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title: "21132 2022 Cambridgeshire County Council Arboricultural and Major Tree Works Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03345a"
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# 21132 2022 Cambridgeshire County Council Arboricultural and Major Tree Works Framework

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03345a

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## Summary

Cambridgeshire County Council has awarded a framework agreement for arboricultural services, including tree maintenance, to ensure the upkeep of its significant tree stock within the county boundaries. The framework will cover various tree maintenance activities on Council sites, managing around 150,000 trees. The procurement stage was completed, and the contract was awarded to multiple suppliers, such as Mercer Tree Services Ltd and SP Landscapes and Tree Contractors. The framework has a duration of 3 years with an option for a fourth year, providing significant opportunities for arboriculture service providers.

This tender by Cambridgeshire County Council for arboricultural services presents lucrative opportunities for businesses in the horticultural services industry. Companies offering tree-clearing, tree-cutting, and tree-maintenance services would be well-suited to compete for this framework agreement. With a transparent open procedure and a significant contract period, this opportunity allows businesses to establish long-term partnerships with the Council. Interested providers can engage via the Procontract Portal to access full tender details and submit their bids before the deadline of June 13, 2022.

## Notice

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking to award a framework agreement for the provision of arboriculture services within the County boundaries. The Council manages around 150,000 trees in educational settings, not including those on the highway, or other land - properties. The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance to ensure the upkeep of the existing trees stock in line with the Councils' landlord responsibilities, this will also include maintenance of trees on Council sites including Highways. This requirement is not divided into Lots to enable the Authority to more efficiently manage the contracting arrangements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking to award a framework agreement for the provision of arboriculture services within the County boundaries. The Council manages around 150,000 trees in educational settings, not including those on the highway, or other land - properties. The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance to ensure the upkeep of the existing trees stock in line with the Councils' landlord responsibilities, this will also include maintenance of trees on Council sites including Highways. It is envisaged that the framework will consist of 6 providers, with the order of allocation of the work being: - framework ranking - packaged up and issued as mini-competitions through this framework, with the criteria for the mini competitions ranging from a Quality/Price evaluation between 70% Price 30% Quality depending on required outcomes for each package of work. - emergency Rates submitted as part of this main Tender process shall be capped for all subsequent mini-competitions, with providers given the option to go below but not above their submitted rates. Such capped rates shall be held firm for the full 4 years of the framework.

Options: The framework shall run for a period of 3 years with the option of a fourth and final year.

Renewal: The framework shall run for an initial period of 36 months, with the option of a final 12 months, making 48 months in total.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027283-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HUNTINGDON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE28 4YE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | The Stukeleys |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | ACORN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP; JOHN O'CONNER (GM; MERCER TREE SERVICES; SHIRE TREES; SP LANDSCAPES AND TREE CONTRACTORS; THE CGM GROUP (EAST ANGLIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2022 at 09:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027283-2022
- 5 May 2022 at 13:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011709-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?tabName=opportunities&resetFilter=True
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
- https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

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