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# Arboricultural Services for Peterborough

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arboricultural-services-peterborough-ocds-h6vhtk-06dce3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Peterborough City Council: "Arboricultural Services for Peterborough". Published status: active. Published Value: £7,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 4 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Peterborough City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/peterborough-city-council-ons-e06000031)
- **Published Value:** £7,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 October 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Tree pruning, Tree-cutting services, Tree-maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arboricultural-services-peterborough-ocds-h6vhtk-06dce3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dce3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arboricultural-services-peterborough-ocds-h6vhtk-06dce3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FProcurer%2FAdvert%2FView%3FadvertId%3D422fbf97-8bb6-f111-813c-005056b64545%26fromAdvertEvent%3DTrue)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arboricultural-services-peterborough-ocds-h6vhtk-06dce3#participate

## Description
Peterborough City Council manages and maintains a significant and diverse tree stock in line with the Council's Trees and Woodland Strategy. This currently comprises approximately 40,000 specimen trees across a wide range of locations within the unitary authority boundary, including highways, parks, open spaces, cemeteries, churchyards, allotments, schools and the Crematorium, together with other public assets.
The Council is committed to maintaining a safe, healthy and sustainable urban forest that contributes positively to the environment, biodiversity, climate resilience and the wellbeing of residents. The Council is therefore seeking a competent Arboricultural Association (ARB) Approved contractor to deliver a range of arboricultural services within the Peterborough area, to support this endeavour.
The contract duties will include:
- Tree pruning and crown management.
- Tree felling and dismantling operations.
- Emergency call-out and storm response services.
- Stump removal and management.
- Young tree maintenance and establishment.
- Highway and public realm tree maintenance.
- Woodland and shelterbelt management.
- Management of pests, diseases and invasive species where required.
The purpose of the contract will be to support the delivery of these objectives through planned and reactive arboricultural maintenance services.
The anticipated contract commencement is 1st April 2027 with an initial term of 5 years and the option for a further five optional extensions of 12 months each.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77211400, 77211500, 77341000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £7,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F091621-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-30T08:42:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T02:26:50.529Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dce3