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Official UK procurement notice

Arboriculture Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Platform Housing Limited (Public body)

3 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£1,332,000total for 3 lots · £1,332,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025
Lots 3max 1 won per supplier · max 1 to bid
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Platform Housing Group is seeking proposals from experienced and qualified suppliers to provide tree management services of emergency; urgent and planned maintenance works across all three localities of Platform properties. In some instances, there will also be a need to conduct surveys. We are looking to award the contracts as 3 lots - each one with a contract value of £370k (£123k x 3)

  • How the procedure runs: UK 4 Tender Notice consisting of a quality & cost submission.

CPV: Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Plants · Trees

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£1,332,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1THAME - UKG North East, North West +7 3 yrsSMEPublished value£444,000

THAME

Platform Housing Group is seeking proposals from experienced and qualified suppliers to provide tree management services of emergency; urgent and planned maintenance works across all three localities of Platform properties. In some instances, there will also be a need to conduct surveys. We are looking to award the contracts as 3 lots - each one with a contract value of £444 over the contract period.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £444,000 exc. VAT · £444,000 inc. VAT
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    All tenderers must be an ARB Approved Contractor and adequately qualified and carry the required level of insurance, health and safety, ethical trading and sustainability policies.

Lot #2SEVERN UK K UK 3 yrsSMEPublished value£444,000

SEVERN

Platform Housing Group is seeking proposals from experienced and qualified suppliers to provide tree management services of emergency; urgent and planned maintenance works across all three localities of Platform properties. In some instances, there will also be a need to conduct surveys. We are looking to award the contracts as 3 lots - each one with a contract value of £444 over the contract period.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £444,000 exc. VAT · £444,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    All tenderers must be an ARB Approved Contractor and adequately qualified and carry the required level of insurance, health and safety, ethical trading and sustainability policies.

Lot #3WITHAM UKH North East, North West +7 3 yrsSMEPublished value£444,000

WITHAM

Platform Housing Group is seeking proposals from experienced and qualified suppliers to provide tree management services of emergency; urgent and planned maintenance works across all three localities of Platform properties. In some instances, there will also be a need to conduct surveys. We are looking to award the contracts as 3 lots - each one with a contract value of £444 over the contract period.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £444,000 exc. VAT · £444,000 inc. VAT
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    All tenderers must be an ARB Approved Contractor and adequately qualified and carry the required level of insurance, health and safety, ethical trading and sustainability policies.

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 3 lots
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality & Cost Submission: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality & Cost Submission: Quality Submission - A document or slide deck introducing your company and answering all questions in section 13 of the tender document. Cost Submission - Suppliers MUST complete the costing schedule in the format contained in the tender document - see section 13.1
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
  • Technical & professional ability

    All tenderers must be an ARB Approved Contractor and adequately qualified and carry the required level of insurance, health and safety, ethical trading and sustainability policies.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
1 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Sept 2025
Authority reference
RAB/NC 01.08.2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045148
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Planting and maintenance services of green areasPlantsTrees
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b28 Find a Tender
How it runs

UK 4 Tender Notice consisting of a quality & cost submission.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit one (1) electronic copy before 5 pm Friday 29th August 2025, please ONLY submit your response via Proactis, no other method will be acceptable and will be excluded.

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Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RS008288 · GB-PPON: PTHH-6479-BPPR 1700 Solihull Parkway, Solihull, West Midlands, B377YDContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender