Published date: 6 January 2020

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


Closing: 20 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Trees - 03452000

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CAMBDC001-DN450418-09894066

Published date

6 January 2020

Closing date

20 December 2019

Contract start date

17 January 2020

Contract end date

16 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cambridge City Council (CCC) is based in the City of Cambridge, in the east of England, 50 miles north of London. It is a beautiful place to live and work, Cambridge is an historic University City with high quality architecture and attractive open spaces. The city is growing rapidly; the population of is currently 115,200 and this is forecasted to grow by nearly 31% over the next 12 years. The city currently supports a tree canopy coverage of 17.1% which is under threat from climate change, urbanisation, and increases in pest and diseases. It is necessary to understand the structure and value of this asset to support a case for its sustainable management. The project aims to: i. understand the structure of Cambridge's urban forest, including the species composition, diversity, and tree condition. ii. calculate the ecosystem service values provided by Cambridge's urban forest and rank the importance of different tree species in terms of ES provision, using the i-Tree Eco software suite. iii. promote Cambridge's urban forest to all, emphasising the benefits it provides iv. engage and train volunteers in the data collection field work v. establish values that are a precursor to proper asset and risk management vi. determine the land-use type(s) where more trees could be planted; and vii. conduct a risk analysis of the susceptibility of Cambridge's urban forest to pests and diseases

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Award information

Awarded date

6 January 2020

Contract start date

17 January 2020

Contract end date

16 December 2020

Total value of contract

£35,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Treeconomics

Address

Innovation Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, Ex4 4rn, United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Chantel Allott

Address

Cambridge City Council
Guildhall
Cambridge
CB2 3QJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1223458177

Email

chantel.allott@cambridge.gov.uk