ClosedAgriculture, forestry and horticulture

Field Data Collection Services DPS[E13]

Bristol, United KingdomFORESTRY COMMISSION[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Forest Research is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to place contracts with suppliers to provide a wide range of field data collection services. Suppliers are invited to apply for inclusion on the DPS if they can cover any aspects of field data collection as follows: - Survey work, such as National Forest Inventory (NFI) and Trees Outside of Woodlands (TOW) - Installation of…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 21 Feb 2025.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: FORESTRY COMMISSIONSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value: Not stated
Published[E11]: 21 Feb 2025
Procedure[E10]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Forest Research is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to place contracts with suppliers to provide a wide range of field data collection services. Suppliers are invited to apply for inclusion on the DPS if they can cover any aspects of field data collection as follows: - Survey work, such as National Forest Inventory (NFI) and Trees Outside of Woodlands (TOW) - Installation of surveying/monitoring equipment for our Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) work - Forest Mensuration and Production surveys (such as U18), Forest Attribute Surveys to update GIS information, collection of data from experimental sites. - Surveys such as but not limited to woodland surveys, forest production and forest attribute surveys, storm and windblown damage surveys. The DPS will enable Forest Research to hold 'mini--competitions' for services as and when required. Further detail is contained in the Find a Tender Notice reference: 2025/S 000-006783 (link to the Notice included below) Suppliers wishing to apply should go to the Find a Tender Notice and use the links in that Notice to register and access the procurement documents (Forest Research is using Delta eSourcing to run this procurement exercise). Additional information: Please use the above link to view the Notice and to access the procurement documents[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
ConditionDelivery location: Scotland, United Kingdom.[E8]
ConditionDelivery location: Wales, United Kingdom.[E7]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-28T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743

Evidence

13 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is FORESTRY COMMISSION.
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 77231400 (Forest inventory services).
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
“2025-03-28T12:00:00Z”
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Forest Research is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to place contracts with suppliers to provide a wide range of field data collection services. Suppliers are invited to apply for inclusion on the DPS if they can cover any aspects of field data collecti…”
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: Wales, United Kingdom.
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: Scotland, United Kingdom.
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice was published on 21 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-21T18:44:26Z”
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The notice is titled "Field Data Collection Services DPS".
Document 9ae3b099-06b2-478e-af81-8e43bf8f8ed7-829743, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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