsewhere. Please could you complete the response form found on our Panacea e-tender system which contains a list of all of the medical products that we are looking to procure as part of this future framework, and indicate whether this is something that you can provide or if it is something that you would not be able to supply.

https://app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/ForestryCommission/

Please note that all dates for tender publication and pricing details in this notice are estimates at this time.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Forestry Commission

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLRM-7846-HGLG

620 Bristol Business Park

Bristol

BS16 1EJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Richard March

Email: commercial.services@forestryengland.uk

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government