Ground Preparation Framework - West District

A Tender Notice
by FORESTRY COMMISSION, ACTING THROUGH FORESTRY ENGLAND (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS FORESTRY ENGLAND)

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Framework (Services)
Duration: 4 year
Value: £520K

Sector: ENVIRONMENT
Published: 04 Feb 2022
Delivery: To 14 Feb 2026 (est.)
Deadline: 07 Mar 2022 12:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom: UNITED KINGDOM

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Forestry Commission Acting Through Forestry England Hereinafter Referred to as Forestry England Bristol

Description

Forestry England will be awarding a framework agreement for Ground Preparation in West Forest District. The majority will be brash racking into windrows. In addition, we require brash raking into piles, mulching, site drainage and reinstatement of rutted tracks. The district has been split into 6 lots by geographical location.

Lot Division

1	Marches North & South Value: £80K The Commission requires the following to be delivered by the Contractor under this framework: •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 •Conservation works including operations to further heathland restoration including stump removal ·Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator See specification document for full details Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V8F5NN9EM6
2	East and West Dean Value: £80K The Commission requires the following to be delivered by the Contractor under this framework: •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 •Conservation works including operations to further heathland restoration including stump removal ·Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator See specification document for full details Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V8F5NN9EM6
3	Bristol and Savernake Value: £35K The Commission requires the following to be delivered by the Contractor under this framework: • 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 • Conservation works including operations to further heathland restoration including stump removal · Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator See specification document for full details Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V8F5NN9EM6
4	Exmoor and East Devon Value: £105K The Commission requires the following to be delivered by the Contractor under this framework: • 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 • Conservation works including operations to further heathland restoration including stump removal · Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator See specification document for full details Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V8F5NN9EM6
5	Dartmoor, North and Mid Devon Value: £190K The Commission requires the following to be delivered by the Contractor under this framework: • 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 • Conservation works including operations to further heathland restoration including stump removal · Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator See specification document for full details Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V8F5NN9EM6
6	Cornwall Value: £30K The Commission requires the following to be delivered by the Contractor under this framework: • 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 • Conservation works including operations to further heathland restoration including stump removal · Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator See specification document for full details Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V8F5NN9EM6

CPV Codes

77200000 - Forestry services

Indicators

This is a recurring contract.
Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=663965071 GO Reference: GO-202224-PRO-19595287

Reference

ocds-h6vhtk-031381
FTS 003302-2022