Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Tree Surgery Services
Authority: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced
contractor for the provision of tree surgery services for the period of 19 March 2025 - 31 March 2028 (with an option to extend for up to a maximum of 24 months, subject to review and performance. These works will be located within the Council borough area.
CPV: Tree pruning · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (2)
- Service Delivery Proposals: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Service Delivery Proposals: 50
- Price: 50
- 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
- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Nov 2024, 12:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2025, 10:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
FI/PRO/TEN/505- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010579- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b44bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Dec 2024 → 21 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Mar 2025, 10:04 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete21 Mar 2025, 10:04 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Mar 2025, 10:04 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDuration in Months · II.2.7 | 36 | 39 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPR McGowan Tree Services LimitedSME | £650,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Tree Surgery Services · SPR McGowan Tree Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2025
- Value
- £650,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice - High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SPR McGowan Tree Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.