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Yorkshire DP Harvesting

Forestry Commission · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:49.

Opportunity overview

We require a Supplier that demonstrates professionalism, experience, and a suitable work profile in Direct Production (DP) Harvesting in Yorkshire. The Commission expects most of the work to be undertaken with purpose-built forestry machines deployed within a short-wood system of working. There is a regular element of motor-manual capability required and regular winch extraction to support this work.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£2.7m
Awarded
14 Mar 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 5271426
Location
Malton, UKE22, YO17 9BL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
FCCN003508
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This was originally part of a competitive tendering procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 where no suitable tenders were received.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLRM-7846-HGLG
Name
Forestry Commission

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS16 1EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
620 Bristol Business Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLRM-7846-HGLG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-5271426
Name
Dukes and Sons Forestry Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE22
Country
GB
Locality
Malton
Postal Code
YO17 9BL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
84 Howe Road Norton

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
5271426
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PMJM-3446-MGMP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
14 Mar 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 15
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 16
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 17
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 18
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 19
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 20
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 21
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 22
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 23
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 24
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 25
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 26
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 27
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
77200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Forestry services

Value

Amount
2,700,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
32,400,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
009368-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Mar 2025, 10:24
Entry 2
Id
009448-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Mar 2025, 13:42

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-5271426
Name
Dukes and Sons Forestry Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Mar 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
26 Mar 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
28 Mar 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Below £5million Contract - Performance Measures have been included in the specification.

Value

Amount
2,800,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,360,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
016146-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
22 Apr 2025, 10:26

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS16 1EJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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