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Published 20 Aug 2025, 08:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Autumn 2025 South Cambridgeshire PROW Vegetation Clearance

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£80,000£96,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Sept 2025awarded 21 Oct 2025
Awarded to Golden Tree Surgeons
Contract term 5 moends 28 Feb 2026 · starts 29 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A number of Public Rights of Way are in need of vegetation clearance to make them open for members of the public and allow the annual surface cut to take place.

CPV: Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Tree pruning and hedge trimming

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 29 Sept 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 (5 mo)Value: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
77310000 Planting and maintenance services of green areas77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming

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: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Award Crteria: 20%
  • Award Criteria: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Award Criteria
  • Award Crteria
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
20 Aug 2025, 08:49 BST
Last source update
19 Nov 2025, 10:49 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049994
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Planting and maintenance services of green areasTree pruning and hedge trimming
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058ae1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender must be submitted electronically through our e-tendering system.

More details can be found here: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

20 Aug 2025 → 19 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Aug 2025, 08:49 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts389 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published338 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 10:49 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Aug 2025, 08:49 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 13:12 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 10:49 GMT
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    19 Nov 2025, 10:49 GMT
Published amendments (1)

There was an error in the link to our e-tendering system this has now been amended.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £14,675,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Golden Tree SurgeonsSME£14,675,000 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice—Awarded

Contracts

  • Autumn 2025 South Cambridgeshire PROW Vegetation Clearance · Golden Tree SurgeonsSME

    Signed
    21 Oct 2025
    Value
    £14,675,000
    Period
    21 Oct 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJVB-3262-VGVJ New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 4YEContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Golden Tree SurgeonsAwarded supplier The Herbary, Middle Road, Shouldham, East of England, PE33 0EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender