Official UK procurement notice
RFQ 2025/28 - Prune and shape the yew hedge at the Peace Maze in Castlewellan Forest Park - Retender
Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewry, 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.
CPV: Tree pruning and hedge trimming
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£15,000
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).
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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)
- Project Specific Questions: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Project Specific Questions
- Cost
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 3 Nov 2025, 11:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2025, 11:39 GMT
- Authority reference
CA16686- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070385- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
3 Nov 2025 → 8 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published357 days ago3 Nov 2025, 11:39 GMT
- Clarification questions by348 days ago12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline343 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts322 days ago8 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Nov 2025, 11:39 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender