ID 6700310 - DAERA - Forest Service - TREE PLANTING SERVICES

What the buyer is asking for

DAERA Forest Service are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers for tree planting services to carry out afforestation and re-planting of forests across its estate, as well as the replacement of failed trees on previously planted sites, which is termed Beating-up, as well as In-filling of trees on naturally regenerated sites. This replanting requirement contains three (3) Lots which will be awarded in the following county groupings: Lot 1: Antrim / Derry - Planting; Lot 2: Armagh / Down - Planting; Lot 3: Tyrone / Fermanagh - Planting. 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. Within each Lot Suppliers must however provide all services / requirements detailed – full details of the services required are set out within the Specification.

How this is scored

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

• qualityAC1 - Managing Health & 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 & Safety Policy Statement TA3 - First Aid +F (Forestry) TA4 - Training Qualification – ATV Training/Licensing

3 lots

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

• Antrim / Derry - Planting£400k

  DAERA Forest Service are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers for tree planting services to carry out afforestation and re-planting of forests across its estate, as well as the replacement of failed trees on previously planted sites, which is termed Beating-up, as well as In-filling of trees on naturally regenerated sites. This will take place in Antrim/Derry.

• Armagh / Down - Planting£300k

  DAERA Forest Service are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers for tree planting services to carry out afforestation and re-planting of forests across its estate, as well as the replacement of failed trees on previously planted sites, which is termed Beating-up, as well as In-filling of trees on naturally regenerated sites. This will take place in Armagh/Down.

• Tyrone / Fermanagh - Planting£1.1m

  DAERA Forest Service are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers for tree planting services to carry out afforestation and re-planting of forests across its estate, as well as the replacement of failed trees on previously planted sites, which is termed Beating-up, as well as In-filling of trees on naturally regenerated sites. This will take place in Tyrone/Fermanagh.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published24 days ago

   28 Aug 2026, 14:39 BST
2. Clarification questions by3 days ago

   18 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 7 days

   28 Sept 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 notice28 Aug 2026, 14:39 BST082239-2026

Payment terms

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Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender