Scope
Description
The Environment Agency (EA) uses a range of plant and equipment to manage many sites and maintain thousands of assets across the country, to help save lives and protect the environment. As a Category One responder, reacting to thousands of environmental and flooding incidents and potential incidents each year, the training provided through this contract will not only prepare its staff for the work they carry out in their day jobs, but also their incident roles.
The EA must have a competent and confident workforce who carry out work to protect people and the environment by operating and maintaining its flood and coastal assets and responding to incidents.
The purpose of this procurement is to coordinate and deliver the required training, to the required standard, ensuring a workforce that is competent, safe and fully trained to a professional and consistent standard.
Lot 8. Vegetation Control Training
Description
A Lot covering a wide range of equipment used for vegetation management. Courses include the operation and maintenance of various plant utilised for vegetation management, including low gravity mowers, pedestrian and ride-on mowers, and Robomowers. The lot also covers heavier duty plant such as tractor-mounted flail cutters, front-end loaders, and weed-cutting boats. As a multi discipline Lot, we are also looking to cover hand tools such as brushcutters & hedge trimmers as well as more niche activities like stump grinders, woodchippers and chemical control including pesticide plugs, stem injection, and pesticide spraying certification. Novice and Refresher courses are required for each topic, to develop foundation knowledge in new staff, as well as testing that knowledge and competency on a 3 or 5-year refresher cycle.
Contract 2. Environment Agency Essential Site, Plant and Equipment Training - Lot 8
Lots
Lot 8. Vegetation Control Training
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,995,608 excluding VAT
- £2,394,730 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
7 November 2025
Contract dates
- 28 November 2025 to 27 November 2028
- Possible extension to 27 November 2030
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Two possible 12-month extensions.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Key performance indicators
| Name | Reporting frequency |
|---|---|
| Instructor CPD | 6 months |
| Supplier Responsiveness | 3 months |
| Delivery to Specification | 6 months |
| Provision of Management Information | 3 months |
| Locality of Courses | 3 months |
| Innovation | 6 months |
| Social Value: Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower | 6 months |
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Supplier
T KIRK FORESTRY
- Companies House: 06970553
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWTD-5891-JRCM
TKF Training, Cross Gate Road
West Yorkshire
HD9 1SL
United Kingdom
Email: jonny.ripley@tkftraining.co.uk
Website: http://www.tkftraining.co.uk
Region: UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 2. Environment Agency Essential Site, Plant and Equipment Training - Lot 8
Contracting authority
Environment Agency
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNWW-1475-NYLN
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@defra.gov.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
Summary of their role in this procurement: Undertaking project on behalf of EA
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBD-3289-CDGX
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@defra.gov.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster