Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 7 Aug 2025, 15:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Arboricultural and Countryside Management Services

Authority: East Hampshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 11 Sept 2025awarded 29 Sept 2025

Awarded to Foremost Tree Surgeons Ltd

Contract term 2 yrsends 25 Nov 2027 · up to 25 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 26 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Arboricultural and Countryside Management Services for EHDC

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 26 Nov 2025 – 25 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 25 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Extensions: Option to extend 24 months and 12 months

77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

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

Quality: 50%Price: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Price
Quality

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Aug 2025, 15:07 BST
Last source update: 2 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 19 Sept 2025
Authority reference: EHDC/2025/021
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-046983
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural 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 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058388 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 11 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in the Opportunities Area of the South East Business portal (provided by Proactis): procontract.due-north.com ↗

In order to access amendable versions of the Documents and to submit a response Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Word and Excel format Documents for completion and submission.

Portal reference number. DN786034

The Invitation to tender, and associated documentation is available for you to participate if you so wish - via the South East Business portal (provided by Proactis): procontract.due-north.com ↗

Portal reference number. DN786034

Timeline

7 Aug 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
7 Aug 2025, 15:07 BST
Submission deadline
11 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by398 days ago
19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent388 days ago
30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends378 days ago
9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts331 days ago
26 Nov 2025
Latest notice published324 days ago
2 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
7 Aug 2025, 15:07 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
30 Sept 2025, 16:17 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
30 Sept 2025, 16:17 BST
Contract signature expected
24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
2 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1313 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Foremost Tree Surgeons LtdSMEArboricultural and Countryside Management Services in areas covered by East Hampshire District Council26 Nov 2025 – 25 Nov 2027 · up to 25 Nov 2030Extensions: 24 months plus 12 months	£500,000	29 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Arboricultural and Countryside Management Services · Foremost Tree Surgeons LtdSME
Signed
24 Nov 2025
Value
£500,000
Period
26 Nov 2025 – 25 Nov 2027 · up to 25 Nov 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension option plus 2 plus 1
No agreed KPIs: Below 5 million

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
13final-stage tenders	13	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Hampshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPQZ-8465-PHGN Monterey House, Petersfield, South East, GU32 3LJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FOREMOST TREE SURGEONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04215013GB-PPON: PHPV-7383-WNNJ Unit 11 Diddenham Court Lambwood Hill, Reading, South East, RG7 1JQContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender30 Sept 2025, 16:17 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Aug 2025, 15:07 BST