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title: "SC22272 Highway Arboriculture Services"
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# SC22272 Highway Arboriculture Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc22272-highway-arboriculture-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ce98). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC22272 Highway Arboriculture Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £8,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £8,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ce98`

## 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/sc22272-highway-arboriculture-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ce98#tl-md)

## Description
Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometers. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils. KCC consists of four directorates:
-Adult Social Care and Health;
-Children, Young People and Education;
-Growth, Environment and Transport; and
-Strategic and Corporate Services.
This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate.
The Council requires contractors to facilitate its Arboricultural maintenance contract. A market engagement exercise is being undertaken to inform the scope of works, contract duration, and lotting strategy.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 77000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** A market engagement exercise will be held to inform the scope of works, however it is expected that the scope will likely include the following:
Arboricultural maintenance:
-Managing obstructions to the highway from low branches
-Pruning back trees f...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014617-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-23T11:03:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T12:14:21.322Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ce98