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Published 21 Feb 2025, 17:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Arboricultural Surveys and Works

Official notice

Authority: Karbon Homes (Public body)

Framework agreement14 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 14 lots to bidMax 14 lots per supplier
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC1)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 24 Apr 2025
Lots 14max 14 won per supplier · max 14 to bid

What is being bought14 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Karbon Homes are seeking to appoint experienced and competent Contractors to a Framework to deliver an Estate Wide Tree Survey & Arboricultural Inspections, Assessments and Works.

CPV: Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction · Tree pruning · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Tree seeding · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 44 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 12 lots (0.1 per place) · 2 appointed

Lots and requirements (14)Procurement structure

14 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 14 and win at most 14 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Lot A1 – Tree Inspections & Arboricultural Hazard Risk Assessment servicesCancelled

Tree inspections and hazard risk assessments across the Karbon Homes Estate.

Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
90711100 Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction
Lot #2Lot A2 – Estate Wide Tree SurveyCancelled

Provide a comprehensive inspection with digital GIS data of the whole Karbon Homes Estate.

Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211500 Tree-maintenance services
Lot #3Lot B1– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #4Lot B2– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #5Lot B3– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #6Lot B4– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #7Lot B5– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #8Lot B6– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #9Lot B7– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #10Lot B8– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #11Lot B9– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #12Lot B10– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #13Lot B11– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning
Lot #14Lot B12– Tree WorksAwarded

Services include:

  • Crown Reductions
  • Crown Lifting
  • Pollarding
  • Coppicing
  • Branch Removals
  • Dead wooding
  • Epicormic/Basal Growth Removal
  • Felling
  • Self-Set Removal
  • Stump Level
  • Stump Grinding to Ground Level
  • Stump Treatment
  • Tree Replacement
  • Tree Guards / Stakes
  • Timber / Arisings Removal
  • Ivy Removal
  • Hedge Maintenance
  • Reactive Emergency Tree Works
  • Equipment Hire
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · Tyneside
Variant bids: not allowed
77211300 Tree-clearing services77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77211600 Tree seeding77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77341000 Tree pruning

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 · same split on all 14 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Capacity, skills & experience: 15%
  • Community liaison: 5%
  • Service delivery/ quality monitoring & management: 15%
  • Contract management: 10%
  • Waste management: 5%
  • Health & safety: 10%
  • Total Price: 30%
  • Social value method statement score: 5%
  • Value of Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Capacity, skills & experience: 15.00%
  • Community liaison: 5.00%
  • Service delivery/ quality monitoring & management: 15.00%
  • Contract management: 10.00%
  • Waste management: 5.00%
  • Health & safety: 10.00%
  • Social value method statement score: 5.00%
  • Value of Social Value: 5.00%
  • Total Price: 30.00%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Arboricultural Surveys and Works” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 44 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Feb 2025, 17:03 GMT
Last source update
23 May 2025, 13:38 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
CA15388
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026352
Classification (CPV)
Risk or hazard assessment other than for constructionTree pruningTree pruning and hedge trimmingTree seedingTree-clearing servicesTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e76f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Appointment period ends
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

suppliers.multiquote.com ↗

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 23 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:38 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 May 2025, 10:59 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £2Total value of the contract/lot: £116,666.66

Amendment

Amendment

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-02: 1 release · 21 Feb 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4busiest of 12 lots
Contracts signed 12latest 24 Apr 2025

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

Contracts

All 12 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot B8– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B9– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B10– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B11– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B12– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B1– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B2– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B3– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B4– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B5– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B6– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot B7– Tree Works

    Signed
    24 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3 · Lot B1– Tree Works4bids———
4 · Lot B2– Tree Works4bids———
5 · Lot B3– Tree Works4bids———
6 · Lot B4– Tree Works4bids———
7 · Lot B5– Tree Works4bids———
8 · Lot B6– Tree Works4bids———
9 · Lot B7– Tree Works4bids———
10 · Lot B8– Tree Works4bids———
11 · Lot B9– Tree Works4bids———
12 · Lot B10– Tree Works4bids———
13 · Lot B11– Tree Works4bids———
14 · Lot B12– Tree Works3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Karbon Homes

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Number Five, Gosforth Park Avenue, Newcastle, North East, NE12 8EGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Karbon Homes LimitedMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Newcastle upon TyneContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • BATSON GROUNDCARE LTDFramework contractor Unit 1, , Inkerman Road, , BISHOP AUCKLAND, UK, DL13 4QBContact email, phone
  • SPECIAL BRANCH TREE SERVICES NE LTDFramework contractor Hagg House Farm, Esh Winning, DURHAM, UK, DH7 9QBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria