Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc6-d26e-72b5-9c1c-cd5daee44878/ncf-rd-trees-symposium-trees-and-forestry-conference-research-practice-excha awarded GB direct award procedure Suitable for SMEs # NCF R&D Trees Symposium - Trees and Forestry Conference: Research-Practice Exchange. [Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs) Often single bidder Estimated value Not stated Published 24 Nov 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Both Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund and the UKRI Future of UK Treescapes programme complete in 2025. The aim is to host a join symposium in the autumn of 2025 to showcase the research undertaken across both programmes. The target audience will be government policy makers and other end users of the research. The objective of this contract is to pay Gloucester University for the organisation and delivery of a R&D symposium in autumn 2025, in collaboration with the organising committee, consisting of representatives from Defra Trees team, Defra tree health team, the Centre for Forest Protection, Forest Research and the Treescapes Ambassador team. Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05d847-2025-11-24T12:03:21Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05d847-2025-11-24T12:03:21Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs) ## More tenders like this [Bannister Sports Centre Athletic Track Soft Market Testing Exercise · Harrow Council · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1540d-d9e4-71cb-ad57-1603e9042fec/bannister-sports-centre-athletic-track-soft-market-testing-exercise) [Hendon Library: School Libraries and Resources Service (SLRS) refit 2026/27 · London Borough of Barnet · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-41d4-73a3-9712-1003545b8a8c/hendon-library-school-libraries-and-resources-service-slrs-refit-202627) [Supply and Delivery of Grounds Machinery · Northern Ireland Housing Executive · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-43e1-7009-9f7c-436fa2a91825/supply-and-delivery-of-grounds-machinery) [Pest Control Services Concession 2027-30 (FH2610191) · The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-44f9-7309-afae-daba3a678a46/pest-control-services-concession-2027-30-fh2610191) [NCC1999 NE Rural Growth Programme Evaluation · Northumberland County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-464d-73d3-9c3e-e81aa703d9f0/ncc1999-ne-rural-growth-programme-evaluation) [SONI090 – Client-Side Advisor · SONI Ltd · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4736-72ba-9b73-0e325c4a96e5/soni090-client-side-advisor)