Forestry England, the operative component of the Forestry Commission, has gone out to tender with a contract for a Buildings Compliance Framework worth an estimated £4.092 million (inc VAT).

Forestry England is looking to put a framework agreement in place for core building compliance services which is being tendered in the following seven separate Lots:

Lot 1. Electrical Safety - Fixed Electrical (£750,000 inc VAT)

Compliance work for fixed electrical components including solar.

Lot 2. Electrical Safety - Portable Appliances (£300,000 inc VAT)

PAT testing, combined inspection and testing of portable electrical equipment across the country.

Lot 3. Fire Safety (£330,000 inc VAT)

Fire risk assessments of Forestry Estates buildings and other related works.

Lot 4. Legionella Risk Assessments and Consultancy Services (£660,000 inc VAT)

Provision of professional advice and undertaking legionella management services including legionella risk assessments or audits as required across the estate.

Lot 5. Legionella Monitoring Services (£630,000 inc VAT)

Provision of professional Legionella monitoring services to ensure the risks identified in the risk assessment are managed where they cannot be managed in house.

Lot 6. Asbestos Management (£1.2 million inc VAT)

FE require asbestos consultancy to provide professional asbestos management services.

Lot 7. LOLER Thorough Examinations (£102,000 inc VAT)

Provision of thorough examinations of lifting equipment across the estate. Lifting equipment comprises passenger lifts or platform lifts to carry people along with hoists in our changing places toilets. There are also goods lifts including goods hoists and rails which are used to lift deer carcases in our deer larders.

Lot 8. Private Water Supplies (£120,000 inc VAT)

FE require a professional consultant who is an expert in Private Water Supplies and able to provide objective advice on risk and existing infrastructure as well as design and specifying system improvements as required.

Current estimated start and end contract dates are 12 September 2025 to 12 September 2029.

Each lot of the framework will be awarded to a primary supplier, and will also contain a secondary "backup" supplier.

Deadline to submit enquiries about the tender is 12:00pm on 30 July 2025 and the tender submission deadline is 12:00pm on 11 August 2025.

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