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Invitation to Tender for Tree Maintenance 2026 - 2030

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Sep 2026 at 14:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

09 Jul 2026 at 09:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is buying tree maintenance and tree surgery services for trees it owns or manages across Sandwell. The work covers inspection and maintenance, principally on highways, in parks and open spaces, and on other council land when requested by the relevant land manager. Further work may be required in gardens of tenanted homes and sheltered accommodation, and for Sandwell Leisure Trust, Cultural Services, Sandwell Education Authority and Highways Maintenance. The services include tree pruning and other tree works. Council trees are protected and may only be pruned, felled or otherwise worked on by instructed and approved tree surgeons. Work on private trees is excluded unless a tree is considered dead, diseased or dangerous. Delivery is within the Sandwell council area.

The procurement is complete and the council has selected three suppliers for a framework: Heartwood Tree Surgeons Limited, Gristwood & Toms Limited and Acorn Environmental Management Group. The award is recorded as pending. The framework is valued at £2.4 million excluding VAT (£2.88 million including VAT); the contract period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2030. The award date was 29 September 2026. The council ran an open procedure. Services may be called off directly using the submitted rates or competed between the three framework suppliers, with mini-competitions decided on lowest price. Price carried 70% of the evaluation and quality 30%. Eleven bids were received, with nine reaching the final stage.

This award shows recurring demand from Sandwell Council for qualified tree maintenance across highways, parks, open spaces and other council-managed sites, as well as work connected with housing, leisure, cultural, education and highways services. Suppliers seeking to compete when this requirement returns will need to demonstrate tree-surgery qualifications and relevant experience, and the operational capacity to inspect and maintain trees across a varied municipal estate. The selected framework includes three suppliers, including small and medium-sized businesses, showing that the requirement was deliverable by firms of that scale. Competitors should also be prepared to price scheduled services and compete on price for individual call-offs, while presenting a strong quality case: quality formed 30% of the evaluation. Tree work on council-managed trees requires the council’s instruction and approval.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Invitation to Tender for Tree Maintenance 2026 - 2030

Notice Description

The Council identified its requirement to establish a Framework Agreement ("Contract") to appoint three (3) suitably qualified and experienced Contractor's. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council ("the Council"), under the care of the Council's Urban Forestry Unit deals with the inspection and maintenance of the Council's tree stock. These works are primarily on highways, parks and open spaces, although they do carry out work on all other Council land where trees are located at the request of the Land Manager. Additional work is undertaken for the Neighbourhoods Directorate within the gardens of tenanted homes and sheltered accommodation, Sandwell Leisure Trust, Cultural Services, Sandwell Education Authority and Highways Maintenance. The Council does not assist with work on trees located on private land unless it is deemed to be dead, diseased or dangerous. All trees that fall under the ownership or management of the Council are protected. Therefore, it is illegal for anyone other than, instructed and approved tree surgeons to prune, fell or carry out any form of works to these trees.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c703
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091932-2026
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

77300000 - Horticultural services

77341000 - Tree pruning

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
2030-04-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OLDBURY
Postcode
B69 3DE
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
TLG37 Sandwell
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
Oldbury
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

HEARTWOOD TREE SURGEONS LIMITED

Gristwood and Toms Ltd

Acorn Environmental Management Group

Further Information

Notice Documents

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