AwardedAwarded 9 May 2020

Q23 Direct Production Harvesting DPS

Natural Resources Wales · Local or regional public body

In brief

Natural Resources Wales awarded this contract to A.J.Butler Contracting Ltd, Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd and Euroforest Limited and 15 others on 9 May 2020.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

What the notice says

NRW is seeking to award a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in order to procure a Direct Production Harvesting Service, which includes felling, processing and extraction of trees to roadside, to a timber specification as set by NRW, to support roadside timber contracts. The service will also include the mechanised mulching/vegetation management service ready to respond to the clearance of infections of smaller diameter trees, (Phyto/Chalara/Dothistroma). This will be reactive work as and when required by NRW

Lots

LotTradeValue
Mid Wales
What this lot covers

The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for Mid Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed Method Statement and Risk Assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the Forestry Operations Contracts manager

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South Wales
What this lot covers

The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for South Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed Method Statement and Risk Assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the Forestry Operations Contracts manager.

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North Wales
What this lot covers

The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for North Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed Method Statement and Risk Assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the Forestry Operations Contracts manager

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Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
A.J.Butler Contracting Ltd (SME)
Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd (SME)
Euroforest Limited (SME)
Beacons Tree Services Ltd (SME)
Eb Davies Timber Ltd (SME)
Smerdon Tree Services (STS) Ltd (SME)
TW & GW Evans Ltd (SME)
Forestry Services Ltd (SME)
I & Jm Pass& Sons ltd (SME)
Powerline Services (MLJ) Ltd (SME)
GMD Forestry Limited (SME)
Robins Timber Contracting (SME)
M C Thomas Sons (SME)
Tree Finesse (SME)
Betula Works (SME)
17 bids received
Mid Wales£12,000,000
A.J.Butler Contracting Ltd (SME)
Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd (SME)
Euroforest Limited (SME)
Beacons Tree Services Ltd (SME)
Chapel Tree Services (SME)
Eb Davies Timber Ltd (SME)
Smerdon Tree Services (STS) Ltd (SME)
TW & GW Evans Ltd (SME)
Forestry Services Ltd (SME)
I & Jm Pass& Sons ltd (SME)
Powerline Services (MLJ) Ltd (SME)
GMD Forestry Limited (SME)
Robins Timber Contracting (SME)
M C Thomas Sons (SME)
Tree Finesse (SME)
18 bids received
South Wales£12,000,000
A.J.Butler Contracting Ltd (SME)
Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd (SME)
Euroforest Limited (SME)
Tir a Choed Ltd (SME)
Eb Davies Timber Ltd (SME)
Smerdon Tree Services (STS) Ltd (SME)
TW & GW Evans Ltd (SME)
Forestry Services Ltd (SME)
I & Jm Pass& Sons ltd (SME)
Powerline Services (MLJ) Ltd (SME)
GMD Forestry Limited (SME)
Robins Timber Contracting (SME)
M C Thomas Sons (SME)
Tree Finesse (SME)
Betula Works (SME)
Coedylan Forestry Cyf (SME)
15 bids received
North Wales£12,000,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 082236-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

91

Awards

67

Suppliers it has used most

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  • Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd3 contracts
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From notice 082236-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.