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title: "ESPH AB Hastings and Rother Arboriculture Services (ESPH553)"
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# ESPH AB Hastings and Rother Arboriculture Services (ESPH553)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esph-ab-hastings-and-rother-arboriculture-services-esph553-ocds-h6vhtk-0362b3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hastings Borough Council: "ESPH AB Hastings and Rother Arboriculture Services (ESPH553)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.sesharedservices.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Hastings Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hastings-borough-council-ons-e07000062)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 September 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Tree pruning, Tree-cutting services, Tree-maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £775,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esph-ab-hastings-and-rother-arboriculture-services-esph553-ocds-h6vhtk-0362b3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0362b3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esph-ab-hastings-and-rother-arboriculture-services-esph553-ocds-h6vhtk-0362b3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sesharedservices.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sesharedservices.org.uk%2Fesourcing%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esph-ab-hastings-and-rother-arboriculture-services-esph553-ocds-h6vhtk-0362b3#participate

## Description
Hastings Borough Council and Rother District Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of an arboriculture and tree surgery service within the Councils' borders.The service will include but not be limited to crown lifting, crown reduction, crown thinning, removal of dead wood, clearing of fallen branches and trees, felling and grinding of stumps, general pruning, clearing of hanging branches, pollarding, removal of basal growth, and stump spraying. The service will operate on a call off basis. The contract will be for a duration three years with the option for a twenty four month extension.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77211400, 77211500, 77341000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** HBC & RDC Arboriculture Contract (active)
  - Award id: `003685-2023-553-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Elite Arborists Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-37311`
  - Value: £775,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** HBC & RDC Arboriculture Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £775,000
  - Signed Date: 12/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003685-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-07T11:26:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:32:04.598Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0362b3