Official UK procurement notice
Hedge Cutting · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate£420,000≈ £210k / year · £504,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Mar 2026awarded 22 May 2026
Awarded to Sheffield Tree Care Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSheffield City Council is seeking a supplier / two suppliers to contract with to manage and perform the annual summer hedge cutting programme.
CPV: Hedge trimming · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£420,000
77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services77340000 Tree pruning and hedge trimming77342000 Hedge trimming
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Economic & financial standing
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m Public Liability Insurance = £5m
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value: Social Value Quality
Conditions of participation1
- Economic & financial standing
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m Public Liability Insurance = £5m
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Feb 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 10:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 May 2026
- Authority reference
100108015- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015502- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0658c7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published238 days ago20 Feb 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Clarification questions by206 days ago23 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline206 days ago23 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by160 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent142 days ago27 May 2026
- Contract starts137 days ago1 Jun 2026
- Standstill ends132 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published65 days ago12 Aug 2026, 10:47 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 09:30 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 May 2026, 08:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 May 2026, 08:46 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Aug 2026, 10:47 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £420,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Tree Care LtdSMEHedge Cutting Contract Lot 1 & 210 Jun 2026 – 9 Jun 2028 | £420,000 | 22 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Hedge Cutting Services Lot 1 & 2 · Sheffield Tree Care LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2026
- Value
- £420,000
- Period
- 31 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Progress of works · Weekly report and photos · Percentage of hedge passed quality inspection
- Progress of works, Progress of number of hedges cut
- Weekly report and photos, Weekly report and photos
- Percentage of hedge passed quality inspection, Week 1 completed Week 2 Feedback Week 3&4 correction
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonSheffield Tree Care LtdSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sheffield Tree Care LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender