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16 Mar 2021 at 11:32

Summary of the contracting process

Devon County Council is conducting a procurement process for the "CPF1943-20 Tree Management Framework," which includes tree safety inspection and surgery services. This procurement falls under the services category of agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural, and apicultural services, and the framework is intended to last for four years. The procurement process is now complete, having been conducted through an open procedure, with awards being made to multiple suppliers. Devon, located within the UKK4 region, has identified a significant requirement for tree management services given the vast number of trees across its highways and properties, particularly impacted by issues such as Ash dieback.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in tree management, inspection, and surgery services. Businesses equipped to handle large-scale tree operations or emergency interventions will particularly benefit, given the anticipated need to remove tens of thousands of trees over the contract period. Companies that can demonstrate quality service and competitive pricing are encouraged to engage with this framework to expand their market presence in the environmental management sector within Devon.

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Notice Title

CPF1943-20 Devon County Council Tree Management Framework - Tree Safety Inspection and Tree Surgery

Notice Description

Devon County Council (DCC) is looking to procure a framework agreement for tree inspection, tree surgery and mass tree removal. The tree population is spread widely across Devon and trees are to be found on 650+ occupied properties and alongside up to 12 500 km of DCC highways. This corresponds to an estimate of over 3 000 000 trees across the DCC estate and alongside Highways. Typically in recent years DCC has carried out extensive inspection work, followed up with the removal of dangerous trees. Ash dieback is significantly changing the volumes of tree removal and it is anticipated that, over the course of the new framework, DCC will have need to remove several tens of thousands of trees. It is intended that the framework agreement will operate over a 4-year period. The framework will operate in nine geographical areas which will include Devon's eight district council boundaries plus Plymouth. The framework comprises of three lots as follows: Lot 1: Tree inspection: this is further subdivided into: 1a: Scheduled Inspections of Highways Walked and Driven, 1b: Scheduled inspections of premises, 1c: Ad-hoc inspections of Highways following safety reports, 1d: Ad-Hoc Inspections of Premises following safety reports; Lot 2: Tree surgery: again this is subdivided into: 2a: Non Emergency Highways Tree Surgery, 2b: Non Emergency Premises Tree Surgery, 2c: Emergency Highways Tree Surgery, 2d: Emergency Premises Tree Surgery, 2e: General 3 operative Gang Daily Rate, 2f: Highways Crown Lift work; Lot 3: Bulk felling of highways and non-highways trees (mainly Ash, infected by Ash dieback) on highways of higher usage.

Lot Information

CP1943-20 Lot 1 Tree Inspection Work

Lot 1: this lot is to provide tree inspection services across the nine subdivided regions. It is further subdivided into the following types of inspection. (a) formal, scheduled driven and walked inspections of DCC Highways; (b) formal, scheduled inspections of DCC sites and premises; (c) ad-hoc inspections of DCC highways (all types) trees, following safety reports from members of the public or DCC staff; (d) ad-hoc inspections of DCC sites and premises trees, following safety reports from members of the public or DCC Staff. All Tree inspections will require identifying what, if any, tree surgery work will need to be performed and on what timescales. Identified work will fall into the categories outlined within the framework agreement to allow commissioning of tree work.

CP1943-20 Lot 2 Tree Surgery Work

Lot 2: Tree surgery -- this lot is to provide tree surgery services across the nine subdivided regions. It is further subdivided into the following types of surgery. (a) planned, non-emergency, surgery work of trees on highways and following either a scheduled or ad-hoc inspection; (b) planned, non-emergency, surgery works of non-highways trees, following either a scheduled or ad-hoc inspection; (c) emergency highways tree surgery; (d) emergency non-highways tree surgery; (e) highways and non highways, 3 operative gang, Daily charged work; (f) highways crown lift works. The above groups of work will be awarded to contractors based on their work rates for each of the above on a district by district basis.

CP1943-20 Mass Tree Removal

Lot 3: Activities within this lot will involve the bulk felling of highways trees (mainly Ash Trees infected with Ash Dieback). It is intended that this lot will largely be used for Highways work however the position is preserved for it also to be used for large scale tree removal at DCC premises. Award of contracts under Lot 3 will be subject to a mini competition, which may be based on price and quality criteria.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029c0b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005274-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Mar 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Feb 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Devon County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 4QD
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK4 Devon

Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Newtown and St Leonard's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
24
Supplier Names

ATM Ltd

Ace Arboriculture

Acorn Environmental Management Group

Advanced Arboriculture Ltd

Catenary King Ltd

Combined Tree Services

Dartmoor Tree Surgeons

Devon Arb

Devon Tree Services Ltd

East Devon Tree Care Ltd

FPCR Environment and Design Ltd

Garden and Countryside Maintenance

Glendale Countryside Ltd

Ground Control Ltd

Hartwood Timberworks Ltd

Hi-Line Contractors

Idverde Ltd

John Pittman Tree Services

Land Solutions (South West) Ltd

P R Newson Ltd

Richard Hall Ltd

SDL Solutions

Teign Trees and Landscapes

Wessex Tree Surgeons

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