Ground Preparation - West District
Estimated value
£760k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
7
Published
10 Feb 2026
Description
We will be awarding a framework agreement for the following across 7 lots in the West District: - Preparing forestry restock sites for planting involving the management of brash and harvesting residues. - Installation and maintenance of forest drains including installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks - The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths following trafficking by heavy machinery (excluding surfaced tracks and trails) - Clearing of blocked culverts and roadside ditches - Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator
Scope
- Reference
- FCCN004001
- Total value
- £760,000 excluding VAT£912,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 13 Mar 2026 to 12 Mar 2030
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 77200000
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 50.00% |
| Quality - Constrains and Hazards | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Quality - Personnel and Machinery | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Social Value/Quality - Environment and Sustainability | — | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 29 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/eRFX-Suppliers/Open.aspx?requirementId=931f83fe-2aa9-4224-a901-7b0343511d94 ↗
- 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 | Wyre, Mortimer and Shropshire Beats | £100k | active |
| 2 | East and West Dean Beats | £140k | active |
| 3 | Bristol and Mendips Beat | £50k | active |
| 4 | Savernake, Collingbourne and Wooten Basset Areas of Bristol Beats | £50k | active |
| 5 | Somerset and East Devon Beats | £140k | active |