--- title: "Arboricultural services - Tree planting and post planting maintenance" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3aef7044-2ef7-4982-988a-cf56f937640b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3aef7044-2ef7-4982-988a-cf56f937640b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3aef7044-2ef7-4982-988a-cf56f937640b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3aef7044-2ef7-4982-988a-cf56f937640b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "London Borough of Islington" published: "2026-09-14" --- # Arboricultural services - Tree planting and post planting maintenance Buyer: London Borough of Islington Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3aef7044-2ef7-4982-988a-cf56f937640b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3aef7044-2ef7-4982-988a-cf56f937640b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3aef7044-2ef7-4982-988a-cf56f937640b.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Islington is procuring arboricultural services for tree planting and post-planting maintenance in Islington, London. The work covers sites listed in the procurement files and is described as a three-year planting and maintenance commitment. Suppliers will plant trees during the specified planting season, completing planting before March, and provide watering immediately after planting where required. The requirement includes repair and maintenance services, with the final work detail covering locations, tree stock and species. The opportunity is divided for pricing by lot, with spreadsheets setting out the values to be bid for each lot. It is a services contract intended for suppliers able to deliver practical tree planting and ongoing arboricultural maintenance across the identified Islington sites. This procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a selective restricted procedure above threshold. The submission deadline set by the buyer was 22 September 2026 at 02:00. The stated contract period runs from 23 September 2026 at 01:00 to 1 March 2027 at 23:59 UTC. Suppliers are asked to provide a schedule of rates and a final total cost for all works, with pricing submitted for each lot. The award will also take account of a proportionate social value offer; the detailed offer is to be clarified after schedule-of-rates costs are submitted. Acceptance of the award will include the full work detail, including locations, tree stock and species. This opportunity suits small and medium-sized arboricultural, tree-care and grounds-maintenance businesses able to combine planting with planned aftercare. Strong candidates will have practical capability in tree planting, establishment watering and post-planting maintenance, together with the equipment, horticultural knowledge and workforce needed to work across multiple identified sites. Suppliers should be able to price detailed schedules of rates accurately by lot and turn those rates into a reliable overall delivery plan. Experience selecting and handling appropriate tree stock and species, working to site-specific instructions and maintaining newly planted trees will be relevant. Businesses should also be prepared to develop a proportionate social value offer alongside their technical and commercial response. ## Notice OVERVIEW OF TPEO WORKS in Islington 3-year planting and maintenance commitment for the sites a listed in the files. Please provide a SOR and final total cost for all works as detailed. Planting to conclude before March and during this planting season, with watering to take place immediately after planting as required. To help determine the award a proportionate social value offer will be expected as part of the final award process. It does not need to be submitted in full here, and it will be clarified after SOR costs are submitted. Acceptance of the award will include full work detail, location tree stock, species etc. Spreadsheets include the values that are being bid for per LOTT This opportunity has been distributed on adamprocure.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e78a23ab-8dde-4e33-8ba1-3ab77535d44a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Sep 2026 - 1 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | London Borough of Islington | | Locality | ISLINGTON | | Postcode area | North London | | Postcode | N7 8TP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Laycock | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services ## Release History - 14 Sep 2026 at 10:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e78a23ab-8dde-4e33-8ba1-3ab77535d44a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e78a23ab-8dde-4e33-8ba1-3ab77535d44a 14th September 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.adamprocure.co.uk ## Notice URLs - https://www.islington.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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