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St Edmunds College Tree Maintenance Services

ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE

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04 Sep 2026 at 15:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge, is seeking tree maintenance services at its campus in Cambridge. The work covers the maintenance, pruning and cutting of trees, hedge trimming and tree-clearing activities. The college is the buying organisation, with SSC Partnership acting as its procurement agent. The site is St Edmund’s College, Mount Pleasant, Cambridge CB3 0BN. The requirement is a service contract for the college’s existing grounds and facilities. It is relevant to businesses providing planned and reactive arboricultural services, including tree surgery, pruning, hedge maintenance and clearance work. The procurement also allows interested organisations or consortia to submit bids, so both established specialist contractors and suitably resourced collaborative teams may consider it.

The process reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Bids had to include both the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and the completed Invitation to Tender response, submitted electronically through the In-Tend portal. The submission deadline set by the buyer was 28 September 2026 at 12 noon; the tender data also records 28 September 2026 at 23:59 BST. A non-mandatory site visit was planned for 11 September 2026 at 9am. The contract is for 36 months from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029, with an option to extend by up to 24 months, giving a maximum term to 31 October 2031. The recorded gross tender value is £0, and the lot value is recorded as AED 0. Award will be based on the most advantageous tender using the detailed criteria in the ITT.

This opportunity suits arboricultural contractors able to maintain trees and hedges safely and deliver tree pruning, cutting and clearance services across a college site. Businesses should be able to understand existing grounds and facilities, translate site conditions into a practical service response, and complete the required procurement questionnaire and tender response in full. The optional site visit provides an opportunity to inspect the campus layout and relevant facilities before bidding. The requirement may also suit a consortium where complementary tree-care, grounds-maintenance or clearance capabilities are combined. The successful supplier will need the operational capacity to support a three-year service commitment and, if exercised, a longer-term arrangement lasting up to five years, with sufficient staff, equipment and arboricultural experience to maintain the college’s trees and hedges.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

St Edmunds College Tree Maintenance Services

Notice Description

SSC Partnership (the Agent) on behalf of St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge are currently out to tender for the provision of Tree Maintenance Services. This procurement is being run under the open procedure, which is a formal bidding procedure, under which the contract is advertised, and all interested organisation/consortium can bid. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting bids. All Bidders are required to complete the ITT document in order to submit their completed Bid. Bids must comprise both the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and ITT response documents . All aspects of the ITT should be completed in full and submitted as part of a Bid. The ITT aims to: Provide information to Bidders on the Procurement and the opportunities available; Set out clearly the Authority's requirements; Provide information on the Authority's approach to the open procedure process; Set out the deliverables required from Bidders; and Set out the evaluation criteria and weightings that the Authority will use to assess Bids. Following the submission of Bids, the Authority expects to undertake an evaluation process to identify which Bid is the most advantageous tender (MAT) and will be put forward for consideration to be awarded the Contract. The Agent on behalf of the Authority is using the In-Tend portal for the Procurement Process. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sscpartnership ("the Procurement Portal"). Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which the will be given access to the full tender documentation delivery through this e-tendering system. When the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website and selecting the "View Details" button of this project. The deadline for submissions of the tender will be 28th September at 12 noon. Arrangements will be made for Companies to visit St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, Mount Pleasant, Cambridge CB3 0BN and view the current facilities to obtain a better understanding of the layout and any other relevant information to help in putting together tender bids. The site visit is planned to take place Friday 11th September 2026 at 9am. Please note that the site visit is not mandatory to submit a bid. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Authority will sign a contract with the successful Company for a period of 36 Months (3 Years) with the option to extend it for up to a further 24 Months (2 Years). The maximum contract term is 5 years inclusive of the extension period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f278
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083974-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
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

03452000 - Trees

77211300 - Tree-clearing services

77211400 - Tree-cutting services

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

77341000 - Tree pruning

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
28 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 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
ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB3 0BN
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Cambridge

Further Information

Notice Documents

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