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title: "Tree Maintenance"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Tree Maintenance

Buyer: BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055901

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## Summary

The public procurement contract for "Tree Maintenance" has been awarded to FOREMOST TREE SURGEONS LIMITED by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, a sub-central government authority located at Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke, RG21 4AH, United Kingdom. The procurement process utilized an open procedure, falling under the services category according to the industry's CPV classification of "Forestry services". The contract, valued at approximately £1,915,833.33, commenced on 5th January 2026 and is set to conclude on 4th January 2031, with renewal options available. The award phase is active as of 8th January 2026, and the contract entails a comprehensive tree maintenance service for the borough.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses in the forestry services sector, particularly those specializing in tree maintenance, pruning, and related activities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially those registered with relevant professional bodies like the Arboricultural Association, are well-suited to capitalize on such opportunities. The need for high standards of health and safety, coupled with the urgency of response and the comprehensive nature of the required services, suggests that companies with established expertise and rapid deployment capabilities will be highly competitive in this procurement landscape. The contract's structure, including potential extensions, facilitates long-term business development and stability for the successful contractor.

## Notice

Tree Maintenance for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

### Planning Information

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council (“the Council”) is in the process of preparing a tender for the provision of tree maintenance services. The Council is publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to help inform the way it is to structure the tender and provide advance notice to the market of the impending tender.
Basingstoke’s landscape is an enormous asset and includes many trees & woodlands that make it one of the greener towns in the south. For example, the Forestry Commission’s national ‘Tree Inventory’ dataset shows approximately 15% (9600 hectares) is covered by woodlands and copses compared to the national average of 7%.
The Council is seeking one contractor to provide a comprehensive tree maintenance service throughout the borough. The outcome of the procurement needs to reflect a theme that underpins the Council’s priorities to ensure the use of technology to improve customer access, speed up processes and enter into service delivery arrangements that improve the service and reduce cost. 
The initial plan is for the contract to be for an initial term of 5 years with an option to extend the contract by 2 years in 2030. The contract is anticipated to commence at the end of 2025. 
It is expected that the tender will be published in August 2025 using the Open Procedure, based on the Procurement Act 2023.
Scope of Services
The outline scope is provided below:
•The Contractor is required to provide the highest standards of health & safety, and arboricultural expertise and workmanship; providing sufficient vehicles, equipment and staff to ensure delivery.
•The Contractor will supply all labour, plant, equipment and materials (except where specified) necessary to carry out all tree maintenance work. 
•The Contractor will be required to operate a 24-hour day, 7-day week, and 365-day year call out service for emergency tree works throughout the year including Bank Holidays. This will include emergencies during normal working hours plus Out of Hours (OOH) emergency call-outs. 
•Due to the urgent nature and safety implications of the works required, it is expected that the Contractor will be able to provide a response time within 30 minutes.
•The Council has no depot, parking or welfare facilities available for use by the Contractor and it is therefore essential that the Contractor will have to secure such facilities ideally within the Borough or certainly close by. 
The service will include:
•Whole tree felling/coppicing/monolithing/pollarding/clearing fallen trees
•Stump removal (grinding and excavation)/chemical treatment;
•Pruning operations/crown-reduction & lifting/epicormic & basal growth;
•Crown-cleaning/removal of hung-up and individual branches/deadwood and stubs/severing of climbing plants;
•Aerial inspections/cable-bracing;
•Woodland thinning/fenceline clearance;
•Tree planting/watering & weeding.
Preliminary Market Engagement Feedback
The Council is looking to establish and understand the level of market interest in this opportunity, based on the outline requirements shown above. If you are a contractor that would be interested in this opportunity and would like to be kept updated on progress for this tender please e-mail procurement@basingstoke.gov.uk before 17:00 on 17th July 2025.
If you are a contractor that wishes to provide additional feedback on the proposed procurement approach this can be submitted via the e-mail above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001560-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,835,000 |
| Lots value | £2,835,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,915,833 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BASINGSTOKE |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG21 4AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ37 North Hampshire |
| Local authority | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Electoral ward | Eastrop & Grove |
| Westminster constituency | Basingstoke |
| Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FOREMOST TREE SURGEONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77200000 - Forestry services
- 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77211600 - Tree seeding

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2026 at 15:32 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001560-2026
- 10 Oct 2025 at 14:27 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064260-2025
- 4 Jul 2025 at 10:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037381-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001560-2026
  8th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064260-2025
  10th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037381-2025
  4th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6136
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-10021

## Notice URLs

- http://foremosttreesurgeons.co.uk
- http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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