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Tree Maintenance

Great Places Housing Group

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22 Oct 2026 at 15:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Great Places Housing Group Limited intends to procure tree maintenance services for its housing stock and related sites. The work covers tree maintenance, cutting and clearance across Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire and South Yorkshire. The buyer is considering appointing one or more suppliers, potentially up to three, with appointments subject to supplier performance. This is a service requirement for businesses providing arboricultural and tree-care work across the stated areas. The process is at the planning stage, and the buyer is conducting preliminary market engagement to understand how the service should be delivered and how requirements should be shaped before a procurement procedure is launched.

The buyer is planning a procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 and has not yet invited tenders. The expected contract period is three years, from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible extension to 31 March 2032. The estimated value is £750,000 excluding VAT (£900,000 including VAT). Great Places is seeking market feedback on response times and service impacts, proportionate requirements for the planned procedure, and suppliers’ experience in social housing and modern slavery. It invites suppliers to complete an online survey, expected to take about 15 minutes, by 12:00 on 5 November 2026; the buyer may extend this date. Respondents must declare actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest.

This planned contract is suited to tree-care businesses able to deliver maintenance, cutting and clearance across the four named areas. The buyer is open to participation by small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Suppliers with experience of working in social housing can help shape the service requirements, particularly by explaining how response times affect delivery and outcomes. The buyer also wants to understand suppliers’ experience relating to modern slavery, so businesses able to address this responsibly should contribute. The potential for multiple supplier appointments may suit firms with the capacity to provide dependable regional coverage, while performance will be relevant to appointments. Market engagement offers suppliers a chance to inform proportionate requirements before the competition is developed; it is not a tender invitation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tree Maintenance

Notice Description

GPHG is looking to appoint at least one supplier and up to potentially three suppliers for the provision of the tree maintenance service subject to supplier performance. GPHG's requirement includes in the regions of Manchester; Cheshire; Lancashire and South Yorkshire.

Planning Information

The objectives of this PME are to understand: (1) Understand service delivery response times and impacts (2) Determine proportionate requirements for the upcoming procedure (3) Understand experience of social housing and modern slavery We invite suppliers to complete an online survey, accessible via desktop or mobile: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/nDSPQbEYWz The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous by default, but you may leave your contact details if you wish to be notified when the tender is published. Respondents must declare any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest. Deadline for responses: 12:00 5th November 2026 Great Places reserves the right to extend this deadline at its discretion. Great Places reserves the right to conduct additional preliminary market engagement notice not described in this notice to help meet the objectives of the PME. This notice is issued in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 and is for preliminary market engagement only. It is not a call for competition.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e30
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100119-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77211300 - Tree-clearing services

77211400 - Tree-cutting services

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Great Places Housing Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M21 7QP
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England), TLE3 South Yorkshire
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Chorlton Park
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Withington

Further Information

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