Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Arboricultural Services
Authority: University of Stirling (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Stirling is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide arboricultural services.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This contract requires an emergency response time availability no later than 2 hours to be on-site.
- Recurrence: Between two and a half and three and a half years from the starting date.
CPV: Forestry services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 8 bids received (8.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Experience: 20%
- Service delivery: 30%
- Scenario: 30%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Experience: 20
- Service delivery: 30
- Scenario: 30
- Price: 20
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: SPD - 4B1a: The bidder must provide its “general” yearly turnover for each of the three last financial years. Evidence of the following insurances must be provided: SPD - 4B5b: Employer’s liability Insurance must be of 5M GBP as a minimum. SPD - 4B5c: Public Liability Insurance m…
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for Arboricultural Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Yes · Between two and a half and three and a half years from the starting date.
- First published
- 20 Feb 2026, 10:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 May 2026, 12:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PM000253- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045711- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0658d7Find a Tender
Publisher note: The estimated value for this Framework Agreement is estimated only and subject to funding availability. There is no guarantee as to the volume of business that you may receive if appointed to this Framework Agreement. (SC Ref:832342)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 19 May 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends209 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened209 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published156 days ago19 May 2026, 12:49 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 May 2026, 12:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 045711-2026-PM000253-1
- Signed
- 18 May 2026
- Value
- £480,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling sheriff courtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Taylor Trees LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.