--- title: "Cambridge City Council - Arboricultural services in Cambridge" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-31fde050-948b-4a3f-b40b-f28c24405cd0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31fde050-948b-4a3f-b40b-f28c24405cd0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31fde050-948b-4a3f-b40b-f28c24405cd0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31fde050-948b-4a3f-b40b-f28c24405cd0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCILS" published: "2017-12-12" --- # Cambridge City Council - Arboricultural services in Cambridge Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCILS Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-31fde050-948b-4a3f-b40b-f28c24405cd0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31fde050-948b-4a3f-b40b-f28c24405cd0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31fde050-948b-4a3f-b40b-f28c24405cd0.json) ## Summary Cambridge City Council is seeking to award a framework agreement for arboricultural services within the city boundaries, managing approximately 25,000 trees. The procurement, classified under horticultural services, is currently in the Award stage with an active status. The tender period concluded on 14th June 2017, with a contract start date of 2nd July 2017 and an end date of 2nd January 2018. The procurement method employed is the open procedure, with a total budget of £120,000, and opportunities are divided into three lots, each requiring at least three suppliers to respond to specific service times. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in tree maintenance and horticultural services. Companies that are Arboricultural Association accredited and have the capability to deliver both emergency and routine tree care services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this work. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, especially those experienced in managing diverse tree operations and maintenance schedules in urban settings. ## Notice Cambridge City Council is seeking to award a framework agreement to Arboricultural Association accredited 'ARB approved contractors', for the provision of arboricultural services within the city boundaries. The council manages around 25,000 trees including those on the highway, communal housing land, open spaces and nature reserves. The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance services for existing trees as well as tree planting and establishment services for new trees. Work tasks under the framework will be raised on an ongoing basis and be very varied in scope and scale ranging from one off specialist tree operations to routine maintenance of batches of a thousand or more trees. The requirement is split into three lots. Each lot will be subject to specific service response times and a minimum number of suppliers on each lot (subject to satisfactory market response).The lot details are as follows: Lot 1: Tree maintenance services - Emergency out of hours Service. 3 or more suppliers 1. Emergency (Out of normal working hours) service. Service response time on site within 90 minutes Lot 2: Tree maintenance services 1. Emergency (In normal working hours) service. Service response time on site within 120 minutes 2. High priority. Works to be completed within 24 hours 3. Priority service. Works to be completed within 5 days 4. Planned maintenance service. Works to be completed to agreed schedules. 3 or more suppliers Lot 3: Tree planting and establishment services. Works to be completed to agreed schedules. Three or more suppliers ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1275952e-5182-42e5-ae31-25069800300f | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 14 Jun 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Jun 2017 | | Contract period | 1 Jul 2017 - 2 Jan 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £120,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £120,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCILS | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB2 3QJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Cambridge | | Electoral ward | Market | | Westminster constituency | Cambridge | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 5 | | Supplier names | GARDENWORKS TREE SURGERY; GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE; JW SALMON ARBORICULTURAL; MERCER TREE SERVICE; SP LANDSCAPES AND TREE CONTRACTORS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77211300 - Tree-clearing services - 77211400 - Tree-cutting services - 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services - 77211600 - Tree seeding - 77300000 - Horticultural services ## Release History - 12 Dec 2017 at 10:57 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1275952e-5182-42e5-ae31-25069800300f - 24 May 2017 at 15:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1275952e-5182-42e5-ae31-25069800300f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1275952e-5182-42e5-ae31-25069800300f 24th May 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0d163c27-9340-e711-80e1-005056b64545 Advert ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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