ID 6292545 - DAERA - Forest Service - Composite Forestry Operations Framework

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Forest ServicecontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05f8b1Procurement Act 2023SME suitableactive
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Estimated value

Awarded value

Suppliers

64

56 SME

Lots

12

12 awarded

Published

21 May 2026

Description

DAERA Forest Service established a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers to carry out various services across Forest Service sites in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) will also use Lots 7-9. Other Departments or branches of DAERA for example College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) reserve the right to join during the period of the contract.

Scope

Reference
ID 6292545
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
02 Mar 2026 to 01 Mar 2028
Possible extension to 01 Mar 2030

There is one option to extend for any period up to 2 years.

CPV classifications
45342000
77000000
77200000
77231000
77231200
77231300
77312000
77312100
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
AC1 - Managing Health and SafetyThis is a Pass/Fail Criterion with 0 Percent Weighting.quality
AC2 - SustainabilityThis is a Pass/Fail Criterion with 0 Percent Weighting.quality
AC3 - Compliance with all the Requirements set out in the SpecificationThis is a Pass/Fail Criterion with 0 Percent Weighting.quality
AC4 - Contract ManagementThis is a Scored Criterion with 10% Weighting.quality
AC5 - Total Cost90% Weightingcost

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

TA1 - Company Experience TA2 - Health and Safety Policy Statement TA3 - First Aid + F (Forestry) TA4 - Training Qualifications – Pesticides

TA1 - Company Experience TA2 - Health and Safety Policy Statement TA3 - First Aid + F (Forestry)

TA1 - Company Experience TA2 - Health and Safety Policy Statement TA3 - First Aid + F (Forestry) TA4 - Training Qualification – ATV Training/Licensing

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 12 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

Contract start

Contract end

Awarded to
GC
SME

Lots · 12 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Lot 1 – Chemical Application – Down/Armagh£66kcomplete
2Lot 2 – Chemical Application – Tyrone/Fermanagh£66kcomplete
3Lot 3 – Chemical Application – Antrim/Derry£66kcomplete
4Lot 4 – Survey and Plot Data Collection – Down/Armagh£13kcomplete
5Lot 5 – Survey and Plot Data Collection – Tyrone/Fermanagh£13kcomplete