Planning

Provision of Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees

LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON

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Planning

23 May 2025 at 12:28

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Sutton is planning a procurement process titled "Provision of Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees". This upcoming procurement focuses on providing comprehensive arboricultural services, including routine, urgent, and emergency tree maintenance over a 24/7 schedule. Although currently in the planning stage, with the official tender documents yet to be published, interested parties are advised of future opportunities through this pipeline notice. The services fall under the industry categories associated with tree maintenance, seeding, and pruning, with a planned contract period from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2034, extendable to March 2036. The procurement process is expected to follow an open procedure, intending to attract a broad range of bidders.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in arboriculture and related industries. With a substantial estimated contract value of £3,600,000, this procurement could drive growth for companies capable of delivering extensive tree maintenance services. Suitable businesses, particularly SMEs, with expertise in emergencies, tree-clearing, and maintenance services will find this opportunity aligns well with their capabilities. The notice emphasises the buyer's openness to diverse suppliers, potentially expanding market presence for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

Provision of Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees

Notice Description

To provide arboricultural services to the council for routine, urgent, and emergency works as well as ad-hoc tree maintenance works. The contractor will provide a 24 hour 365 days per year emergency response cover. **Please note that this is not a tender notice and at this stage the tender documents are not available. This notice is a pipeline notice published under section 93 of the Procurement Act 2023 with the intention of advising interested suppliers of a future procurement**

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05228c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026334-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

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


CPV Codes

03452000 - Trees

77211300 - Tree-clearing services

77211400 - Tree-cutting services

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

77211600 - Tree seeding

77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 May 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercial.procurement@sutton.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SUTTON
Postcode
SM1 1EA
Post Town
Sutton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Sutton
Electoral Ward
Sutton Central
Westminster Constituency
Sutton and Cheam

Further Information

Notice Documents

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