# Control of Tree and Plant Pests including Chemical Spraying Services - England

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Forestry Commission](/buyers/forestry-commission/contract-awards)
- Published: 10 January 2020
- Planned start: 1 April 2020
- Planned end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d7dfd86f-33b6-4c2b-8167-f1b7fceb7fcb-336339
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-093d5d89-b127-4fc1-812d-d0f137ba1ed4

## Description

The Forestry Commission will be awarding a framework agreement for chemical spraying services for the control of invasive tree and plant pests\. This includes Oak Processionary Moth \(OPM\) control services and an emergency response to outbreaks of tree pests and pathogens\. This will include \(but is not limited to\) chemical spraying and manual nest removal\. Destruction of weeds by herbicide applications may also be required\. These require competent and appropriately trained and certified operators using knapsack, boom sprayers or other methods of commercial chemical application\.

## Related contract awards

- [Provision of Lone Working System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d56a04a3-79ee-4759-8c9d-8badfa327285): Forestry Commission,
- [1\. Supply of two Unmanned Aircraft Systems \(UAS\) spraying equipment and 2\. Consultancy services support for associated Operating Safety Case development](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e2d18503-e4b1-4852-b035-4add9d11630b): FORESTRY COMMISSION
- [Supply of two portable/relocatable, external, weather-resistant, growth chambers for plants/saplings \(self-contained, walk-in growing rooms\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-23d4f5ba-7a69-4a35-85ed-e963e5537080): FORESTRY COMMISSION

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7dfd86f-33b6-4c2b-8167-f1b7fceb7fcb-336339)