--- title: "Portsmouth tree maintenance services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-608193d8-0ed1-4e79-bc76-13a05942b8a5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-608193d8-0ed1-4e79-bc76-13a05942b8a5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-608193d8-0ed1-4e79-bc76-13a05942b8a5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-608193d8-0ed1-4e79-bc76-13a05942b8a5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2019-02-13" --- # Portsmouth tree maintenance services Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-608193d8-0ed1-4e79-bc76-13a05942b8a5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-608193d8-0ed1-4e79-bc76-13a05942b8a5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-608193d8-0ed1-4e79-bc76-13a05942b8a5.json) ## Summary Portsmouth City Council is inviting tenders for tree maintenance services within the city, including parks, open spaces, and housing areas. The procurement is currently at the tender stage, with the deadline for submissions set for 22nd March 2019. This contract is estimated to be valued at £11 million and runs from 5th August 2019 to 4th August 2024. Businesses operating in the environmental and landscaping industries, particularly those with experience in tree maintenance and management, are well-positioned to compete for this opportunity. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for companies involved in arboriculture and landscape maintenance. Suppliers with local presence or those who can assure rapid mobilization are preferred, as the contract includes a 24-hour emergency response requirement. The council aims to develop a more comprehensive arboricultural service over the contract period, encouraging innovative approaches to tree surveying and database management, making this a fitting opportunity for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the relevant sectors. ## Notice Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the maintenance of trees in Portsmouth's parks and open spaces, including housing areas. The tree population within city parks is predominantly of a mature age with a more mixed age and species type located on housing land. All city owned trees have been surveyed in the last two years with details held on the current tree management software, Arbortrack. The current breakdown of tree location is as follows (all values are approximate): * 8,900 trees in parks and open spaces * 1,250 trees in cemeteries * 6,900 trees on housing land * 2,350 trees on school sites * 1,500 trees on other incidental open space * 550 trees on highways land not maintained by PFI contractor The council is looking for a term contractor to undertake the maintenance of the tree stock within the city and in the three council owned housing areas just north of the city (Leigh Park, Crookhorn and Wecock Farm). Tree works are issued in a mix of reactive enquiries (events) and proactive planned works following regular tree inspections. The vast majority of trees are on publicly accessible land. This procurement does not include the maintenance of the majority of trees on highways as these are currently covered under the council's highways PFI contract; however, some of our trees are growing close to roads and footpaths so there is a need for pedestrian control and occasional traffic management. The council's arboriculture officer will carry out the ongoing surveying of tree stock and maintains data using Arbortrack. A 24 hour/365 day emergency work and response service will be part of the contract. The supplier will be required to respond to works defined as an emergency within two hours of the request from the council's arboriculture officer. Due to the social and political importance of tree maintenance in the city the supplier will need to either have premises in the city or surrounding area or be able to give considerable confidence to the council of their ability to be based outside of the city and still fulfil the contracted services, for example, employees with equipment living in or close to the city that could mobilise quickly if required. Over the period of the contract the council would like to develop the possibility of a partial or fully managed arboriculture service, with the supplier taking on, in part or fully, the: * Surveying of trees * Maintaining and keeping the council tree database up to date * Raising of work orders for the city's tree stock (prior to council approval). In addition the council is seeking further potential collaboration with a view to adopting the same software as the supplier. The council is targeting to have awarded the contract by Friday 10 May 2019 with a subsequent commencement date in early August 2019. The estimated value of the cont... Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Tree management services. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7654f295-a558-4ad1-8ec3-9214c11e3e8f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Aug 2019 - 4 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £11,000,000 | | 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 | PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HAMPSHIRE | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 2BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Charles Dickens | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## 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 - 77313000 - Parks maintenance services - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services - 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming - 77341000 - Tree pruning ## Release History - 13 Feb 2019 at 15:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7654f295-a558-4ad1-8ec3-9214c11e3e8f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7654f295-a558-4ad1-8ec3-9214c11e3e8f 13th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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