Published date: 21 February 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 28 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Forest inventory services - 77231400

  • Forest monitoring or evaluation services - 77231500

Location of contract

England, Scotland, Wales

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

CR2024/25/082

Published date

21 February 2025

Closing date

28 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Forest Research is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to place contracts with suppliers to provide a wide range of field data collection services.

Suppliers are invited to apply for inclusion on the DPS if they can cover any aspects of field data collection as follows:
- Survey work, such as National Forest Inventory (NFI) and Trees Outside of Woodlands (TOW)
- Installation of surveying/monitoring equipment for our Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) work
- Forest Mensuration and Production surveys (such as U18), Forest Attribute Surveys to update GIS information, collection of data from experimental sites.
- Surveys such as but not limited to woodland surveys, forest production and forest attribute surveys, storm and windblown damage surveys.

The DPS will enable Forest Research to hold 'mini--competitions' for services as and when required.

Further detail is contained in the Find a Tender Notice reference: 2025/S 000-006783 (link to the Notice included below)

Suppliers wishing to apply should go to the Find a Tender Notice and use the links in that Notice to register and access the procurement documents (Forest Research is using Delta eSourcing to run this procurement exercise).

More information

Links

Additional text

Please use the above link to view the Notice and to access the procurement documents

About the buyer

Address

620 Bristol Business Park
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
England

Telephone

+44 3000675600

Email

nfi.framework@forestresearch.gov.uk

Website

https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk