Official UK procurement notice
Arboriculture Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: mhs homes group (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement seeks to appoint a qualified and experienced contractor to deliver comprehensive arboriculture services across our estate. The contract will address the need for:
- Routine and emergency tree works
- Tree planting and aftercare
- Compliance with health & safety and environmental standards
- Transparent reporting and performance monitoring
- Contribution to mhs homes’ social value and sustainability goals
CPV: Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£425,275
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- 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
- 7 Oct 2025, 15:01 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 09:14 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
TMHS231- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062931- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9b0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Mhs homes have adopted the In-Tend e-tendering system for all its tender activities. This PSQ and all tendering processes will be conducted entirely though the In-tend eTendering portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk/mhs/aspx/Home ↗
Tenderers will need to register on the Portal to submit their PSQ and subsequent tender response. However, if you are already registered, tenderers do not need to register again and may simply use their existing username and password to login to the Portal. Once logged in, go to "Tenders" > "Current" to view the tender in full
Timeline
7 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published376 days ago7 Oct 2025, 15:01 BST
- Clarification questions by362 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline348 days ago4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent313 days ago9 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by305 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends303 days ago18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published229 days ago3 Mar 2026, 09:14 GMT
- Contract starts200 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025- Tender notice published7 Oct 2025, 15:01 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Oct 2025, 15:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMT
- Contract signature expected4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Mar 2026, 09:11 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published3 Mar 2026, 09:14 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 7 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag trees ltdSMEArboriculture Service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 1+1 | £394,059 | 9 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Arboriculture Service · Tag trees ltdSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £394,059
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1+1
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winElite Arborists LtdSME · South East England
- did not winGlendale Countryside LimitedSME · North West England
- did not winDryad Tree Specialists LimitedSME · South East England
- did not winMedway Tree Surgeons LtdSME · South East England
- did not winGreen Growth Services LTdSME · South East England
- wonTag Trees LimitedSME · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Dryad Tree Specialists LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Elite Arborists LtdBidder / tenderer
- Glendale Countryside LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Green Growth Services LTdBidder / tenderer
- Medway Tree Surgeons LtdBidder / tenderer
- Tag trees ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
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 award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender