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Supply of Tree Stock and Sundries

Derbyshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 Oct 2026 at 15:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

15 Jul 2026 at 14:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

09 Apr 2025 at 08:57

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derbyshire County Council has awarded a contract for the supply of tree stock and related sundries. The plants are intended to support the Council’s million-tree initiative, with an estimated 50,000 trees to be planted each year. Other Council departments may also use the contract for tree planting linked to highways, schools and reclamation schemes. The goods are to be delivered in the East Midlands. This is a supply contract rather than a planting or landscaping service: the requirement centres on providing trees and associated nursery products to meet planned planting demand.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to W. Crowder & Sons Limited on 1 October 2026. The awarded value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028, with two optional 12-month extensions, giving a possible end date of 1 November 2030. Derbyshire County Council used an open procedure. There was one lot. Evaluation weighted price at 65%, quality at 30% and social value at 5%. Five bids were received, with four reaching the final stage; all four final-stage bids came from SMEs. The Council stated that local government reorganisation could lead to the contract being transferred to a successor council or modified.

This award indicates recurring demand from Derbyshire County Council for nursery stock and associated supplies at a substantial scale, supporting a sustained tree-planting programme as well as use by highways, schools and reclamation teams. A credible future supplier would need to source and provide suitable tree stock and sundries reliably, and plan supply in close coordination with the Council to meet annual requirements. The competition shows that SMEs can reach the final stage, so the requirement is not confined to large suppliers. Competitors should be prepared to demonstrate quality and a strong price offer, while also addressing social value: together these formed the full evaluation basis, with price carrying the greatest weight. The Council may reorganise, so suppliers should be able to accommodate changes to the contracting authority or contract arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Tree Stock and Sundries

Notice Description

Derbyshire County Council's vision to achieve the 1 million tree project by 2030 is to have a main supplier within this contract to meet the demand. DCC will be aiming to plant an estimated 50,000 trees each year by working closely with the successful supplier to ensure that both parties are prepared for future years supplies. This contract may be utilised by other council departments not directly involved in the million trees initiative e.g. highways, schools or reclamation schemes.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract will commence on Monday 14th September 2026 and run until 13th September 2028 with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months, 2 period of 12 months, at the sole discretion of the Council

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff3d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095360-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

CPV Codes

03450000 - Tree-nursery products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Mar 2026Expired
Award Date
1 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
2030-06-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
MATLOCK
Postcode
DE4 3AG
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Delivery Location
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Local Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Electoral Ward
Matlock West
Westminster Constituency
Derbyshire Dales

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

W Crowder & Sons

Further Information

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