ID 6487093 - DAERA - Forest Service - Scrub Clearance, Re-Spacing of Commercial Forest Crops and Clearance of Invasive Plant Species

What the buyer is asking for

DAERA Forest Service are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers to carry out a programme of various services across Forest Services sites in Northern Ireland – including Scrub Clearance and Re-spacing on previously planted or protected sites which now have adverse competition from woody shoots, and regenerating conifers/broadleaved trees and Invasive plant clearance on commercial forests, woodlands or other protected sites. Work will be allocated within the 3 Lots within this Framework: Lot 1 - Scrub Clearance, Re-Spacing of Commercial Forest Crops and Clearance of Invasive Plant Species – Antrim/Derry; Lot 2 – Scrub Clearance, Re-Spacing of Commercial Forest Crops and Clearance of Invasive Plant Species – Tyrone/Fermanagh; Lot 3 - Scrub Clearance, Re-Spacing of Commercial Forest Crops and Clearance of Invasive Plant Species – Armagh/Down. There are no restrictions on the number of Lots Suppliers can bid for or be awarded. Therefore, they may tender for any Lot they wish. Full details of the services required are set out within the Specification schedule.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityAC1 - Managing Health and SafetyThis is a Pass/Fail Criterion with 0 Percent Weighting.
• qualityAC2 - SustainabilityThis is a Pass/Fail Criterion with 0 Percent Weighting.
• qualityAC3 - Contract ManagementThis is a scored criterion with a 10% weighting.
• costAC4 - Total Cost for Lot90% Weighting.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• technical

  TA1 - Company Experience TA2 - Health and Safety Policy Statement TA3 - First Aid + F (Forestry) TA4 - Training Qualifications TA5 - Site Inspections

3 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Lot 1 - Scrub Clearance, Re-Spacing of Commercial Forest Crops and Clearance of Invasive Plant Species – Antrim/Derry£350k

  DAERA Forest Service are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers to carry out a programme of various services across Forest Services sites in Northern Ireland – including Scrub Clearance and Re-spacing on previously planted or protected sites which now have adverse competition from woody shoots, and regenerating conifers/broadleaved trees and Invasive plant clearance on commercial forests, woodlands or other protected sites. For Lot 1 this will take place in Antrim/Derry.

• Lot 2 - Scrub Clearance, Re-Spacing of Commercial Forest Crops and Clearance of Invasive Plant Species – Tyrone/Fermanagh£800k

  DAERA Forest Service are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers to carry out a programme of various services across Forest Services sites in Northern Ireland – including Scrub Clearance and Re-spacing on previously planted or protected sites which now have adverse competition from woody shoots, and regenerating conifers/broadleaved trees and Invasive plant clearance on commercial forests, woodlands or other protected sites. This will take place in Tyrone/Fermanagh.

• Lot 3 - Scrub Clearance, Re-Spacing of Commercial Forest Crops and Clearance of Invasive Plant Species – Armagh/Down£350k

  DAERA Forest Service are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers to carry out a programme of various services across Forest Services sites in Northern Ireland – including Scrub Clearance and Re-spacing on previously planted or protected sites which now have adverse competition from woody shoots, and regenerating conifers/broadleaved trees and Invasive plant clearance on commercial forests, woodlands or other protected sites. This will take place in Armagh/Down.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published15 days ago

   7 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 8 days

   29 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 16 days

   7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 39 days

   30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice7 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST084216-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender