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Operational Services Plant Health

Forestry Commission · Local or regional public body

In brief

Forestry Commission has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £200,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 8 years, starting 1 September 2026.

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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for this buyer (from 53 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £200,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Provision of operational plant health services to ensure rapid, effective, and compliant responses to tree health incidents across the UK. These services may include, but are not limited to, Forest Works Management, Incineration, and Arboricultural operations, enabling a flexible and scalable response capability that can be deployed in England, Wales, and Scotland in support of the UK’s Plant Health Service. As part of this procurement, a range of forestry operational services will be considered, with each work area appointed under separate lots and awarded through mini‑competitions. Suppliers may tender for one or more lots aligned to the services they are able to deliver. Work areas currently anticipated to fall within scope include: - Forestry operations including harvesting - Forest works management - Ecological and operational site assessment - Land Agent services - Incineration - Vegetation management - Groundworks, including civil engineering and ground reparation activities

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 020417-2026

About the buyer

Forestry CommissionLast 12 months

Procurements

143

Awards

87

Suppliers it has used most

From notice 020417-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.