Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-d2ff-737e-8593-52cb3d8afb04/quarrying-north-district Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Quarrying - North District [Forestry Commission](https://tendernation.io/buyers/forestry-commission) Pays 93% within 30 days Estimated value £2,416,500 Published 10 Sept 2026 Deadline 21 days left 9 Nov 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Split into 2 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. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Quarrying works in the north of England comprise extraction and processing of aggregate from hard rock quarries, including associated drilling and blasting works. Materials are extracted in relatively small quantities and used in various Forestry England civil engineering applications, mostly for the construction and maintenance of forest roads for the purposes of facilitating timber harvesting. Quarrying operations are therefore undertaken in a number of specific locations, in close proximity to the point of use of the extracted materials. Typically, extraction of materials will take place over a period of a few weeks each year, with material then stockpiled within the quarry, or at other designated locations for use as and when needed. This Framework is divided in to 2 Lots: - Lot 1 Drilling and blasting - Lot 2 Extraction and processing/crushing ## CPV classification Rock-removal work Blasting work Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06f6cf-2026-09-10T13:26:45+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06f6cf-2026-09-10T13:26:45+01:00) 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 Forestry Commission: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/forestry-commission) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [East Forest District Ground Preparation Works · Forestry England · 963 days left · 8 Jun 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb1-33b1-72ea-bf3f-9fef5a791ba2/east-forest-district-ground-preparation-works) [NCC1867 Framework for the Hire of Operated Plant · Northumberland County Council · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be2-b748-70c1-b457-72926896487e/ncc1867-framework-for-the-hire-of-operated-plant) [North Forest District Planting and Forest Management DPS · Forestry England · 1383 days left · 2 Aug 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb1-5e88-733e-adc3-8d0bed1b9162/north-forest-district-planting-and-forest-management-dps) [NRW Direct Production Harvesting Dynamic Market Initial Joining Stage · Natural Resources Wales · 5458 days left · 27 Sept 2041](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bce-b398-72c9-b653-c9cf014d35b1/nrw-direct-production-harvesting-dynamic-market-initial-joining-stage) [Ground Care, Agricultural and Plant Equipment for Defra Group Fleet Services · Environment Agency · 3 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd9-b536-703c-b06e-0971a0f35b5b/ground-care-agricultural-and-plant-equipment-for-defra-group-fleet-services) [Wild Purbeck Rhododendron and Scrub Removal · Forestry Commission · 8 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-e146-71f7-ae5c-2249960df750/wild-purbeck-rhododendron-and-scrub-removal)