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 FEE/0835-22 DPS - Planting - Yorkshire Forest District 23/02/2029 12:00 22/07/2021 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £480,000.00 Planting in Yorkshire Forest District
 FCCN004001-102 Ground Preparation - West District 09/02/2026 12:00 12/03/2026 11/03/2030 £912,000.00 Published invitation to tender We will be awarding a framework agreement for: 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  Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator   The Framework will be split into 7 lots, which are detailed in the associated Tender documentation.
 FEE/1047-18 DPS - Forestry England Forest Fencing 23/02/2029 12:00 20/10/2022 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £13,000,000.00 Forestry England are establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to place contracts for the erection and maintenance of forest fencing on sites across the Forestry England estate. This will also include fencing for new woodland creation sites throughout England and forest fencing requirements for Forest Research. The types of fencing required include, but are not limited to: permanent deer fencing, stock-proof fencing, rabbit-proof fencing, forest gates/barriers/water gates.
 FEE/0816-42 DPS - East Forest District Planting 23/02/2029 12:00 30/06/2021 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £2,000,000.00 East Forest District Planting
 FEE/0923-60 DPS - West England Forest District Planting and Maintenance 23/02/2029 12:00 15/06/2022 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £8,000,000.00 This DPS is for Planting in West England Forest District. For full details of our needs, please read the separate specification document.
 FCCN002249-21 DPS - Ash and Dangerous Tree Roadside Removal - West District 23/02/2029 12:00 21/05/2024 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £1,000,000.00 The work under this DPS will comprise the felling and extraction of diseased and dangerous trees that are considered a risk to the public along highways, adjacent to infrastructure including facilities, trails and public rights of way, or on forest boundaries. The sites are a larger scale than individual trees. The majority of work will be completed using a mechanised method such as a grapple saw or harvester and forwarder/tractor and timber trailer for extraction. On some occasions the assistance of motor manual chainsaws maybe required to process the trees. The use of a tractor and winch maybe required for operational purposes.
 FEE/0909-23 DPS - Central Forest District Planting 23/02/2029 12:00 12/05/2022 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £2,000,000.00 Planting in Central Forest District
 FCCN004002-94 Vegetation Management – Woodland Creation Sites Central Forest District 09/02/2026 12:00 16/02/2026 15/02/2031 £756,000.00 Weed control of our new woodland creation sites in Lincolnshire and the Coronation woodland creation site at Clipsham, on the Rutland border, encompassing an area of approximately 780ha across five sites. This will include spraying around the individual trees and inter row mowing approximately twice a year. 
 FCCN000267-24 DPS - North England Forest District Ground Preparation Operations 23/02/2029 12:00 08/04/2024 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £10,000,000.00 Provision of ground preparation services to facilitate restocking operations across the North England Forest District.
 FEE/1024-52 DPS - North Forest District Planting and Forest Management 23/02/2029 12:00 03/08/2022 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £10,000,000.00 Services to facilitate the planting, establishment, and early years maintenance of coniferous and broadleaf restock and new woodland sites.
 FCCN002028-19 DPS - Civil Engineering Works 23/02/2029 12:00 01/12/2024 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £20,000,000.00 The Commission requires the following construction activities to be delivered under this DPS: - Construction of granular forest roads - Construction of granular pedestrian and shared use trails - Construction of forestry harvesting infrastructure such as tracks, ramps and stacking bays. - Significant upgrades to existing granular forest roads including grading and rolling - Construction of bound roads and trails - Car parks and extensions to existing facilities - Construction of forestry road bridges - Pedestrian bridges (typically 10m length) - Reservoir works, such as spillway upgrades, significant repairs, etc. - Culverts - Retaining walls (typically 2m retained height and 10m long) - Supply and installation of new and replacement utility services such as foul drainage systems, surface water drainage and water supply pipes and equipment. - Supply and installation of trenching to accommodate utility services such as drainage systems, water supply and electric and data communication equipment, which could be either direct lay or installed within ducting. - Construction of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to manage rainwater runoff. - Other civil engineering construction projects - Maintenance works where these form part of a larger construction project - Supply and or haulage of aggregates where these form part of a larger construction project - Excavation and removal/disposal of deteriorated or unsuitable materials where these form part of a larger construction project We require suppliers to have capability in the following areas: - Excavation and compaction of road and trail formation to appropriate line and level - Drainage installation and maintenance - Soft ground working - Steep ground working - Procuring, laying and compaction of granular materials - Procuring, laying and compaction of bituminous materials - Kerbing - Retaining wall construction - Structural steelwork associated with simple bridge construction - Reinforced and unreinforced concrete - General carpentry work - Install of utility services such as drainage, pipes and cables. - Landscaping The list of work which is required is descriptive only and the Commission may require and instruct works which are analogous to those listed. Typical contract values are between £50,000 to £250,000, but there are no financial limits imposed.
 FCCN1932-47 DPS - National Wildlife Management 23/03/2029 12:00 20/11/2024 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £750,000.00 Wildlife Management across England
 FEE/0698-25 DPS - Plant Passporting Annual Inspections 23/02/2029 12:00 13/08/2020 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £1,030,000.00 Inspections of plant passports and other associated inspections and audits.
 FEE/0815-45 DPS - East Forest District Ground Preparation Works 23/02/2029 12:00 08/06/2021 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £1,680,000.00 Ground Preparation Works in East England Forest District
 FCCN1763-20 DPS - Vegetation Management - East England Forest District 23/02/2029 12:00 18/10/2024 23/02/2029 23/02/2028 £400,000.00 Vegetation management in East England Forest District, types of work may include weeding and/or respacing young trees with sickle, brushcutter or chemical, trimming shrubby and tree vegetation encroaching on rides, paths and fencelines, hedge cutting, swiping rides, verges and open areas, forage harvesting conservation rides, verges and open areas, cutting and removing vegetation from heritage sites, mowing recreation trails, strimming round marker posts, signs, gateway, benches and bins, maintaining visibility splays at access points, cutting and removing vegetation from firebreaks.
 FCCN003852-86 Delamere Forest Business Opportunity 04/02/2026 12:00 01/04/2026 31/03/2036 £5,500,000.00 There is an opportunity for a concession installation at the current bike hire building at the Delamere site.
 FCCN003145-107 Tree Safety Works Framework - East England Forest District 20/02/2026 12:00 01/04/2026 31/03/2030 £0.00 Forestry England are establishing a framework for the provision of tree safety works in the East England Forest District.
 FCCN002397-0-62 DPS - National Play Equipment 23/03/2029 12:00 26/07/2024 23/02/2029 27/10/2027 £2,000,000.00 Dynamic Purchasing System for Play Equipment Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance across the whole of England.