Official UK procurement notice
1065 Urban Tree Planting · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEssex County Council's tree planting project, the Essex Forest Initiative (EFI), procured services for the planting of a maximum of 685 containerised standard trees of 10-14cm dbh between November 2024 and February 2025.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The planting of a maximum of 685 containerised standard trees of 10-14cm dbh between…Awarded
The planting of a maximum of 685 containerised standard trees of 10-14cm dbh between November 2024 and February 2025.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Aug 2024, 12:01 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN738618- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007371- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048b7eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Aug 2024 → 27 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Tree Care LimitedSME | £119,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007371-2025-1-1 · Essex Tree Care LimitedSME
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2024
- Value
- £119,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Essex Tree Care LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.