Published date: 5 May 2022

This notice was replaced on 29 September 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 29 September 2022)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Tree-clearing services - 77211300

  • Tree-cutting services - 77211400

  • Tree-maintenance services - 77211500

    • Horticultural services - 77300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£490,000

Procurement reference

CCC001-DN600795-30483943

Published date

5 May 2022

Closing date

13 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 October 2022

Contract end date

14 October 2025

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?

Yes


Description

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking to award a framework agreement for the provision of arboriculture services within the County boundaries. The Council manages around 150,000 trees in educational settings, not including those on the highway, or other land - properties. The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance to ensure the upkeep of the existing trees stock in line with the Councils' landlord responsibilities, this will also include maintenance of trees on Council sites including Highways.

It is envisaged that the framework will consist of 6 providers, with the order of allocation of the work being:

- framework ranking
- packaged up and issued as mini-competitions through this framework, with the criteria for the mini competitions ranging from a Quality/Price evaluation between 70% Price 30% Quality depending on required outcomes for each package of work.
- emergency

Rates submitted as part of this main Tender process shall be capped for all subsequent mini-competitions, with providers given the option to go below but not above their submitted rates. Such capped rates shall be held firm for the full 4 years of the framework.

The Authority have invested in an e-tendering tool in order to facilitate its tendering processes in a compliant and transparent manner. Potential Providers will need to register an account via the "Procontract Portal" at https://procontract.due-north.com/Register before being able to view the full tender details.

In order to access the tender documentation, click "Find Opportunities", then on the drop-down menu, filter by "Cambridgeshire Public Services" by clicking on "Update" to find the relevant opportunity or alternatively within the organisations drop down select Cambridgeshire County Council to also find the relevant opportunity.

Please ensure that you read the tender documents carefully in order to be aware of the requirements and relevant deadlines.

The Council reserves the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, pause, or postpone this procurement at any time. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise.


About the buyer

Contact name

Jon Collyns

Address

New Shire Hall
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7775703930

Email

Jon.Collyns@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/