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Tree Care Framework

Oxfordshire County Council

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

27 Jul 2026 at 17:14

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Award

24 Jul 2026 at 10:22

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Award

15 Jul 2026 at 12:44

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Award

03 Jul 2026 at 14:06

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TenderUpdate

16 Oct 2025 at 15:05

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Tender

25 Sep 2025 at 16:20

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Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council established the Tree Care Framework for arboricultural and tree-maintenance services across Oxfordshire. The work covers roads and footways, town centres, council property and facilities, schools, agricultural and rural land, and rural public rights of way. Services are divided geographically between Oxford City, Cherwell, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse and West Oxfordshire. The framework can also be used by Oxford City Council, the five district areas and Oxfordshire County Council. This is a county-wide requirement involving work across varied public, educational, urban and rural sites. It will suit businesses providing planned and reactive tree care, maintenance and associated arboricultural services for public-sector land and assets.

The procurement has reached award stage following an above-threshold open procedure. The framework’s estimated value is £5,440,000 excluding VAT (£6,528,000 including VAT). It has five lots, with no supplier able to bid for or receive more than three lots. Each latest award is valued at £1,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT), with awards dated 2 July 2026. Lot 1, Oxford City, was awarded to Acremans Arboriculture, Beechwood Tree Services Northwest, Boward Tree Surgery, Connick Tree Services, Groundlord, Heartwood Tree Surgeons, Ringrose Tree Services, South Bucks Tree Surgeons and Treetech Arboricultural Services. Lots 2 and 5 were awarded to five suppliers each; Lots 3 and 4 to four suppliers each. Contracts run from 1 September 2026 to 31 July or 31 August 2034. Evaluation weighted price 40%, quality 43%, practical health and safety 5% and social value 12%.

This award shows sustained public-sector demand for arboricultural work across Oxfordshire, with multiple suppliers appointed to each geographical area rather than a single provider. A credible future competitor would need to deliver tree-maintenance services safely across roads, footways, schools, council facilities, town centres, farmland and rural rights of way. The evaluation gives greater weight to quality than price, while also testing practical health and safety and social value, so evidence of competent operational delivery, robust site safety arrangements and meaningful local or wider social value would be important. The appointed suppliers are predominantly small and medium-sized tree-care businesses, indicating that specialist SMEs with sufficient capacity for geographically distributed public-sector work can compete. The framework’s open structure and reopening of competition provide a model for future call-offs and market engagement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tree Care Framework

Notice Description

Tree care provision is required throughout the Oxfordshire County and across a variety of site types. These include but are not limited to roads and footways; town centres; property / facilities; schools; agricultural / rural land; and rural public rights of way. The County has been broken down into 5 different 'Lots'. Oxford City Cherwell South Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse West Oxfordshire

Lot Information

Oxford City Cherwell South Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse West Oxfordshire

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a276
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070951-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

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

CPV Codes

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

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

77300000 - Horticultural services

77700000 - Services incidental to fishing

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,440,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5 Under £100K
Awards Value
£2,008,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

ACREMANS ARBORICULTURE LTD

BEECHWOOD TREE SERVICES NORTHWEST LTD

BEECHWOOD TREES AND LANDSCAPES LTD

BOWARD TREE SURGERY (OXFORD) LIMITED

CONNICK TREE SERVICES LIMITED

GROUNDLORD LTD

HEARTWOOD TREE SURGEONS LIMITED

RINGROSE TREE SERVICES LTD

SOUTH BUCKS TREE SURGEONS LTD

TREETECH ARBORICULTURAL SERVICES LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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