Notice Information
Notice Title
HCC Feb 2025 - The Provision of a Framework Agreement for Treework Services
Notice Description
Hertfordshire County Council have awarded a Framework Agreement for a Treework Service. This is an Award Notice and the opportunity is now closed.Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded a Framework for Treework Services.This is an award notice and this opportunity is now closed.
Renewal: The Framework Agreement will be reviewed at the end of the Framework Agreement period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e2aa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042397-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
03100000 - Agricultural and horticultural products
77211300 - Tree-clearing services
77211400 - Tree-cutting services
77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
77300000 - Horticultural services
77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Strategic Procurement Group
- Contact Email
- anita.shipman@hertfordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01707292601
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HERTFORD
- Postcode
- SG13 8DE
- 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
-
- Local Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hertford Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
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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