Published date: 13 September 2022
Last edited date: 1 October 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Trees - 03452000
Tree seeding - 77211600
Location of contract
WR5 2NP
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
IT-336-2958-WCC 00002958
Published date
13 September 2022
Closing date
28 October 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
14 December 2022
Contract end date
28 February 2023
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
Background
Worcestershire County Council has pledged to plant 150,000 trees over the next 5 years as its commitment to biodiversity, climate change, access to the countryside and health and wellbeing. Several sites owned by WCC are being put forward for the creation of new woodlands.
The phase 1 site, New Farm, Norton, Evesham is a former Council smallholding which is being developed as a mixed habitat site. This tender is for the planting of the new native broadleaf woodland areas.
Tender Purpose
This tender is for the phase 1 tree planting of 34,720 (Appendix 3) saplings on New farm during the autumn / winter of 2022/23.
The ground has been prepared by either previously arable fields being sown with a pollinator mix or existing permanent grassland that will have been cut / grazed short in preparation for the planting season.
The site consists of 4 main compartments as per the attached map (Appendix 2) with compartment 1 being sub divided into three parts 1a, 1b and 1c
More information
Links
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- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/
- Additional information on how to apply for this contract
Additional text
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https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home
Tender documents can be found by registering on the Intend Procurement Portal by following the link above.
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
About the buyer
Contact name
John Bailey
Address
Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom
Telephone
01905643704
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Closing: 28 October 2022, 12pm