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Published 5 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Arboriculture & Tree Management Services

Official notice

Authority: B3 Living (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£350,000≈ £58k / year · £350,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2025awarded 30 Jul 2025
Award (standstill) to Dryad Tree Specialists Ltd
Contract term 6 yrsends 1 Sept 2031 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

B3Living is seeking to award a Framework Agreement to a single Supplier for the provision of Arboriculture & Tree Management Services within thirty miles of the Borough of Broxbourne, primarily north of the M25 covering areas within the counties of Hertfordshire and Essex, as described within this Invitation to Tender (ITT): the scope will be as described within the specification in Part B of the ITT and the pricing template (Part E of the ITT) is reflective of the anticipated demand.

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CPV: Tree-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 yrsPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2031 (6 yrs)Value: £350,000 exc. VAT · £350,000 inc. VAT
77211500 Tree-maintenance services

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
Quality: 25%Price: 75%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • As stated within the Invitation to Tender: 25%
  • Schedule of Rates and Charges: 75%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Schedule of Rates and Charges
  • As stated within the Invitation to Tender
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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
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
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030179
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Tree-maintenance services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05436d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission not allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
11 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5QR74XRTP4 ↗

Timeline

5 Jun 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent
    14 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    1 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025
  6. Latest notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £350,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 86 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dryad Tree Specialists LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 31 Aug 2031£350,000 inc. VAT30 Jul 2025standstill to 12 Sept 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders60—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

B3Living

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PRJD-7336-PDHX B3 Living Ltd, Scania House, 17, Amwell Street, Hoddesdon, East of England, EN11 8TSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender