DAERA - Forest Service - GROUND PREPARATION ON FOREST SERVICE LANDS
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Forest ServiceEstimated Value
£20,000 – £400,000
Deadline
4 February 2026
Published
27 April 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
DAERA Forest Service established a Framework Agreement to appoint a list of Suppliers to carry out ground preparation across Forest Service sites in Northern Ireland. The services required are divided into 3 work areas as follows: • Ground Preparation of Restock and Afforestation sites • Mulching • Ground Preparation of Peatland or other sites.
Within each, there are 4 county groupings: (a) Down / Armagh; (b)Antrim / Derry; (c) East Fermanagh / Tyrone; and (d) West Fermanagh. Therefore, there are 12 Lots in total for the Framework Agreement.
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Award Details
Leslie McGuckin
£200,000
Eugene Flanagan Contracts
£200,000
ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD
£200,000
Kieran McGirr
£200,000
H WILSON & SONS LIMITED
£200,000
P McCloy Contracts
£200,000
Brown Brothers
£300,000
W O'Kane Contracts
£300,000
M & A Mc Manus
£400,000
J & K CONTRACTS LIMITED
£400,000
CIVCO LTD
£20,000
MCALEESE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
£20,000
O'Neill Plant
£20,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Valley Forestry Services LTD
£950,000
total awarded
- 2
SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED
£950,000
total awarded
- 3
Gardiner Farm and Forest Services
1 contract wonlatest 16 Mar 2026ends 8 May 2028£950,000
total awarded
- 4
ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD
£950,000
total awarded
- 5
SEASONAL OUTDOOR SERVICES LIMITED
£950,000
total awarded
Valley Forestry Services LTD is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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DAERA - Forest ServiceKey Dates
Published
27 April 2026
Submission deadline
4 February 2026
Notice type
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