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# RBK Arboricultural Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rbk-arboricultural-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028d1a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames: "RBK Arboricultural Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,696,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kingston-upon-thames-borough-council-ons-e09000021)
- **Published Value:** £3,696,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Tree pruning, Tree-maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI63
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,046,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rbk-arboricultural-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028d1a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028d1a`

## 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/rbk-arboricultural-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028d1a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.procontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rbk-arboricultural-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028d1a#participate

## Description
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is proud of its reputation for being a green and leafy Borough. This pleasant environment is largely down to the many trees in the street and in open spaces. Managing such a valuable resource is a key task for the Authority. There are approximately 13,000 trees along the Boroughs road’s, along with those in parks, housing estates and corporate sites.
This specification covers the principal areas of work, tree surgery, tree planting and control of invasive pests and diseases where applicable. The core contract and schedule of rates shall cover works on the public highway, parks and open spaces, housing estates, education and corporate sites. The Authority may request quoted works at other sites during the contract period.
The contract for these services has been commissioned using the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The duration of the contract will be seven years plus one seven year extension period at the absolute sole discretion of the Authority, creating a contract for a maximum length of 14 years.

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

- **Estimated Value:** £3,696,000
- **Description:** The Council requires the provision of an arboricultural service from a single provider for defined sites within the boundary of the borough.
The contract for these services has been commissioned using the open procedure under the Public Contract Regu...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 022325-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Advanced Tree Services Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137188`
  - Value: £4,046,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 022325-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,046,000
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022325-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-08T16:20:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:13:55.235Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028d1a