Notice Information
Notice Title
Arboricultural Services
Notice Description
Leicestershire County Council is looking for a supplier(s) to provide arboricultural services. The requirement is split between 3 different lots consisting of Property Services work, Planned Highways work and Highways Dayworks.
Lot Information
Operational Property
Arboriculture Work to the Customer's own properties and the properties of other Clients
Renewal: Further extensions of up to 36 months available at contract review stage. Contract extension will be based on best value considerations.
Highway Planned WorksArboriculture Work within Highways
Renewal: Further extensions of up to 36 months available at contract review stage. Contract extension will be based on best value considerations.
Highway Planned Standby/Reactive worksArboriculture Work - Planned standby/reactive works within Highways
Renewal: Further extensions of up to 36 months available at contract review stage. Contract extension will be based on best value considerations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ffe9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013008-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender 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
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 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
- LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commissioning.support@leics.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE3 8RA
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Glenfield Faire
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013008-2026
12th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000588-2026
6th January 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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