AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cornwall Council has published an award notice establishing a multi-supplier framework for woodland creation, establishment and maintenance across its farm estate. Ten verified companies are named on the single framework award. The notice reports a total framework value of £2.18m excluding VAT (£2.616m including VAT); this is shared across the supplier panel and is not allocated by supplier.
Published outcomeAward notice published for one active award covering lot 1, with a scheduled future signature date of 25 October 2026 and a stated framework period from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030. The supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThe arrangement creates a four-year supplier panel for forestry and woodland services on Cornwall Council’s farm estate, combining seven suppliers classified as SMEs and three classified as large organisations.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
10 supplier records analysed
THE GROWER LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 13299206; source supplier name “The Grower”; award 1 supplier list.
TRELEAVEN COUNTRYSIDE SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 12162722; award 1 supplier list.
K HILL & PARTNERS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 07587017; award 1 supplier list.
TILHILL FORESTRY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 03242286; award 1 supplier list.
IDVERDE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 03542918; source supplier name “idverde Limited”; award 1 supplier list.
EUROFOREST LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 01153003; source supplier name “EUROFOREST Ltd”; award 1 supplier list.
UA5 LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 14890849; award 1 supplier list.
F&W FORESTRY UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 07910966; award 1 supplier list.
NICHOLSON NURSERIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 04820053; award 1 supplier list.
CORSERV SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually disclosed; part of shared framework value GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name 07737430; award 1 supplier list.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award notice
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award document is a UK6 Contract award notice published on 2026-10-12.
Award decision
97% confidenceAward dated 12 October 2026; status active
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Award 1 has date 2026-10-12 and status active.
Future signature milestone
99% confidence25 October 2026 (scheduled)
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-25.
Stated framework period
97% confidence26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2030-10-25.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award/framework value excluding VAT
99% confidence£2,180,000
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Award 1 value amount is 2180000 GBP; process value maximum is 2180000 GBP.
Award/framework value including VAT
99% confidence£2,616,000
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Award 1 value amountGross is 2616000 GBP.
Supplier-level allocation
99% confidenceNot disclosed
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One value is reported for award 1, which names ten suppliers; no supplier or lot allocation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence14 January 2026
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Release history records preliminary market engagement notice 003050-2026 dated 2026-01-14.
Pipeline notice
98% confidence24 March 2026
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Release history records pipeline notice 026623-2026 dated 2026-03-24.
Tender notice published
99% confidence3 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 073167-2026 dated 2026-08-03.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence2 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWoodland creation, establishment and maintenance services across Cornwall Council’s farm estate
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Tender title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and award mainProcurementCategory are services.
CPV classification
99% confidence77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award each identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Framework
99% confidenceMulti-supplier framework agreement
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Tender description states multi-supplier framework; techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement is true; ten suppliers are named on award 1.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime lists lightTouch.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No bid counts, scores, ranking or evaluation rationale are included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Arrangement type
99% confidenceMulti-supplier framework agreement
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Tender description and framework technique field.
Stated duration
97% confidenceFour years
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Stated period runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The notice supplies a future signature milestone rather than confirmation of signature.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
99% confidence£2.18m excluding VAT is the reported value for the whole framework award, not a committed or allocated amount for any individual panel supplier.
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Award 1 has one value and ten named suppliers, without allocations.
Market access
96% confidenceThe panel combines local Cornwall-based providers with suppliers listed elsewhere in England.
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Supplier addresses include St Agnes, Mevagissey, Bodmin and Redruth, alongside addresses outside Cornwall.
Call-off mechanism
99% confidenceNot disclosed
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No call-off or allocation mechanism is present in the supplied notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle interpretation
99% confidenceThis is an award notice with a scheduled future signature date; it should not be read as confirmation of a signed contract.
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UK6 award notice dated 12 October 2026; futureSignatureDate scheduled for 25 October 2026.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe reported framework value is unallocated across ten suppliers and must not be attributed to any one supplier.
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Award 1 reports one value and names ten suppliers, with no individual award values.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no supplied title, description or separate value.
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Lot record for 1 has null title, description and value.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceAll ten suppliers have verified legal names and company numbers in the supplied verification data. Source presentation differs in casing or legal suffix for some names, including The Grower, Treleaven Countryside Services, Euroforest and idverde.
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Supplier verification status is verified for all ten; supplied source and verified names show these formatting/legal-name differences.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: individual supplier values, call-off method, pricing, bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, lot-level scope, extension terms and a confirmed signature date.
- The £2.18m excluding-VAT value is shared at award level across ten suppliers; no allocation to suppliers or further lot allocation is published.
- Although a framework start date is stated, the record simultaneously shows a scheduled future signature milestone; the supplied data does not establish that the framework has been signed or commenced.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cornwall Counciltree planting frameworkwoodland creationwoodland maintenanceforestry servicesTHE GROWER LTDTRELEAVEN COUNTRYSIDE SERVICES LIMITEDTILHILL FORESTRY LIMITEDIDVERDE LIMITED
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named on Cornwall Council’s tree planting and maintenance framework?
THE GROWER LTD, TRELEAVEN COUNTRYSIDE SERVICES LIMITED, K HILL & PARTNERS LTD, TILHILL FORESTRY LIMITED, IDVERDE LIMITED, EUROFOREST LIMITED, UA5 LTD, F&W FORESTRY UK LIMITED, NICHOLSON NURSERIES LIMITED and CORSERV SOLUTIONS LIMITED.
What is the value of the framework?
The notice reports £2.18m excluding VAT and £2.616m including VAT for the shared framework award. No allocation by supplier is disclosed.
Has the framework been signed?
The supplied notice data does not confirm signature. It records a scheduled future signature date of 25 October 2026.
When is the stated framework period?
26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.