--- title: "1053 Tree Services Framework: Cell Grown Trees" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-71c3319a-adcc-40b0-9980-f9c5618a46ef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-71c3319a-adcc-40b0-9980-f9c5618a46ef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-71c3319a-adcc-40b0-9980-f9c5618a46ef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-71c3319a-adcc-40b0-9980-f9c5618a46ef.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-08-09" --- # 1053 Tree Services Framework: Cell Grown Trees Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-71c3319a-adcc-40b0-9980-f9c5618a46ef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-71c3319a-adcc-40b0-9980-f9c5618a46ef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-71c3319a-adcc-40b0-9980-f9c5618a46ef.json) ## Summary Essex County Council (ECC) has initiated the planned procurement process for the "1053 Tree Services Framework: Cell Grown Trees", concerning the forestry industry category. The procurement involves a framework for tree supply and planting services to support the Essex Forest Initiative's (EFI) sustainable tree planting effort. The process aims to engage the market to gain insights and refine the framework strategy. This planning stage includes a milestone with an engagement end date of 6th September 2024. The engagement is targeted at the Cell Grown Trees market, with subsequent notices to formalise the framework and requirements. The initiative is focused in the region of England, United Kingdom, with an estimated framework value ranging between GBP 1,000,000 and GBP 9,000,000. This tender opens significant business growth opportunities, especially for suppliers of urban and cell-grown trees, as well as providers of planting, regular watering, and maintenance services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, as the ECC is keen to hear from a diverse range of interested parties to ensure comprehensive market input. The collaborative approach aims to guarantee best practices in tree health, species choice, bio-security, and sustainable establishment, fostering a robust ecosystem of suppliers ready to support the ongoing tree planting projects in Essex over the next several years. ## Notice The Essex Forest Initiative (EFI) is Essex County Council's (ECC) tree planting project and is leading the county on responsible and sustainable tree planting and establishment. Planting an average of over 100,000 trees per year with a mixture of public and private landowners, the project is keen to collaborate with the market to ensure best outcomes in terms of tree health, species choice, bio-security and successful establishment. Essex County Council (the Authority) is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of the Cell Grown Trees market. ECC wishes to establish a multiple supplier Framework Agreement during 2025 to provide tree supply and planting and maintenance services to support the EFI tree planting projects over the next 5+ years. It is anticipated that the Framework Agreement will be dived into Lots to cover Urban Tree supply, Cell Grown trees, planting and supplies, watering and ongoing maintenance services and this will be finalised following market engagement and communicated via a published Notice. ECC would like to engage with the market regarding Cell Grown Trees in particular, in order to support the development of the framework strategy and to gain a better understanding of this market. The results of the exercise will be used to help consider and define the requirements within the Framework Agreement. The Authority wishes to invite interested parties to complete the market engagement questionnaire which can be found at the link below: https://forms.office.com/e/rtZuxK8jnk The closing date for responses is 12pm (midday) on Friday 6th September 2024. Please note that this PIN is not intended as a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published. This PIN is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future tendering process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who participate. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b356e3c-2f52-4436-bc5a-421d5b170097 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Sep 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £9,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products ### Codes - 03450000 - Tree-nursery products ## Release History - 9 Aug 2024 at 12:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b356e3c-2f52-4436-bc5a-421d5b170097 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b356e3c-2f52-4436-bc5a-421d5b170097 9th August 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/rtZuxK8jnk - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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