Award

1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

29 Apr 2024 at 08:37

Award Notice
Tender

19 Feb 2024 at 10:36

Tender Notice
Tender

19 Feb 2024 at 10:21

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council has awarded a contract for the project titled "1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance." The project involves watering and maintaining 1584 urban standard trees across the county, requiring weekly watering and formative pruning from May to September 2024. The contract, valued at £170,000 GBP, was awarded to Mercer Tree Services Ltd. The procurement process was open, with the tender deadline set at 20th March 2024. The contract period runs from 1st May to 30th September 2024.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in tree maintenance and related services to compete for contracts for watering and maintaining trees for Essex County Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in tree maintenance services would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement stage for this opportunity is now at the award stage, with Essex County Council finalizing the selection process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance

Notice Description

Essex County Council's tree planting project, the Essex Forest Initiative (EFI) is looking to procure a contractor to water 1584 urban standard trees across the county as part of the delivery of climate and environmental benefits for people and wildlife. Essex County Council is seeking a contractor with the capacity to water and maintain 1584 trees across the county. The requirement is for the watering of 50 litres of water to be applied to each tree (227 in irrigation bags, 30 direct application to the ground, 1327 using irrigation wells), each week through May - September (total of 20 visits per tree). The requirement for the maintenance is to carry out necessary formative pruning, replace any damaged stakes/ties, top up mulch where required and report any damage to the trees. Your ITT submission must be submitted to the Authority electronically by publishing through this ITT DN710718 1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login * Not later than 12 noon hours on 20th March 2024. * It is the Authority's policy to reject any tenders received after the above deadline.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66d60909-dd59-4bc0-bef3-dd033df086b4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

77341000 - Tree pruning

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Apr 20241 years ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2024 - 30 Sep 2024 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Amelia Hickin
Contact Email
amelia.hickin@essex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 333

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MERCER TREE SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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