Notice Information
Notice Title
Horticultural Supply of Trees Framework
Notice Description
This contract is required for SBC to be able to respond to opportunities that arise for tree planting on a larger scale.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fb18
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085212-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
-
- CPV Codes
03452000 - Trees
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £165,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Nov 2025 - 9 Nov 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- corporateprocurement@stockton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOCKTON ON TEES
- Postcode
- TS17 6BJ
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Electoral Ward
- Mandale & Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085212-2025
22nd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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