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Natural Resources Wales tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
10
About one every 37 days
Contracts awarded
44
To 92 different suppliers
Value awarded
£7.48m
35 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£50k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
5 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Forest Infrastructure Construction & Maintenance Framework 2027

    WalesConstruction

    Open22 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £40mframework ceiling
  2. NRW Direct Production Harvesting Dynamic Market Initial Joining Stage

    Wales

    Open5478 days leftSuitable for SMEsDynamic purchasing

    Value not stated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Specialist Analytical Services for Natural Resources Wales

    WalesArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £600kestimated
  2. NRW All Wales Mountain Bike Trail and Maintenance Framework

    WalesConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £2mframework ceiling
  3. £9mframework ceiling
  4. NRW Civil Engineering & Infrastructure FWA 2026-2034

    WalesConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £50mframework ceiling
  5. Land Management Framework Pre-tender Market Engagement

    WalesGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8mframework ceiling
  6. Diving services framework 2026 Engagement session

    Wales

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Berrygate Hill Nurseries LtdSME£2.27m
    2 contracts
  2. 3 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. Forest Tree Surgery & Ground Maintenance Ltd.SME£116k
    4 contracts
  5. CWM Agricultural LimitedSME£104k
    5 contracts
  6. Spencer QuantumSME£35k
    3 contracts
  7. Geo Smart Decisions LtdSME£27k
    3 contracts
  8. Jimmy Hughes Services LtdSMENot stated
    3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)32%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)17%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)25%
  • Direct award (no competition)26%
Based on 53 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Natural Resources Wales has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 72% of central government buyers
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
32%
Lower than 56% of central government buyers
Based on 53 procurements
Won by small firms
78%
Higher than 86% of central government buyers
Based on 108 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
8
More than 84% of central government buyers
Based on 19 awards
Split into lots
40%
Higher than 86% of central government buyers
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Direct awards
26%
Lower than 72% of central government buyers
Based on 53 procurements
Cancelled
20%
Higher than 97% of central government buyers
Based on 10 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Time to bid, 104 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days3
20–25 days8
25–30 days29
30–35 days38
35–40 days17
40–45 days6
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Bids per contract, 110 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids21
4–6 bids34
6–8 bids13
8–10 bids8
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids5
14–16 bids6
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids1
20+ bids6
Advertised openly, 232 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%18
10–20%20
20–30%13
30–40%15
40–50%14
50–60%16
60–70%20
70–80%18
80–90%20
90–100%78
Won by small firms, 220 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%8
10–20%10
20–30%14
30–40%17
40–50%31
50–60%36
60–70%45
70–80%24
80–90%23
90–100%12

Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Natural Resources Wales.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Call off - Peatlands Restoration Framework 2026-2034 - Lot 2CWM Agricultural Limited£43k30 Sept 2026
Crindau Pill Capping Beams Remediation - concrete wall repair and replacementTotal Specialist Maintenance Ltd£151k2 Oct 2026
UK7 CDN for Clydach Pipe Bridge Project with Carmarthenshire County CouncilCarmarthenshire County Council£117k30 Oct 2026
Stephenson Street – Sustainable Urban Drainage ABNewport City Council£396k1 Nov 2026
Abbey Consols Mine Remediation ProjectWSP UK Limited£69k1 Dec 2026

19 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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