Planning

HDC Arboricultural Services

CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Planning

26 Jun 2024 at 14:27

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Crawley Borough Council is planning a procurement process for HDC Arboricultural Services in the Agricultural services industry category. The process is at the planning stage, with key milestones including an engagement end date on 10th July 2024. The project scope involves inspection, maintenance, and specialist works on trees and woodlands in Horsham, South East region, United Kingdom.

This tender by Crawley Borough Council for arboricultural services provides an opportunity for businesses specialising in agricultural and forestry services, especially those based in the South East region of the UK. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered suitable for this procurement, catering to the council's need for tree works starting in spring 2025 and potentially providing emergency call-out services throughout the year.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HDC Arboricultural Services

Notice Description

Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire Thank you for registering your interest in our Supplier Engagement Event taking place in person on 17th July 2024. The Council will provide full details upon receipt of a completed questionnaire. To help make the session as informative as possible we would like you to respond to the questions provided in the attached questionnaire. We are not looking for a detailed response and we would expect that the questions take no longer than 30 minutes to complete. Please send your answers to these questions to procurement@horsham.gov.uk by 12:00 Wednesday 10th July 2024. The responses to this questionnaire will provide the Council with useful market insight and is not part of any competitive tender, nor does this indicate that the Council will undertake any contract award relating to this requirement in the future. Any information provided will be treated in confidence and only used to inform the Council about current market conditions and supplier preferences. Neither failing to respond to this questionnaire will mean exclusion from any potential tendering opportunity going forward nor can the Council guarantee any inclusion in any potential tendering opportunity if you do respond to this Questionnaire. Background to the Contract The Council are seeking to appoint an arboricultural contractor(s) to undertake tree works on their behalf. We would be looking for the contract(s) to start in the spring of 2025. We currently do not have a main contractor but are using a number of different local suppliers. Project Scope Inspection, maintenance and specialist works on all the trees and woodland on Council land across the District. The maintenance element will include a requirement for a 24hr, 365 day emergency call-out service. Project Budget In the financial year 2023-24 the cost of tree inspection and maintenance was PS210k, with a further PS151k on ash-dieback removal. We expect the value of the latter to reduce over the term of the contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b2e945e-ceba-4d53-ac97-29ce3fdbb9bf
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77100000 - Agricultural services

77200000 - Forestry services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Jul 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CRAWLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HORSHAM
Postcode
RH12 1RL
Post Town
Redhill
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ28 West Sussex (North East)
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Horsham
Electoral Ward
Denne
Westminster Constituency
Horsham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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