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Tree and Woodland Maintenance - Arboriculture Services

Bristol City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

27 Oct 2026 at 09:35

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

29 Jul 2026 at 15:23

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

29 Jul 2026 at 14:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council is seeking a specialist contractor to maintain its trees and woodland across Bristol. The service includes planned and reactive tree inspections and operations: pruning, crown management, pollarding, felling, stump treatment and removal of epicormic growth. It also covers planting and aftercare of new trees, plus the maintenance of young and mature trees. The work is intended to protect public safety and the Council’s tree assets, support biodiversity, maintain highways and public spaces, and manage the city’s urban forest and woodland sustainably. This is an arboriculture and forestry service contract, covering the Council’s tree stock and woodland assets throughout Bristol.

The Council invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement is at tender stage. Suppliers could submit questions until 20 November 2026 at 23:59, and bids were due by 27 November 2026 at 12:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with a possible extension to 31 March 2034. The estimated value is £5,616,000 excluding VAT (£6,739,200 including VAT). There is one lot. Evaluation is weighted 60% on price and 40% on quality and social value; quality accounts for 23% and social value for 17%. The planned award decision date is 21 December 2026.

This opportunity suits specialist arboricultural contractors able to deliver a broad programme of both planned and responsive tree and woodland work across a city-wide public estate. Suppliers need capability spanning inspection, pruning, crown management, pollarding, felling, stump treatment and epicormic growth removal, as well as tree planting, establishment and aftercare. Experience maintaining both young and mature tree populations is relevant. The work combines operational tree care with public safety, highways and public-space requirements, and the protection of biodiversity and ecological value. Contractors should be equipped to manage a substantial, long-term service across varied urban and woodland assets and to carry out work in line with relevant arboricultural standards and legislation. The Council also assesses social value alongside service quality and price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tree and Woodland Maintenance - Arboriculture Services

Notice Description

This project is to appoint a specialist arboricultural contractor to provide comprehensive tree and woodland maintenance services across Bristol City Council's tree stock and woodland assets. The contract covers planned and reactive arboricultural operations including tree inspections, pruning, crown management, pollarding, felling, stump treatment, epicormic growth removal, planting, establishment and aftercare of new trees, and the maintenance of young and mature tree populations. The service is intended to ensure public safety, protect and enhance the council's tree assets, support biodiversity and ecological value, maintain highways and public spaces, comply with relevant arboricultural standards and legislation, and deliver the sustainable long-term management of the city's urban forest and woodland estate between 2027 and 2032.

Planning Information

Bristol City Council is seeking to gain insight into the practicality, capacity, feasibility, and deliverability of a potential contract for the provision of arboricultural tree maintenance services. To support this, the Council is inviting suppliers to participate in a soft market testing exercise to help refine the specification for this commission and to express an interest in bidding for this contract. Information gathered through this process will help inform the development of a future Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees contract, should the Council decide to proceed with procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d697
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101332-2026
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
Not specified
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

03400000 - Forestry and logging products

77200000 - Forestry services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,616,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,616,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
27 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
6 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 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
Bristol City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5TR
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Further Information

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