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Published 9 Jul 2025, 14:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Arboricultural Services for Centurion Way: Single Supplier Framework 2025

Official notice

Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Framework ceiling (notional)£165,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2025awarded 9 Oct 2025
Framework period 1 yr 7 moends 1 Apr 2027 · up to 1 Apr 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) invited tenders for the provision of Arboricultural Services to support the ongoing construction of an extension to the Centurion Way. The Project Team sought to appoint a contractor to a single supplier framework, working to support the arboricultural requirement of the project.

CPV: Tree-clearing services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
1 yr 7 mo · up to 2 yrs 7 mo from 1 Sept 2025
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
N/A
Published description of the framework

Prices for call-offs determined by rates provided in the supplier's tender. Call-offs made by direct award, as this is a single supplier framework.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 7 moPublished value£165,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Apr 2027 (1 yr 7 mo) · up to 1 Apr 2028 with extensionsValue: £165,000 exc. VAT · £198,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Up to one further year.
77211300 Tree-clearing 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

Lot awarding rule: Price 40% Quality 60% (see below) Quality criteria is split into A) approach to the framework (planning 10%, working practices 10%, process 10%) and B) Resourcing (staffing 10%, equipment and plant 10%, compliance and accreditations 10%)

What this means for your bid
  • “Arboricultural Services for Centurion Way: Single Supplier Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jul 2025, 14:49 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2025, 13:46 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038643
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Tree-clearing services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c25 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · N/A
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions should be returned through our electronic tendering portal, In-tend: in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns ↗.

Timeline

9 Jul 2025 → 16 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 14:49 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025
  5. Latest notice published369 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 13:46 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 14:49 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 13:46 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Oct 2025, 13:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Single Supplier Framework for the provision of arboricultural services for Centurion Way 2025

    Signed
    9 Oct 2025
    Value
    £198,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    9 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Authority may extend the framework period by up to one year by notice(s) from the Authority to the service provider specifying the revised end date. The extension(s) may be by a single period or successive periods.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Downs National Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSDNPA use an electronic sourcing portal to manage all tendering and quotation exercises and current and future contract opportunities can be viewed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns. In order to view the full documents available it is necessary to register with the portal.…

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender