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title: "1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance"
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# 1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e34e1934-2b7a-4d5b-a21d-bb794e7f7c7b

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## Summary

Essex County Council has awarded a contract for the project titled "1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance." The project involves watering and maintaining 1584 urban standard trees across the county, requiring weekly watering and formative pruning from May to September 2024. The contract, valued at £170,000 GBP, was awarded to Mercer Tree Services Ltd. The procurement process was open, with the tender deadline set at 20th March 2024. The contract period runs from 1st May to 30th September 2024.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in tree maintenance and related services to compete for contracts for watering and maintaining trees for Essex County Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in tree maintenance services would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement stage for this opportunity is now at the award stage, with Essex County Council finalizing the selection process.

## Notice

Essex County Council's tree planting project, the Essex Forest Initiative (EFI) is looking to procure a contractor to water 1584 urban standard trees across the county as part of the delivery of climate and environmental benefits for people and wildlife. Essex County Council is seeking a contractor with the capacity to water and maintain 1584 trees across the county. The requirement is for the watering of 50 litres of water to be applied to each tree (227 in irrigation bags, 30 direct application to the ground, 1327 using irrigation wells), each week through May - September (total of 20 visits per tree). The requirement for the maintenance is to carry out necessary formative pruning, replace any damaged stakes/ties, top up mulch where required and report any damage to the trees. Your ITT submission must be submitted to the Authority electronically by publishing through this ITT DN710718 1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login * Not later than 12 noon hours on 20th March 2024. * It is the Authority's policy to reject any tenders received after the above deadline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66d60909-dd59-4bc0-bef3-dd033df086b4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2024 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £170,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £170,000 |
| 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 | 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERCER TREE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77341000 - Tree pruning

## Release History

- 29 Apr 2024 at 08:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66d60909-dd59-4bc0-bef3-dd033df086b4
- 19 Feb 2024 at 10:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea237d61-df4e-43e9-92df-2351a83f8eee
- 19 Feb 2024 at 10:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7257cb02-4192-46af-a432-f1161fd168fc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66d60909-dd59-4bc0-bef3-dd033df086b4
  29th April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea237d61-df4e-43e9-92df-2351a83f8eee
  19th February 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7257cb02-4192-46af-a432-f1161fd168fc
  19th February 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

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