Forestry England Security Services, £504k, deadline 15th May
Summary
Forestry England, operating under the Forestry Commission, has published a preliminary market engagement notice under the Procurement Act 2023 seeking expressions of interest for a Security Service contract across multiple sites in England. The contract is structured into four geographical lots (East, West, South, Central) spanning all of England, with an estimated total value of £504,000 including VAT over a five-year term from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031. The engagement deadline is 15 May 2026; however, the notice explicitly states it does not commit Forestry England to any future procurement.
“We are particularly keen to hear from interested companies regarding their views on the proposed size and distribution of the geographical lots and their capacity to deliver the required services across these lots.”
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This preliminary market engagement notice outlines Forestry England's intent to procure security services including gate and toilet locking, vehicle release, and CCTV installation across four geographical lots covering all of England. The estimated contract value is £504,000 including VAT (£420,000 excluding VAT) with individual lots ranging from £62,000 to £229,000. The notice explicitly states this is market sounding under the Procurement Act 2023 and does not commit Forestry England to any future procurement or formal tender process. Interested suppliers should contact commercial.services@forestryengland.uk by 15 May 2026.
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Forestry England Security Services
- Forestry Commission UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-037312
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-068a21
Published 23 April 2026, 5:44pm
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Description
Forestry England is the largest land manager in England and custodian of the nation’s forests. Our mission is to connect everyone with the nation’s forests by creating and caring for forests for people to enjoy, wildlife to flourish and businesses to grow.
We are seeking expressions of interest for a Security Service contract for multiple sites across the country. Services will include: locking and unlocking gates and toilets, CCTV and alarm system installation, servicing and monitoring, and call outs.
The contract will be separated into geographical lots to promote opportunities for Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs). All lots require barrier locking during the morning and/or evening at specified times and site attendance to release vehicles locked in overnight upon request. Some lots require toilet buildings to be locked and/or unlocked, car parking pay machines to be locked and/or unlocked, and CCTV installation and maintenance.
The sites included in the contract span all of England with some situated in remote forest locations.
A list of indicative Lots and potential contract locations within these Lots can be found below (please note this may not be an exhaustive list of Lots & locations):
Lot 1 (East District) - Likely locations include Jeskyns Forest Centre (Kent) & Wendover Forest Centre (Chilterns). Requirement in this lot will include (but not be limited to) barrier locking (AM & PM), site attendance to release vehicles (upon request), toilet building locking (PM). Estimated total value of the Lot = £89k
Lot 2 (West District) - Likely locations include multiple recreation sites and car parks in Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire) & Haldon Forest Centre (Exeter). Requirement in this lot will include (but not be limited to) barrier locking (AM & PM), site attendance to release vehicles (upon request), toilet building unlocking (AM) and locking (PM). Estimated total value of the Lot = £229k
Lot 3 (South District) - Likely locations include Alice Holt Forest Centre. Requirement in this lot will include (but not be limited to) barrier locking (AM & PM), site attendance to release vehicles (upon request), toilet building unlocking (AM) and locking (PM), CCTV installation and maintenance. Estimated total value of the Lot = £62k
Lot 4 (Central District) - Likely locations include Delamere Forest Centre, Cannock Chase Forest Centre & Salcey Forest Centre. Requirement in this lot will include (but not be limited to) barrier locking (AM & PM), site attendance to release vehicles (upon request), toilet building locking (PM). Estimated total value of the Lot = £155k
Total value (estimated)
- £420,000 excluding VAT
- £504,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031
- 5 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Security services
Engagement
Engagement deadline
15 May 2026
Engagement process description
If you are interested in bidding for this opportunity, please contact commercial.services@forestryengland.uk marking your email for the attention of Arran Price.
We are particularly keen to hear from interested companies regarding their views on the proposed size and distribution of the geographical lots and their capacity to deliver the required services across these lots. Supplier insight on these aspects will help inform our approach and ensure the proposed model is practical and deliverable.
Following consideration of the initial expressions of interest, Forestry England may wish to engage in further soft market testing with respondents.
Therefore, at this stage the scope of the contract is still subject to change based on feedback from the market.
This preliminary market engagement notice does not commit Forestry England to any future procurement or any subsequent decisions based on the output of the market sounding exercise. Forestry England reserves the right not to proceed to a formal procurement process.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Forestry Commission
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLRM-7846-HGLG 620 Bristol Business Park
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
United Kingdom
Email: commercial.services@forestryengland.uk
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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