Award

Direct Production Harvesting – Kielder South

  • Forestry Commission

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081841

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a77a (view related notices)

Published 11 December 2025, 11:12am



Scope

Reference

FCCN003849

Description

The Supplier demonstrates professionalism, experience, and a suitable work profile in Direct Production (DP) Harvesting. The Supplier is highly experienced at working within heavily visited public areas. All services provided must comply with the United Kingdom Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS), Forest Industry Safety Accord (FISA) guides, The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS), Forestry England Health and Safety Policy, and all other relevant environmental and health & safety legislation.

The Commission expects most of the work to be undertaken with purpose-built forestry machines deployed within a short-wood system of working. There is a regular requirement for some motor-manual working and occasional winch extraction to support this work. The Commission may at our sole discretion consider alternative systems that are demonstrated to be fully compliant with this specification.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £2,700,000 excluding VAT
  • £3,240,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

10 December 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

11 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 22 December 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

12 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 30 March 2030
  • 3 years, 11 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 77210000 - Logging services

Contract locations

  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 2 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

TPH LTD

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWDG-7641-CRPN

BLACKABURN WARK HEXHAM

NORTHUMBERLAND

NE48 3DU

United Kingdom

Region: UKC21 - Northumberland

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Forestry Commission

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLRM-7846-HGLG

620 Bristol Business Park

Bristol

BS16 1EJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Claire Hodges

Telephone: 0300 067 4000

Email: commercial.services@forestryengland.uk

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

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government