Published date: 4 October 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Trees - 03452000

Location of contract

NN17 5JF

Value of contract

£50,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

NNC- 2025 Tree Planting

Published date

4 October 2024

Closing date

16 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Provision of 1500+ trees as per attached requirement to be delivered at staged intervals to Wellingborough and Kettering throughout January and February 2025.

Suppliers will only be used by NNC who adhere to bio-security policies including the following.

• Have and publish a 'Plant Health Assurance' process to ensure 'good practice' in purchasing and growing processes with full documentation and record keeping.
• Can demonstrate that they comply with all government regulations and legislation to ensure that plant health remains at the highest of standards and the risk of disease entering the UK is controlled and minimised.
• Avoid importing any high risk Xylella Genus and will not import plants of any Genus from designated outbreak areas (as listed on DEFRA Plant Health Portal) In accordance with HTA guidance.
• Clearly demonstrate and operate a zero-tolerance policy for notifiable Pest, Disease and Weed on all imported stock.
• Through consultants, trade bodies and 'plant health portal', remain up to date with plant health developments with a nominated members of staff responsible for this and can be accessed as required prior to purchase and delivery.
• Assurance that all companies and their suppliers are all plant passported in accordance with current legislation.
• Plants are only purchased from approved suppliers who have been audited demonstrating best practice regarding plant health.
• An auditable history of practicing high levels of nursery hygiene, maintaining crop inspection and husbandry records.
• Upon receipt, all plants are inspected by nominated, trained staff in accordance with current procedure. Inspection reports are kept on all 'goods in'.
• Staff are trained thoroughly to recognise and report pest and disease.
• Suppliers will have an open and recognised relationship with the local plant health inspectorate to keep nurseries clean.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Standard Tree Planting Requirement 2025

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 August 2024

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

1 October 2024

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£55,318.10

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

James Coles & Sons (Nurseries) Limited

Address

624 Uppingham Road, Thurnby, Leics, LE7 9QB

Reference

Companies House number: 01330804

Value of contract

£55,318.10

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Liam Faulkner

Address

Sheerness House, 41 Meadow Road
KETTERING
NN168TL
England

Telephone

01536295548

Email

liam.faulkner@northnorthants.gov.uk