NACE 02.1 – Silviculture and Other Forestry Activities | Public Tenders

Definition: NACE 02.1 covers silviculture as the systematic management of forests and forest land, including afforestation, reforestation, woodland maintenance and silvicultural stand tending. The group includes the production of roundwood through maintenance measures as well as the establishment and care of protective forest strips.

Legal basis: NACE Rev. 2 (Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006) · Last updated: January 2026

What does NACE 02.1 cover?

NACE 02.1 (Silviculture and other forestry activities) classifies businesses and public bodies that manage forests according to forestry principles — from planting to stand tending, but excluding the actual logging activity (NACE 02.2).

Group 02.1 comprises a single class:

State forestry enterprises (Bundesforste AT, Staatsforsten DE, state forestry agencies) are the largest players in this segment — as contracting authorities they award forestry maintenance services, afforestation works and forest-access measures to private forestry businesses and contractors.

Public Tenders: Silvicultural Activities

State forests and municipal forests continuously award contracts for woodland management, afforestation and infrastructure measures — forestry tenders are among the most regular procurement processes in rural areas.

Typical types of contract

• Afforestation and reforestation: Planting of forest plants after clear-felling, storm damage or bark-beetle infestations — a particularly high-volume segment after extreme events
• Young-growth and stand tending: Cleaning, thinning and formative pruning in young forest stands
• Protective-forest restoration: Afforestation and stabilisation of avalanche-protection and erosion-control forests on behalf of torrent and avalanche control authorities
• Forest access: Construction and maintenance of forest roads, skid trails and drainage ditches
• Forestry consultancy and planning: Forest management plans, woodland maintenance plans, forest inventories on behalf of public forestry authorities

CPV codes for NACE 02.1

For Contracting Authorities and Bidders

Public contracting authorities

• Österreichische Bundesforste AG: Largest Austrian forestry enterprise as a publicly owned company
• Bayerische Staatsforsten AöR: Management of around 800,000 hectares of state forest
• State forests of the German federal states: Niedersächsische Landesforsten, Landesforst MV, Wald und Holz NRW etc.
• Torrent and Avalanche Control Service (AT): Protective-forest projects and slope stabilisation
• Municipal forestry enterprises: City forests of larger municipalities

Typical eligibility requirements

• Forestry expertise: Forest manager or forester as key personnel
• Machinery: Planting equipment, chainsaws, forestry tractors, skidders
• Safety certificates: SCC or comparable certification for forest workers
• Environmental management: ISO 14001 or EMAS for larger contracts
• References: Evidence of comparable maintenance and afforestation works

FAQ

What tenders are available for forestry businesses? Regular public contracts concern afforestation following clear-felling or storm events, thinning work in state-owned forests, and protective-forest restoration. Forest road construction and maintenance are tendered as works contracts. These contracts can be found on national procurement platforms under CPV 77200000.

Which CPV codes are relevant for NACE 02.1? The most relevant are 77200000 (forestry services) and 77230000 (forestry management services). For combined planting and maintenance contracts, 03452000 (forest plants) also applies.

Do forestry contracts have to be tendered EU-wide? Where the services threshold (EUR 221,000 for classical contracting authorities) is exceeded, yes. Many forestry contracts fall below this and are tendered nationally or regionally — often by direct award or restricted procedure.

• NACE A – Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing: Parent section
• NACE 02 – Forestry and logging: Parent division
• NACE 02.2 – Logging: Related group
• NACE 02.4 – Support services to forestry and logging: Related group

Last updated: January 2026 All information is provided without guarantee. For legally binding advice, please consult a law firm specialising in public procurement law.