Award of Regional Quarrying Framework for Forestry England in North and East England

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Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England, awarded a framework contract to BAM Nuttall Ltd, DG Walton Drainage & Plant Hire, and Metcalfe Plant Hire Ltd for quarrying operations in the North and East of England.

The framework comprises four lots: three for extraction and processing of aggregate in the Northeast, Northwest, and East of England, and one for drilling and blasting works in North England.

Quarrying works in the North involve extraction and processing of aggregate from hard rock quarries, including associated drilling and blasting, while works in the East involve extraction of sands and gravels only.

Materials are extracted in small quantities for non-commercial use in civil engineering applications across the Nation's Forests, primarily for construction and maintenance of forest roads to facilitate timber harvesting.

Extraction typically occurs over a few weeks each year, with materials stockpiled for later use.

The contract value is £200,000.