Mowing Services - South England Forest District
Estimated value
£423k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
7
Published
11 Jun 2026
Description
This contract is to fulfil general forest road/ride vegetation maintenance within the South District for Forestry England’s road and ride network. The contract is split into 7 Lots, due to the extent of the geographic area. The contractor can bid on an individual Lot or a group of Lots. If bidding on a group of Lots, the contractor will need to demonstrate capacity to deliver all works required within the selected Lots in the indicative time frame. Only one contractor will be assigned to each Lot.
Scope
- Reference
- FCCN002947
- Total value
- £422,500 excluding VAT£507,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
The initial term of the contract is for 3 years until 31st August 2029. The contracting authority will determine whether the optional extension will be activated for an additional 2 years, with the contract then terminating 31st August 2031.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 77230000
- Contract locations
- South East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource | — | quality | 35.00% |
| Communication and Contract Management | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Pricing | — | price | 35.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- https://app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/eRFX-Suppliers/OpenReq.aspx?requirementId=750e893e-91be-49b6-8ffe-886939fcde01 ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 7 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Downs | £100k | active |
| 2 | Chiddingfold | £80k | active |
| 3 | Solent | £40k | active |
| 4 | Isle of Wight | £70k | active |
| 5 | Micheldever | £50k | active |