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RFQ 2025/28 - Prune and shape the yew hedge at the Peace Maze in Castlewellan Forest Park - Retender

Buyer: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) →

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BuyerNewry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)
StatusClosed
Deadline17 Nov 2025
Value£15,000
Published3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council operates Castlewellan Forest Park. A key Visitor attraction within the park is the Peace Maze, constructed from 6000 yew trees at a total approximate length of 3.5km. The yew hedge requires annual pruning, shaping and weed removal. The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake this task. 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Peace Maze and a number of celebratory events are planned. It is therefore vital that the yew hedge is well presented and that weeds / invasives are removed / treated in a manner that offers long-term results.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Tree pruning and hedge trimming 77340000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£15,000
Contract periodFrom 8 Dec 2025 to 28 Feb 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Project Specific Questions — Project Specific Questions (60%)
Cost — Cost (40%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Tree pruning and hedge trimmingNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 77. The category anchor is Tree pruning and hedge trimming (77340000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 771,2495 median · 21.3 average (465 of 1,249 with a bid count)4.1 average (485 of 1,249 with named award suppliers)1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer19Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK2088 median · 31.3 average (53 of 208 with a bid count)5.2 average (55 of 208 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)36Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d8cd
Latest release ID070385-2025
Latest release timestampMon Nov 03 2025 11:39:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070385-2025
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2025-11-17T12:00:00Z
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2025-11-12T12:00:00Z
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsTo access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£15,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
3 Nov 2025tender070385-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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