Official UK procurement notice
Arboricultural Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£2,000,000total for 3 lots · £2,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Mar 2026awarded 10 Apr 2026
Awarded to George Walker (tree care) Limited3 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLeicestershire County Council is looking for a supplier(s) to provide arboricultural services. The requirement is split between 3 different lots consisting of Property Services work, Planned Highways work and Highways Dayworks.
- No preliminary market engagement: The Preliminary Market Engagement was carried out before the Procurement Act came into force.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£2,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Operational PropertyAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Highway Planned WorksAwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Highway Planned Standby/Reactive worksAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 11:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN788728- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013008- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ffe9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Jan 2026 → 11 May 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published287 days ago6 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
- Next notice expected263 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published250 days ago12 Feb 2026, 15:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by218 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline218 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by204 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent194 days ago10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published162 days ago11 May 2026, 11:22 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2026- Pipeline notice published6 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMTUK1
- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 15:05 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,000,00012 Feb 2026, 15:05 GMTwas £4,000,000
- Status changed to active12 Feb 2026, 15:05 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT12 Feb 2026, 15:05 GMT
- Contract award notice published10 Apr 2026, 17:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2026, 17:14 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 May 2026, 11:22 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 6 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £2,000,0003 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 2121 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 1 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Operational Property1 award | |||
| George Walker (tree care) LimitedSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Further extensions of up to 36 months available at contract review stage. Contract extension will be based on best value considerations. | £1,200,000 | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Highway Planned Works1 award | |||
| George Walker (tree care) LimitedSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2030Extensions: Further extensions of up to 36 months available at contract review stage. Contract extension will be based on best value considerations. | £600,000 | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Highway Planned Standby/Reactive works1 award | |||
| George Walker (tree care) LimitedSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Further extensions of up to 36 months available at contract review stage. Contract extension will be based on best value considerations. | £200,000 | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · George Walker (tree care) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract performance and VfM will be assessed prior to each extension period of up to 36 months.
Contract 2 · George Walker (tree care) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £600,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract performance and VfM will be assessed prior to each extension period of up to 36 months.
Contract 3 · George Walker (tree care) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract performance and VfM will be assessed prior to each extension period of up to 36 months.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Operational Property | 10final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one | 10 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Highway Planned Works | 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Highway Planned Standby/Reactive works | 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- George Walker tree care ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender