Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 3 Jun 2025, 13:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Arboricultural Services Framework

Authority: Erewash Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE 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)

Framework ceiling (notional)£340,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update

Submissions closed 22 Aug 2025awarded 12 Nov 2025

Awarded to Thompson Tree Services (UK) Ltd +3 more4 awards

Framework period 3 yrsends 14 Sept 2028 · up to 14 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is establishing a framework for the provision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services), including hedge pruning, stump removal and re-instatement. The Contract also

includes emergency tree works to address situations where for example a tree is at risk of failing or a tree is blocking a road etc. In the event of emergency tree works being required, Suppliers MUST be able to attend site within one (1) hour of receiving notification from the Council.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 4 Jul 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Horticultural services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Places: up to 4 suppliers · 8 bids received (2.0 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
Framework period: 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 15 Sept 2025

Published description of the framework

On a quarterly basis, a mini-competition process will be used to award requirements for general tree works.

Evaluation criteria for each mini-competition is 100% Price

Emergency tree works will be on a direct award basis. Framework Suppliers will be ranked on the basis of their overall score. When emergency works are required, the Supplier ranked in first place will be contacted and asked to attend within 1 hour. If the Supplier ranked in first place is unable to attend to the emergency or is unable to be contacted, the Supplier ranked in second place will be contacted and so on.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£340,000

Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 14 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £340,000 exc. VAT · £408,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 12 month extension subject to performance, business need and funding.

77300000 Horticultural 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: 40%Price: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Price
Quality

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“Provision of an Arboricultural Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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: Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 4 Jul 2029
First published: 3 Jun 2025, 13:58 BST
Last source update: 7 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 29 Aug 2025
Authority reference: EBCT 411
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-037417
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Horticultural 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-052b89 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Appointment period ends: 22 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 25 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions must be made electronically via the e-procurement system www.eastmidstenders.org ↗.

Timeline

3 Jun 2025 → 7 Jan 2026 · 11 dates

Planning notice published
3 Jun 2025, 13:58 BST
Market engagement
20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Within Erewash's corporate strategy, the following priorities have been identified:
- Economy and Regeneration
- Supporting Communities
- Sustainable Environment
- A Modern Council
In order to meet these priorities and maximise social value, Erewash Borough Council wishes to consider how economic, environmental and social benefits can be integrated throughout the procurement process. Comments and suggestions are therefore welcomed as to how the Council could maximise these benefits in the specification for delivery of this service.
Comments should be returned to the procurement team - [email protected] no later than 2pm on 20th June 2025.
Please note, the Council does not guarantee that all suggestions will be incorporated in the tender specification although consideration will be given. It is anticipated that the invitation to tender will be issued w/c 23rd June 2025.
Next notice expected
25 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
4 Jul 2025, 12:33 BST
Clarification questions by
25 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
22 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Award decision expected by
29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts397 days ago
15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent337 days ago
14 Nov 2025
Standstill ends325 days ago
25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published282 days ago
7 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT

Notice history

12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
3 Jun 2025, 13:58 BST
UK2
Tender notice published
4 Jul 2025, 12:33 BST
UK4
Published value published: £340,000
4 Jul 2025, 12:33 BST
Status changed to active
4 Jul 2025, 12:33 BST
Procurement method changed
4 Jul 2025, 12:33 BST
Deadline published: 8 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
4 Jul 2025, 12:33 BST
Tender notice published
10 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 22 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
10 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
+14 days · was 8 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Contract award notice published
14 Nov 2025, 17:15 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 Nov 2025, 17:15 GMT
Contract signature expected
28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (1)

The tender response deadline has been extended to 22nd August 2025.

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2025
2025-06: 1 release · 3 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 44 awards · see the list ↓

Bids received 87 from SMEs

Contracts signed 4latest 16 Dec 2025

£340,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 4 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 4 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thompson Tree Services (UK) LtdSMEProvision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services) - Framework supplier 11 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: Extension available subject to funding, business need and satisfactory performance.	ceiling above	12 Nov 2025	Awarded
Beechwood Trees and Landscapes LimitedSMEprovision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services) framework supplier 21 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: Extension subject to funding, business need and satisfactory performance.	ceiling above	12 Nov 2025	Awarded
Tom Richards Tree ServicesSMEprovision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services) framework supplier 31 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: Extension subject to funding, business need and satisfactory performance	ceiling above	12 Nov 2025	Awarded
Forest Farm Tree ServicesSMEprovision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services) framework supplier 41 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: Extension subject to funding, business need and satisfactory performance.	ceiling above	12 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £340,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

provision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services) framework supplier 4 · Forest Farm Tree ServicesSME
Signed
16 Dec 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension subject to funding, business need and satisfactory performance.
Provision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services) framework supplier 2 · Beechwood Trees and Landscapes LimitedSME
Signed
12 Dec 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension subject to business need, funding and satisfactory performance.
Contract 1. Provision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services) - Framework supplier 1 · Thompson Tree Services (UK) LtdSME
Signed
9 Dec 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension subject to business need, funding and satisfactory performance.
Provision of Tree Works (Arboricultural Services) framework supplier 3 · Tom Richards Tree ServicesSME
Signed
9 Dec 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension subject to funding, business need and satisfactory performance.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one	7	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Erewash Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJQT-8342-ZMZN Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, East Midlands, DE7 5RPContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice

BEECHWOOD TREES AND LANDSCAPES LTDFramework contractorGB-COH: 07075877GB-PPON: PVGC-4613-MJHM Oak Farm Nursery, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2ADContact email
FOREST FARM TREE SERVICES LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC319950GB-PPON: PJVQ-8177-MNRQ 102 Kirkby Road Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG17 1GHContact email
THOMPSON TREE SERVICES (UK) LTDFramework contractorGB-COH: 09292632GB-PPON: PLYV-4112-XDXQ Ashleigh House Cromford Road, Matlock, East Midlands, DE4 4FRContact email
Tom Richards Tree ServicesFramework contractorGB-PPON: PYDB-6776-LMTM The Tabernacle, West Hallam Storage Depot, Cat and Fiddle Lane, West Hallam, Derbyshire, East Midlands, DE7 6HEContact email

Official documents & specifications (12)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications

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