Published date: 8 January 2024

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: 5 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Tree-nursery products - 03450000

  • Trees - 03452000

  • Tree-clearing services - 77211300

    • Tree-cutting services - 77211400

    • Tree-maintenance services - 77211500

    • Tree pruning - 77341000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£6,000,000

Procurement reference

HARROW001-DN688074-18704389

Published date

8 January 2024

Closing date

5 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2034

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

The Service to be provided includes a range of arboricultural maintenance and tree planting within the Borough including but not limited to:
• Highway land;
• Parks & open spaces;
• Cemeteries & allotments;
• Woodlands; and
• Housing estates.
The Authority operates a 3 (three) year cyclical inspection and maintenance regime of the 19,000 (nineteen thousand) highway trees. Monthly reactive, urgent and emergency works are issued as required. In addition, annual epicormic removal and canopy lifts are required for approximately 500 (five hundred) trees and biennial pollarding of approximately 500 (five hundred) London planes.
The majority (if not all) of parks are also expected to require maintenance works during the Term.
The Service includes the supply, planting and maintenance of trees as required. This will be as discussed, agreed and directed by the Authority from time to time.
Works categories (including but not limited to):
• Planned cyclical Ward maintenance (with "Ward" being the respective area that elected members are elected to);
• Monthly reactive works batches;
• Urgent works;
• Emergency works; and
• Planting of new trees (of which species will be prescribed by the Authority).

About the buyer

Contact name

David Hayes

Address

Civic Centre
Harrow
HA1 2XY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2084209481

Email

david.hayes@harrow.gov.uk

Website

http://www.harrow.gov.uk