UpcomingPlanned procurementAgriculture, forestry and horticultureAgricultural products

Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement[E16]

Cardiff, United KingdomNatural Resources Wales[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Pipeline Notice: Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Tree Planting services to restock the WGWE to meet our biodiversity and woodland resilience targets. This pipeline notice is issued to inform the market of the forthcoming opportunity and to support supplier engagement ahead of formal procurement.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Not stated
Published 26 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 5,500,000
Buyer: Natural Resources WalesSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Expected deadline: Not stated
Value[E17]: GBP 5,500,000
Published[E14]: 26 Oct 2026
Procedure[E13]: Open procedure
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 14 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Pipeline Notice: Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Tree Planting services to restock the WGWE to meet our biodiversity and woodland resilience targets. This pipeline notice is issued to inform the market of the forthcoming opportunity and to support supplier engagement ahead of formal procurement. The pipeline notice is published for early transparency purposes only. All timeline data, values, and procedures are provisional estimates and will be updated on Sell2Wales once the formal route to market is confirmed.[E7]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UK, United Kingdom.[E8]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E9]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E10]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E11]
DetailLot 1 runs from 21 Jun 2027 to 20 Jun 2031.[E5]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E12]
UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 101065-2026

Evidence

17 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 Natural Resources Wales.
Document 101065-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 77200000 (Forestry services).
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under CPV 77000000 (Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services).
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/2/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The notice is classified under CPV 03450000 (Tree-nursery products).
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Lot 1 runs from 21 Jun 2027 to 20 Jun 2031.
“2027-06-21T00:00:00+01:00 to 2031-06-20T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 101065-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Pipeline Notice: Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Tree Planting services to restock the WGWE to meet our biodiversity and woodland resilience targets. This p…”
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: UK, United Kingdom.
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.
“vcse: true”
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
Document 101065-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The procedure is: Open procedure.
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 26 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-26T14:10:08Z”
Document 101065-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planned.
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice is titled "Natural Resources Wales - Tree Planting Framework Agreement".
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The stated value is GBP 5,500,000 excluding VAT.
“5500000 GBP”
Document 101065-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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