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Published 21 Feb 2025, 15:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CN240235 – Tree Planting Stock

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 29 Apr 2025
Awarded to Barcham Trees Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Soft Landscape Team undertake maintenance and enhancement of the highway

environment and is seeking to secure the provision of containerised tree planting stock.

Tree stock is required for planting at various locations throughout the county for three years.

Supplier will need to ensure stock that is provided adheres to all requirements stated within

the tender documents.

Supplier will need to deliver stock to various locations.

CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
  • Lowest price that meets or exceeds the defined minimum quality threshold. Full details of the award criteria are stated within the tender documents.: 0
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
21 Feb 2025, 15:05 GMT
Last source update
16 May 2025, 13:48 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN764494
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022233
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e6f6 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Initial Term 3 years - 36 months - no extensions available. Contract start date 16th May 2025. Contract end date 15th May 2028. Contract value range is expressed as £160,000 - £585,000. The contract includes a Main Stock List from which a set quantity of items will be called off each year. The contract also includes the provision for additional products to be called off on an ad-hoc basis. The contract value range above is intended to allow for this additional flexibility—to purchase extra stock as required and to enable other teams within the Council to order products from the agreement when needed.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 16 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    16 May 2025, 13:48 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 May 2025, 13:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Barcham Trees PlcSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022233-2025-CN240235 - Tree Planting Stock-1 · Barcham Trees PlcSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2—£160,000 – £585,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.