---
title: "Tree Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078e30"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Great Places Housing Group"
published: "2026-10-22"
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# Tree Maintenance

Buyer: Great Places Housing Group  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078e30

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## Summary

Great Places Housing Group Limited intends to procure tree maintenance services for its housing stock and related sites. The work covers tree maintenance, cutting and clearance across Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire and South Yorkshire. The buyer is considering appointing one or more suppliers, potentially up to three, with appointments subject to supplier performance. This is a service requirement for businesses providing arboricultural and tree-care work across the stated areas. The process is at the planning stage, and the buyer is conducting preliminary market engagement to understand how the service should be delivered and how requirements should be shaped before a procurement procedure is launched.

The buyer is planning a procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 and has not yet invited tenders. The expected contract period is three years, from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible extension to 31 March 2032. The estimated value is £750,000 excluding VAT (£900,000 including VAT). Great Places is seeking market feedback on response times and service impacts, proportionate requirements for the planned procedure, and suppliers’ experience in social housing and modern slavery. It invites suppliers to complete an online survey, expected to take about 15 minutes, by 12:00 on 5 November 2026; the buyer may extend this date. Respondents must declare actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest.

This planned contract is suited to tree-care businesses able to deliver maintenance, cutting and clearance across the four named areas. The buyer is open to participation by small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Suppliers with experience of working in social housing can help shape the service requirements, particularly by explaining how response times affect delivery and outcomes. The buyer also wants to understand suppliers’ experience relating to modern slavery, so businesses able to address this responsibly should contribute. The potential for multiple supplier appointments may suit firms with the capacity to provide dependable regional coverage, while performance will be relevant to appointments. Market engagement offers suppliers a chance to inform proportionate requirements before the competition is developed; it is not a tender invitation.

## Notice

GPHG is looking to appoint at least one supplier and up to potentially three suppliers for the provision of the tree maintenance service subject to supplier performance. GPHG's requirement includes in the regions of Manchester; Cheshire; Lancashire and South Yorkshire.

### Planning Information

The objectives of this PME are to understand:
(1) Understand service delivery response times and impacts
(2) Determine proportionate requirements for the upcoming procedure
(3) Understand experience of social housing and modern slavery
We invite suppliers to complete an online survey, accessible via desktop or mobile:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/nDSPQbEYWz
The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous by default, but you may leave your contact details if you wish to be notified when the tender is published.
Respondents must declare any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest.
Deadline for responses: 12:00 5th November 2026
Great Places reserves the right to extend this deadline at its discretion.
Great Places reserves the right to conduct additional preliminary market engagement notice not described in this notice to help meet the objectives of the PME.
This notice is issued in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 and is for preliminary market engagement only. It is not a call for competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100119-2026 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| 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 | Great Places Housing Group |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M21 7QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Chorlton Park |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Withington |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England), TLE3 South Yorkshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 15:40 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100119-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100119-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/nDSPQbEYWz
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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