Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd1-1a55-7039-b05f-8e0aa0f5fd09/id-6292545-daera-forest-service-composite-forestry-operations-framework

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# ID 6292545 - DAERA - Forest Service - Composite Forestry Operations Framework

[Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Forest Service](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-agriculture-environment-and-rural-affairs-forest-service)

Estimated value

£950,000

Published

21 May 2026

Deadline

Closed

26 Jan 2026

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Split into 12 lots

    You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver.
- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

DAERA Forest Service established a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers to carry out various services across Forest Service sites in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) will also use Lots 7-9.

Other Departments or branches of DAERA for example College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) reserve the right to join during the period of the contract.

## CPV classification

Erection of fencing Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services Forestry services Forestry management services Forest pest control services Forest administration services Weed-clearance services Weed-killing services

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05f8b1-2026-05-21T11:06:00+01:00

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05f8b1-2026-05-21T11:06:00+01:00)

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