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Official UK procurement notice

Arboreal Maintenance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cosby Parish Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£45,000≈ £10k / year
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025awarded 25 Jul 2023
Awarded to Totally Trees Ltd
Contract term 4 yrs 7 moends 31 Mar 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Parish Councils arboreal management and responsibility falls into 4 distinct categories: -

  1. Inspection and maintenance of Cosby Cemetery
  2. Inspection and maintenance of Cosby Victory Park
  3. Inspection and maintenance of trees within the wider village, to include the ongoing installation, maintenance and servicing of the Christmas lighting displays within the tree stock. (Safety awareness and competence of working with 240V power supplies, is essential)
  4. Inspection and maintenance of St Michael and All Angels (Closed churchyard) as required.

CPV: Forestry and logging products · Forestry services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Outline contract requirements:AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 7 mo

Outline contract requirements:

a. Inspection and maintenance of trees and shrubs to agreed schedule.

b. Pollarding of trees as required.

c. Removal and replacement of tree stock as required.

d. Pruning of shrubs and hedgerows as required.

e. Removal or all arisings

f. Non-contractual Ad-hoc requests on a chargeable basis within the suppliers' capabilities

g. Undertaking works to Christmas lights to include installation, fault finding and replacement as required.

h. Emergency response to arboreal work and matters of Health and Safety.

i. Key contact and full public liability insurance.

j. Modern and well-maintained equipment with fully trained staff.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs 7 mo)
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · Cosby Village, Cosby Victory Park, Cosby Cemetery
Extensions: Potential to extended the contract subject to acceptable performance · Future tenderVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced providers who must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of providing a full arboreal inspection and maintenance service within public open spaces and public domains; knowledge of the areas to be maintained, a clear commitment to carbon neutrality within the business and the resilience, modern equipment and sustainability to undertake a medium-term service.

  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced providers who must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of providing a full arboreal inspection and maintenance service within public open spaces and public domains; knowledge of the areas to be maintained, a cle…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2025, 12:59 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2025, 11:33 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Jul 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014276
Classification (CPV)
Forestry and logging productsForestry services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050088 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  2. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published391 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 11:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £45,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Totally Trees Ltd£45,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 060805-2025-1 · Totally Trees Ltd

    Signed
    25 Jul 2023
    Value
    £45,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cosby Parish Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 76 Springwell Lane, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6Lt, LEICESTER, East Midlands, LE86LTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.