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title: "Epping Forest Conservation Tree Surgery Contract"
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# Epping Forest Conservation Tree Surgery Contract

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-76952823-ca3f-481a-98d0-786b0765e541

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation is initiating a tender process for the provision of arboriculture services under the Epping Forest Conservation Tree Surgery Contract. This tender opportunity falls under the services category and involves tree-maintenance services with a contract value of £150,000. The procurement method is an Open procedure (below threshold) with a tender period ending on 18th August 2023. The contract is set to start on 1st November 2023 and end on 15th August 2024, focusing on locations in London and the South East, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in providing arboriculture services in conservation sites with veteran trees. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses interested in nature conservation and tree surgery services are well-suited to compete for this contract, which aims to support Epping Forest's Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) agreement funded by the UK government's grant.

## Notice

The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of an Epping Forest Conservation Tree Surgery contract. This tender is for the provision of arboriculture services to contribute to the delivery of Epping Forest's Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) agreement. The works are funded by the UK government's CSS grant. We are seeking two contractors who have previous experience of providing similar works, as described in the Schedule of Work, in a high value nature conservation site that has veteran trees (Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) & Special Area of Conservation (SAC)) that is open to the public. The services are being tendered as 4 separate lots, as described in the specification. Bidders must tender for a minimum of two (2) lots. The City will only be awarded any two (2) of the four (4) lots. In the event that a single bidder scores achieves the highest overall evaluated score for more than two (2) lots, the City will determine which lots are to be awarded to that bidder based upon the lowest priced commercial schedule for each lot. Additional information: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'capitalEsourcing' (www.capitalesourcing.com). Supplier will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d22a38b-7d05-4fb3-b4b5-bb044c48adec |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2023 - 15 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

## Release History

- 24 Jul 2023 at 15:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d22a38b-7d05-4fb3-b4b5-bb044c48adec

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d22a38b-7d05-4fb3-b4b5-bb044c48adec
  24th July 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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