Published date: 14 June 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

  • Tree-maintenance services - 77211500

Location of contract

CV11 5AA

Value of contract

£350,000 to £450,000

Procurement reference

NUN - 7670

Published date

14 June 2019

Closing date

8 July 2019

Contract start date

1 November 2019

Contract end date

31 October 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This Framework for Tree services represents a strategy for achieving certain policy aims and objectives for the management and maintenance of trees within parks, open spaces, housing communal areas, cemeteries and closed churchyards, playing fields and other amenity areas throughout the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth.

The Authority are tendering to implement a single contractor framework agreement. This framework shall commence on the 1st November 2019 for an Initial period of two years, expiring on 31st October 2021.
The Authority has two optional one year extensions (a maximum extension period of two years (split 1 + 1) subject to budget, performance (in compliance with the specification and key performance criteria) and a continued requirement. There is no guarantee the Authority will use the framework agreement and therefore there is no guarantee the Authority will commit to spend the estimated framework agreement estimated value.

The management and maintenance of trees will involve the following main operations:

- Crown Restoration and Formative pruning
- Removal of Epicormic Growth
- Crown Thinning
- Removal of Basal Growth
- Crown - Deadwood removal
- Ivy/Climber Control
- Crown Reduction and Re-shaping
- Felling
- Pollarding/Re-Pollarding
- Stump Treatment and removal
- Crown Lifting
- Branch tree removal

More information

Links

Additional text

Please register via the Council`s e-procurement system - CSW-JETS http://www.csw-jets.co.uk/

CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal.

CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities.

Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work.

Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Matthew Wallbank

Address

Coton Road
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 5AA
United Kingdom

Telephone

024 7637 6258

Email

matthew.wallbank@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk