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title: "Landscape Architect Support - Mersey Forest"
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buyer: "CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Landscape Architect Support - Mersey Forest

Buyer: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f5cf58ac-c7cb-4cd1-97ec-e6f0e38a758e

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## Summary

The Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council has awarded a contract for "Landscape Architect Support - Mersey Forest" to shedkm. The contract is valued at £125,000 and spans from December 1, 2022, to May 31, 2025. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with a tender period ending on October 10, 2022. The contract involves business services related to law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security.

This tender by the Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council opens up opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to compete. Businesses offering landscape architecture services, tree and woodland establishment projects, project development and management, and GIS integration would be well-suited to participate. This tender supports the creation of green jobs and aims to increase the number of individuals with landscape architect knowledge working in the Community Forest sector.

## Notice

2.2 What we are buying and why Landscape Architect support for The Mersey Forest Team, mainly working across Cheshire and Liverpool, but with some working across the wider Community Forest Programme also envisaged to enable delivery of our programme over the next 3 Years We require a range of Landscape Architecture services, with a blend of knowledge, experience and expertise on tree and woodland establishment projects and programmes. This knowledge, experience and expertise will need to cover all stages of project development and management. * Project Initiation * Scheme proposal * Scheme visuals - with ability to use different methods to provide visuals, sketch, montage, video and other techniques. * Specification - including innovation and problem solving * Community Engagement * Tendering support * Tender evaluation * Contract support * Contract management, including the ability to act as Contract Administrator * Project evaluation * Integration of all design works and attributes to GIS (assuming most work on design is carried out in CAD) We also want to establish an apprentice programme with the successful tenderer to support this work to support more green jobs and increase the number of people with Landscape Architect knowledge working in the Community Forest sector. Please express your interest and download the documents from The Chest, www.the-chest.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9833b10d-6d57-4970-94a9-a7bfa225c078 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2022 - 31 May 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £125,000 |
| 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 | CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH65 0BE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Central & Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough |
| 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 | SHEDKM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 3 Nov 2022 at 15:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9833b10d-6d57-4970-94a9-a7bfa225c078
- 8 Sep 2022 at 12:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e260e29f-cf9c-49b6-a3f2-901f072bc5f7
- 7 Sep 2022 at 08:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17fa9f3f-20f3-47cc-ae6a-a67a929ff503

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9833b10d-6d57-4970-94a9-a7bfa225c078
  3rd November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e260e29f-cf9c-49b6-a3f2-901f072bc5f7
  8th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17fa9f3f-20f3-47cc-ae6a-a67a929ff503
  7th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/

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