Official UK procurement notice
CP2482-24 DCC Tree Management Framework - Tree Inspection and Tree Surgery
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis opportunity is for the establishment of a Framework to provide a number of contractors to provide Tree Surgery and Tree Inspection services across Devon. The tree population is spread widely across Devon and trees are to be found on 650+ occupied properties and alongside up to 12 500 km of DCC highways. This corresponds to an estimate of over 3 000 000 trees across the DCC estate and alongside Highways. The contract is split into a number of Lots and Sub Lots as listed below.
- Lot 1a - Scheduled Inspections of Highways - Driven and Walked
- Lot 1b - Schedule Inspection of Premises - Walked
- Lot 1c - Ad Hoc Inspections of Highways (All Types)
- Lot 1d - Ad Hoc Inspections of Non-Highways (All Types)
- Lot 2a - Highways Tree Surgery (Non-Emergency)
- Lot 2b - Non-Highways Tree Surgery (Non-Emergency)
- Lot 2c - Highways Tree Surgery (Emergency)
- Lot 2d - Non-Highways Tree Surgery (Emergency)
The framework additionally operates across a geographic split of 9 regions across the County, these regions are set as the eight district council boundaries and Plymouth. Each of the Lots/Sublots above will have a number (Defined within the procurement documentation) of organisations appointed in each of these geographic regions. The specific detailed specification, service requirements and and required staffing and accreditation levels can be found within the procurement documentation pack.
The Framework will operate for a period of four years, commencing on the 1st April 2025, the framework will be open for use to all Public Sector authorities, councils and organisations within Devon. An indicative list of public sectors eligible to access this agreement can be found within schedule 3 of the procurement documentation.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Environmental services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 14 bids received · 18 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2025
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Scheduled Inspections of Highways - Driven and WalkedCancelledRenewal
Lot 1a - Scheduled Inspections of Highways - Driven and Walked
This Lot is further subdivided with separate appointments based on a geographic split of the 8 district council areas of Devon and Plymouth, further details on this, the specific specification and service Requirements for this lot can be found within the Procurement Documents.
Lot #2Schedule Inspection of Premises - WalkedCancelledRenewal
Lot 1b - Schedule Inspection of Premises - Walked
This Lot is further subdivided with separate appointments based on a geographic split of the 8 district council areas of Devon and Plymouth, further details on this, the specific specification and service Requirements for this lot can be found within the Procurement Documents.
Lot #3Ad Hoc Inspections of Highways (All Types)CancelledRenewal
Lot 1c - Ad Hoc Inspections of Highways (All Types)
This Lot is further subdivided with separate appointments based on a geographic split of the 8 district council areas of Devon and Plymouth, further details on this, the specific specification and service Requirements for this lot can be found within the Procurement Documents.
Lot #4Ad Hoc Inspections of Non-Highways (All Types)CancelledRenewal
This Lot is further subdivided with separate appointments based on a geographic split of the 8 district council areas of Devon and Plymouth, further details on this, the specific specification and service Requirements for this lot can be found within the Procurement Documents.
Lot #5Highways Tree Surgery (Non-Emergency)CancelledRenewal
Lot 2a - Highways Tree Surgery (Non-Emergency)
This Lot is further subdivided with separate appointments based on a geographic split of the 8 district council areas of Devon and Plymouth, further details on this, the specific specification and service Requirements for this lot can be found within the Procurement Documents.
Lot #6Non-Highways Tree Surgery (Non-Emergency)CancelledRenewal
Lot 2b - Non-Highways Tree Surgery (Non-Emergency)
This Lot is further subdivided with separate appointments based on a geographic split of the 8 district council areas of Devon and Plymouth, further details on this, the specific specification and service Requirements for this lot can be found within the Procurement Documents.
Lot #7Highways Tree Surgery (Emergency)CancelledRenewal
Lot 2c - Highways Tree Surgery (Emergency)
This Lot is further subdivided with separate appointments based on a geographic split of the 8 district council areas of Devon and Plymouth, further details on this, the specific specification and service Requirements for this lot can be found within the Procurement Documents.
Lot #8Non-Highways Tree Surgery (Emergency)CancelledRenewal
Lot 2d - Non-Highways Tree Surgery (Emergency)
This Lot is further subdivided with separate appointments based on a geographic split of the 8 district council areas of Devon and Plymouth, further details on this, the specific specification and service Requirements for this lot can be found within the Procurement Documents.
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).
- “CP2482-24 DCC Tree Management Framework - Tree Inspection and Tree…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Nov 2024, 15:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2025, 12:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN751650- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011534- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c089Find a Tender
Publisher note: The authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve the right not to award a contract. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should they consider this necessary. Economic operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the authority at any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority shall have no liability whatsoever to economic operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) or agreement(s) entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) or agreement(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an economic operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the authority may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by any of the authority of any materials marked 'confidential' or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that the authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking. Tender documents are accessible via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk . All expressions of interest are to be made via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk. All questions or enquiries regarding the tender are to be asked via the messaging function within the opportunity through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Jan 2025 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published27 Mar 2025, 12:33 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2025, 12:33 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Tree Inspection Lots
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Tree Surgery Lots
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14bids | — | — | £250,000 – £10,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
18 commercial parties on the notice- Advanced ArboricultureFramework contractor
- C and H Tree SurgeryFramework contractor
- Climbers WayFramework contractor
- DTG Grounds and TreesFramework contractor
- Dartmoor Tree SurgeonsFramework contractor
- Devon Tree ServicesFramework contractor
- East Devon Tree CareFramework contractor
- GlendaleFramework contractor
- Glendale Countryside LtdFramework contractor
- Hartwood TimberworksFramework contractor
Show 8 more suppliers
- J Brown TreecareFramework contractor
- LockettFramework contractor
- RSK Hi-LineFramework contractor
- Suber LtdFramework contractor
- Teign TreesFramework contractor
- Topp TreecareFramework contractor
- Wessex Tree SurgeonsFramework contractor
- idverdeFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.