Notice Information
Notice Title
NHC 202208-01 - Market Consultation for Tree Maintenance
Notice Description
North Herts Council manages and maintains over 20,000 trees located within the four main towns of Letchworth, Hitchin, Baldock, Royston and some in the surrounding villages. They are situated on the highways, on amenity land, in cemeteries, car parks and woodlands.The Council's Tree Maintenance Strategy aims to establish a tree population that has a wide age range and diverse species mix, conduct maintenance and conservation work of trees; and improve the safety of trees. Maintenance works may be routine, arise from customer enquiries, or from our independent tree surveys or emergencies. The Council has no in-house maintenance operation so the service must be contracted out to external suppliers.
Lot Information
Lot 1
North Herts Council (the 'Council'), before potentially conducting a formal procurement procedure, is seeking to conduct a market consultation with a view to preparing the procurement and informing potential economic operators of the Council's procurement plans and requirements for Tree Maintenance services. The Council wishes to seek advice from market participants which may be used in the planning and conduct of any future procurement procedure.The Council manages and maintains over 20,000 trees located within the four main towns of Letchworth, Hitchin, Baldock, Royston and some in the surrounding villages. They are situated on the highways, on amenity land, in cemeteries, car parks and woodlands.The Council's Tree Maintenance Strategy aims to establish a tree population that has a wide age range and diverse species mix, conduct maintenance and conservation work of trees; and improve the safety of trees. Maintenance works may be routine, arise from customer enquiries, or from our independent tree surveys or emergencies. The Council has no in-house maintenance operation so the service must be contracted out to external suppliers.The Council believes that this contract has the potential of delivering benefits under the Social Value Act 2012 and invites comments and suggestions on how this can be achieved. For the avoidance of doubt, this Prior Information Notice is not part of any formal procurement process and in no way commits the Council to undertake said procurement process. Any advice from participants shall not have the effect of distorting the market or violating the principles of non-discrimination and transparency. Any participation or non-participation in this market consultation shall not have the effect of placing any supplier at any disadvantage. Any participation is at the economic operator's own expense and shall not be reimbursed by the Council. Further information may be obtained from the individual mentioned in this Prior information Notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-035a2c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021850-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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- CPV Codes
77341000 - Tree pruning
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Aug 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Aug 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- andrew.mills@north-herts.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1462474272
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LETCHWORTH
- Postcode
- SG6 3JF
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
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- Local Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Letchworth South West
- Westminster Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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