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Ground Preparation - West District

Forestry Commission · Local or regional public body

In brief

Forestry Commission was looking for suppliers for this contract. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

It is a framework worth up to £760,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 13 March 2026.

It is split into 7 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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

Lots

LotTradeValue
Wyre, Mortimer and Shropshire Beats
13 March 2026 to 12 March 2030
What this lot covers

All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Wyre, Mortimer and Shropshire Beats: 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 Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.

—£100,000
East and West Dean Beats
13 March 2026 to 12 March 2030
What this lot covers

All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the East and West Dean Beats: 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 Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.

—£140,000
Bristol and Mendips Beat
13 March 2026 to 12 March 2030
What this lot covers

All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Bristol and Mendips Beat: 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 Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.

—£50,000
Savernake, Collingbourne and Wooten Basset Areas of Bristol Beats
13 March 2026 to 12 March 2030
What this lot covers

All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Savernake, Collingbourne and Wooten Basset Area of the Bristol Beat: 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 Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.

—£50,000
Somerset and East Devon Beats
13 March 2026 to 12 March 2030
What this lot covers

All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Somerset and East Devon Beats: 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 Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.

—£140,000
Dartmoor, Mid and North Devon Beats
13 March 2026 to 12 March 2030
What this lot covers

All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Dartmoor, Mid and North Devon Beats: 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 Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.

—£220,000
Cornwall Beat
13 March 2026 to 12 March 2030
What this lot covers

All lots have the same requirement and differ only on size and location. The requirement is as follows for the Cornwall Beat: 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 Unless otherwise agreed by the Commission in the Call off, all materials, goods, fuels, and consumables, are procured, ordered, delivered, stored, managed and paid for by the Supplier.

—£60,000

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 003757-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 011686-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 003757-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 January 2026, last updated 10 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.