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Tree Planting - Spitfire Wood, Twyford, South Forest District

Forestry Commission

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Key details

Contracting authority
Forestry Commission
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Bristol
Delivery: UKJ3, United Kingdom
Contract value
£200,000ex VAT
£240,000 inc VAT
Deadline
31 August 2026
Enquiry deadline
17 August 2026(questions / clarifications)
Award decision
21 September 2026(estimated)
Published
31 July 2026

Procurement

Contract period
5 October 2026 - 4 February 2027
4 months
Possible extension to 4 April 2027 · 5 months in total
Extension terms: The Contract will have an initial term of four months. We may extend the Contract once for a period of up to two months where adverse weather conditions, unsuitable ground conditions, or other seasonal planting constraints have prevented the completion of the planting works within the initial term. The extension is intended solely to allow the completion of the planting works where circumstances outside the Contractor's reasonable control have impacted the planned programme. No further extensions are available.
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 77310000 Planting and maintenance services of green areas

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What happened

The contract runs until 4 Feb 2027.

Description

Planting of tree saplings at approximately 169ha of previously arable farmland at Twyford, Hampshire as part of a woodland creation scheme.

How to engage

The purpose of this engagement is to assess supplier capacity for works anticipated in Winter 2026/27 and to support the refinement of the proposed specification and delivery timelines. The works are provisionally planned for October to December 2026, with a potential extension of up to three months to March 2027. These timings are indicative and may be subject to change. Suppliers are invited to complete the preliminary market engagement questionnaire using the link below: https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?origin=NeoPortalPage&subpage=design&id=6SXFBeT5okyMVeR0AnLDvB_QDc99LT9AmDjOgICfQ1RURFpYNVdTOFA4WTA4WUNaUFFYUVNHUVFQWC4u This questionnaire is for market engagement purposes only and does not form part of any future procurement process.

Contact

Address
620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ

Identifiers

Buyer reference
FCCN004488
Notice ID
072487-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b57c

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