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title: "21132 2022Cambridgeshire County Council Arboricultural and Major Tree Works Framework"
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# 21132 2022Cambridgeshire County Council Arboricultural and Major Tree Works Framework

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-60029345-b6c7-45c1-b1f3-a516587a9e74

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## Summary

The Cambridgeshire County Council has completed the award process for the "21132 2022 Cambridgeshire County Council Arboricultural and Major Tree Works Framework" tender. This contract involves the provision of arboriculture services within the county boundaries. The contract is valued at £490,000 GBP and falls under the main procurement category of services. The contract period runs from October 15, 2022, to October 14, 2025. The current stage is "Award", and the deadline for the tender was June 13, 2022.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the horticultural sector, especially those offering tree-clearing, tree-cutting, and tree-maintenance services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this framework agreement. Interested providers should engage with Cambridgeshire County Council through their e-tendering tool to participate in future mini-competitions and contribute to the upkeep of the council's tree stock.

## Notice

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking to award a framework agreement for the provision of arboriculture services within the County boundaries. The Council manages around 150,000 trees in educational settings, not including those on the highway, or other land - properties. The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance to ensure the upkeep of the existing trees stock in line with the Councils' landlord responsibilities, this will also include maintenance of trees on Council sites including Highways. It is envisaged that the framework will consist of 6 providers, with the order of allocation of the work being: - framework ranking - packaged up and issued as mini-competitions through this framework, with the criteria for the mini competitions ranging from a Quality/Price evaluation between 70% Price 30% Quality depending on required outcomes for each package of work. - emergency Rates submitted as part of this main Tender process shall be capped for all subsequent mini-competitions, with providers given the option to go below but not above their submitted rates. Such capped rates shall be held firm for the full 4 years of the framework. The Authority have invested in an e-tendering tool in order to facilitate its tendering processes in a compliant and transparent manner. Potential Providers will need to register an account via the "Procontract Portal" at https://procontract.due-north.com/Register before being able to view the full tender details. In order to access the tender documentation, click "Find Opportunities", then on the drop-down menu, filter by "Cambridgeshire Public Services" by clicking on "Update" to find the relevant opportunity or alternatively within the organisations drop down select Cambridgeshire County Council to also find the relevant opportunity. Please ensure that you read the tender documents carefully in order to be aware of the requirements and relevant deadlines. The Council reserves the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, pause, or postpone this procurement at any time. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70833e7f-b2b2-4f9d-8485-4f37121a5d12 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 14 Oct 2022 - 14 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £490,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £490,000 |
| 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 COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HUNTINGDON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE28 4YE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | The Stukeleys |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | ACORN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP; JOHN O'CONNER (GM; MERCER TREE SERVICES; SHIRE TREES; SP LANDSCAPES AND TREE CONTRACTORS; THE CGM GROUP (EAST ANGLIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2022 at 10:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70833e7f-b2b2-4f9d-8485-4f37121a5d12

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70833e7f-b2b2-4f9d-8485-4f37121a5d12
  29th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
- https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

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