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title: "Cambridge City Council - Framework Agreement for Arboricultural Services 2021 - 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02f041"
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# Cambridge City Council - Framework Agreement for Arboricultural Services 2021 - 2025

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f041

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## Summary

The Cambridge City Council has successfully completed the procurement process for a Framework Agreement for Arboricultural Services, set to run from 2021 to 2025. The procurement falls within the industry category of Forestry and Logging Products, specifically focusing on tree maintenance, planting, and establishment services across Cambridge. It was conducted through an open procurement method, resulting in a framework that enables ongoing service requests. The awarded contracts amount to approximately £700,000, with the procurement process initiated on 30 June 2021 and completed on 26 October 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the arboricultural and landscaping sectors, particularly those accredited by the Arboricultural Association. Companies specialising in emergency tree maintenance, routine upkeep, and tree planting services would benefit greatly from this framework. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alongside larger organisations can leverage this opportunity, as multiple suppliers are anticipated for each service lot, thus fostering competition and collaboration in providing vital urban forestry services to the community.

## Notice

Cambridge City Council is seeking to award a framework agreement to Arboricultural Association accredited 'ARB approved contractors', for the provision of arboricultural services within the city boundaries. The council manages over 25,000 trees including those on the highway, communal housing land, open spaces and nature reserves. The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance services, as well as tree planting and establishment services for new trees. Work tasks under the framework will be raised on an ongoing basis and be varied in scope and scale, ranging from one off specialist tree operations to routine maintenance of batches of a thousand or more trees. The services are grouped into three lots. Each lot will be subject to specific service response times and have a minimum number of suppliers for each lot (subject to satisfactory market response). The lot details are as follows: Lot 1 * Tree maintenance services - Emergency out of hours Service. * 3 or more suppliers 1. Emergency (Out of normal working hours) service. Service response time on site within 90 minutes Lot 2 * Tree maintenance services. * 3 or more suppliers. 1. Emergency (In normal working hours) service. Service response time on site within 120 minutes 2. High priority. Works to be completed within 24 hours 3. Priority service. Works to be completed within 5 days 4. Planned maintenance service. Works to be completed to agreed schedules. Lot 3 * Tree planting and establishment services. * Works to be completed to agreed schedules. * 3 or more suppliers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Lot 1 * Tree maintenance services - Emergency out of hours Service. * 3 or more suppliers 1. Emergency (Out of normal working hours) service. Service response time on site within 90 minutes

Lot 2

* Tree maintenance services. * 3 or more suppliers. 1. Emergency (In normal working hours) service. Service response time on site within 120 minutes 2. High priority. Works to be completed within 24 hours 3. Priority service. Works to be completed within 5 days 4. Planned maintenance service. Works to be completed to agreed schedules.

Lot 3

- Tree planting and establishment services. * Works to be completed to agreed schedules. * 3 or more suppliers

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026836-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £135,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 3QJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Market |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | ACORN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP; EDEN TREE SPECIALISTS; GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE; JOHN O'CONNER (GM; MERCER TREE SERVICES; SP LANDSCAPES AND TREE CONTRACTORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

### Codes

- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 03400000 - Forestry and logging products

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2021 at 17:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026836-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:615665-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.cambridge.gov.uk

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