Official UK procurement notice
Cambridge City Council - Framework Agreement for Arboricultural Services 2025
Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,674,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCambridge City Council is seeking to award a framework agreement to Arboricultural Association accredited ‘ARB approved contractors’, for the provision of arboricultural services:
- Lots 1 & 2: Tree maintenance services: For both Lots, Suppliers should be able to deal with a range of tree maintenance operations varying in their complexity and situation. They should include; pruning, dismantling, felling, stump removal, tree inspections and reports, working adjacent to the Highway, working in public spaces, and working along watercourses.
- Lot 3: Tree planting and establishment services: Applicants for this Lot should be able to deal with a range of tree planting operations varying in their complexity and situations (e.g. Highways and public open space). Applicants should be able to deal with planting schedules containing up to 250 standard trees within specified timescales. The planting of larger sizes of trees may sometimes be required.
CPV: Agricultural and horticultural products · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Tree maintenance services – Emergency out of hours ServicePublished value£252,000
Cambridge City Council is seeking to award a framework agreement to Arboricultural Association accredited ‘ARB approved contractors’, for the provision of arboricultural services:
- Lots 1 (Emergency out of hours): Tree maintenance services: Suppliers should be able to deal with a range of tree maintenance operations varying in their complexity and situation. They should include; pruning, dismantling, felling, stump removal, tree inspections and reports, working adjacent to the Highway, working in public spaces, and working along watercourses.
Lot #2Tree maintenance services – Normal working hours ServicePublished value£1,862,000
- Lots 2: Tree maintenance services (normal working hours): Suppliers should be able to deal with a range of tree maintenance operations varying in their complexity and situation. They should include; pruning, dismantling, felling, stump removal, tree inspections and reports, working adjacent to the Highway, working in public spaces, and working along watercourses.
Lot #3Tree planting and establishment servicesPublished value£560,000
Tree planting and establishment services
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).
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
must be Arboricultural Association accredited ARB Approved Contractor
What this means for your bid
- “Cambridge City Council - Framework Agreement for Arboricultural…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Jan 2025, 11:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2025, 11:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN757619- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000650- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ce8dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Appointment period ends
- 20 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Jan 2025 → 20 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published9 Jan 2025, 11:55 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.