NRW Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework
About This Opportunity
Framework contract award: NRW Respacing, cleaning and. By Natural Resources Wales in United Kingdom, environment & climate. Awarded to GMD FORESTRY LIMITED.
This is a framework agreement contract in the environment and climate and agriculture and food security sectors, with a focus on Forestry and Crop Production. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.
Published through Sell2Wales, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for framework agreement in the environment and climate sector. Framework agreements establish terms for recurring procurement over a defined period. Selected firms are called upon as needs arise, making this a longer-term engagement opportunity. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.
Description
NRW is responsible for the management of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate and land in our care. NRW is certified by both the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) to meet the UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS).
This Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework relates to the supply of respacing services, delivering 6 main requirements:
1. Cleaning of naturally regenerated or planted crops
2. Re-spacing of naturally regenerated or planted crops
3. Creation of inspection racks through brashing
4. Mechanical weeding
5. Hand weeding
6. High pruning
Due to the nature of the required works it is difficult for NRW to estimate the value of this framework. For the purposes of establishing this framework we estimate spend in a range of 3,700,000 GBP and 4,500,000 GBP. NRW does not guarantee any level of expenditure under this framework.
The overall Framework will have a term of 48 months (4 years). It is structured as a 36 month (3 year) initial term with 1 x further 1 year (12 month) extension allowable.
Lot 1: Lot 1: North West Wales — Lot 1: North West Wales
This Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework relates to the supply of respacing services, delivering 6 main requirements:
1. Cleaning of naturally regenerated or planted crops
2. Re-spacing of naturally regenerated or planted crops
3. Creation of inspection racks through brashing
4. Mechanical weeding
5. Hand weeding
6. High pruning
Lot 2: Lot 2: North East Wales — Lot 2: North East Wales
This Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework relates to the supply of respacing services, delivering 6 main requirements:
1. Cleaning of naturally regenerated or planted crops
2. Re-spacing of naturally regenerated or planted crops
3. Creation of inspection racks through brashing
4. Mechanical weeding
5. Hand weeding
6. High pruning
Lot 3: Lot 3: North Mid Wales — Lot 3: North Mid Wales
This Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework relates to the supply of respacing services, delivering 6 main requirements:
1. Cleaning of naturally regenerated or planted crops
2. Re-spacing of naturally regenerated or planted crops
3. Creation of inspection racks through brashing
4. Mechanical weeding
5. Hand weeding
6. High pruning
Lot 4: Lot 4: North Mid Wales — Lot 4: North Mid Wales
This Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework relates to the supply of respacing services, delivering 6 main requirements:
1. Cleaning of naturally regenerated or planted crops
2. Re-spacing of naturally regenerated or planted crops
3. Creation of inspection racks through brashing
4. Mechanical weeding
5. Hand weeding
6. High pruning
Lot 5: Lot 5: South West Wales — Lot 5: South West Wales
This Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework relates to the supply of respacing services, delivering 6 main requirements:
1. Cleaning of naturally regenerated or planted crops
2. Re-spacing of naturally regenerated or planted crops
3. Creation of inspection racks through brashing
4. Mechanical weeding
5. Hand weeding
6. High pruning
Lot 6: Lot 6: South Central Wales — Lot 6: South Central Wales
This Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework relates to the supply of respacing services, delivering 6 main requirements:
1. Cleaning of naturally regenerated or planted crops
2. Re-spacing of naturally regenerated or planted crops
3. Creation of inspection racks through brashing
4. Mechanical weeding
5. Hand weeding
6. High pruning
Lot 7: Lot 7: South East Wales — Lot 7: South East Wales
This Respacing, cleaning and weeding framework relates to the supply of respacing services, delivering 6 main requirements:
1. Cleaning of naturally regenerated or planted crops
2. Re-spacing of naturally regenerated or planted crops
3. Creation of inspection racks through brashing
4. Mechanical weeding
5. Hand weeding
6. High pruning
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from Sell2Wales and was originally published on April 30, 2025. Last refreshed 1 day ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Natural Resources Wales
Natural Resources Wales has issued 91 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 4 currently open and 68 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Environment & Climate, General Supplies & Services, and Agriculture & Food Security. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and Sell2Wales. Most recent publication: May 19, 2026.
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This is a Framework agreement contract in the Environment & Climate sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.
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