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title: "CN260458 - Emergency Tree Works"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056b15"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-01"
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# CN260458 - Emergency Tree Works

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056b15

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## Summary

Kent County Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "CN260458 - Emergency Tree Works", aimed at securing emergency response specialist tree surgery teams. This procurement falls within the services category and relates to agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural, and apicultural services. The council is engaging in market planning and has released a Market Engagement Questionnaire, with a deadline for responses set at midday on 15th August 2025, which can be accessed through the Kent Business Portal. The service areas include several regions across the United Kingdom, and the engagement document was published on 1st August 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in emergency tree works, especially those capable of providing 24/7 response teams. Suitable businesses would include SMEs that possess the necessary skills and equipment to safely execute tasks such as removing fallen trees from highways and performing high-level tree surgery. Given the duration of the contract, which will commence on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2034, there is potential for substantial and long-term business growth for companies willing to engage in this vital public service. Successful bidders will need to demonstrate their readiness to meet rigorous safety and operational requirements.

## Notice

The provision of emergency response specialist tree surgery teams to attend at short notice on a 24/7 basis. Emergency response times will include 2 hour and 24-hour requirement. Suppliers will be required to provide suitably qualified staff and have access to the necessary specialised equipment to be able to remove fallen trees and branches from causing an obstruction to the highway. Moreover, the ability to work at height in a safe manner, using appropriate working methods to remove broken or hanging branches or partially fallen trees presenting a danger to the highway.

### Planning Information

Kent County Council are releasing a Market Engagement Questionnaire for interested organisations to review and complete. The deadline for responses is 12:00PM on Friday 15th August 2025.
Further information on the Questionnaire and how to submit a response can be found on the Kent Business Portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045118-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2034 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2025 at 10:10 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045118-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045118-2025
  1st August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.kent.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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