Notice Information
Notice Title
Arboricultural Framework
Notice Description
This contract opportunity relates to supplying Bedford Borough Council (the Client) with a comprehensive range of arboricultural services. Typically, this will be for trees associated with the Council's Clean, Safe and Green Services which is responsible for managing trees in the Borough's highways, parks and amenity open spaces, equating to approximately 30,000 trees.
Lot Information
Emergency (out of normal working hours) service
Lot 1 - Emergency (out of normal working hours) service
Renewal: + 1 year
Tree Maintenance ServiceLot 2: Tree Maintenance Service
Renewal: + 1 year
Tree Planting and establishment serviceLot 3: Tree Planting and establishment service
Renewal: + 1 year
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a8a5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062461-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Oct 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- TLH24 Bedford
-
- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Cauldwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062461-2025
6th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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