Estimated Value
Up to £31,477
Deadline
Not specified
Published
19 January 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Purchase of a new mulcher head designed for forestry sites. It will be a heavier duty head that will be able to do a more efficient job of clearing scrub on the sites with less down-time due to mechanical issues.
It will be used mainly on LIFEquake sites, but will be available to other teams to use. LIFEquake (LIFE20 NAT/UK/000137) is a 5-yr EU funded project, run by NRW, working on 7 SACs in Wales – Crymlyn, Gweunydd Blaencleddau, NW Pembrokeshire Commons, Preseli, Rhos Goch, Cors Caron & Corsydd Eifionydd.
Securing the resilience of transition mire & quaking bog in Wales. The aim is to bring internationally important habitats and species of the peatlands into good condition.
Additional details
Currently these rare and threatened wildlife features are in an unfavourable condition and at risk of further decline. Pistenbully machine is a low ground pressure machine capable of accessing the very wet sites in the LIFEquake project. A new mulcher head is required to effectively manage this sites, due to a lot of mechanical issues with the current flail head.
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Award Details
Off-Piste Agri Ltd
£31,477
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
GMD Forestry Ltd
8 contracts wonlatest 2 Oct 2026£79m
total awarded
- 2
Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd
8 contracts wonlatest 12 Aug 2026ends 31 Aug 2030£79m
total awarded
- 3
Beacons Tree Services Ltd
7 contracts wonlatest 2 Oct 2026ends 28 Feb 2030£63m
total awarded
- 4
A.J.Butler Contracting Ltd
7 contracts wonlatest 10 Jul 2026ends 5 Jan 2034£81m
total awarded
- 5
Cwm Agricultural Ltd
6 contracts wonlatest 12 Aug 2026ends 5 Jan 2034£20m
total awarded
GMD Forestry 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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19 January 2026
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