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FMM-21-008 Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying for the Education Authority

Forestry and logging products
Forestry services
Hedge trimming
+6 more
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 21:19 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
3 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£6,400,000
Contract/award value: £6,400,000
6 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
12 bids
4 SME bids · 12 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 03)
Based on 14 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 03)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
21 contracts£2,190,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
21 contracts£2,190,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
21 contracts£2,154,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
21 contracts£2,118,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
20 contracts£2,082,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
20 contracts£2,082,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
20 contracts£2,046,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
18 contracts£1,944,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
18 contracts£1,794,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
18 contracts£1,732,950,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Framework procedure
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire: Tree Surgery and Tree Surveyingthe Education Authority · 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
£6,400,000
same CPV family
same region
Technical Support Services 2026Procurement for Housing · 2 Sept 2026, 14:08 BST
£260,000,000
same CPV family
same region
£16,904,331
same CPV family
same region
SCAPE Construction Works and Services FrameworkSCAPE PROCURE LIMITED · 25 Aug 2026, 08:28 BST
£8,000,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Mechanical & Electrical Framework - NINHMF (NPC) LIMITED · 24 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
£500,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Education Authority NI: "FMM-21-008 Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying for the Education Authority". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityEducation Authority NIScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Education Authority NI
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Education Authority NI. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
11Bids / Report (median)
4.4% of reports have one bid · Mean: 12.4 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
R M GREENKEEPER LTDTop vendor: 23.1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 173 active published awards; 91 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 03):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
R M GREENKEEPER LTD1 win£5,500,000
NORTHERN TREE SERVICES LTD1 win£5,500,000
GREENTOWN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD1 win£5,500,000
M Large Tree Services Ltd1 win£5,500,000
John Courtney Tree Surgery1 win£900,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEducation Authority NI
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published9 May 2023, 07:15 BST
Last source update9 May 2023, 07:15 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationForestry and logging products, Forestry services, Hedge trimming, Horticultural services, Surveying services, Tree pruning, Tree pruning and hedge trimming, Tree-cutting services, Tree-maintenance services
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-037218
What is being bought
FMM-21-008 Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying for the Education Authority
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    9 May 2023, 07:15 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    9 May 2023, 07:15 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    9 May 2023, 07:15 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    9 May 2023, 07:15 BST
  5. Published value updated to £6,400,000
    30 Sept 2022, 16:43 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    30 Sept 2022, 16:43 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    30 Sept 2022, 16:43 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 3 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
    30 Sept 2022, 16:43 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    30 Sept 2022, 16:43 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Section 1 - Lots 1 to 11 Tree Surgery
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    FMM-21-008 Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying for the Education Authority. Additional information: Education Authority for Northern Ireland has awarded the following competition – a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying Services throughout Northern Ireland. This framework Agreement has been established on behalf of EA, Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI both controlled and Catholic Maintained, school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus, Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fecolleges, Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/schoolfinder/, Independent Schools in N https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/, Libraries NI https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI CCEA, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council CSSC, Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education NICIE who may also use this Framework.The value shown in II.2.6 is the highest value estimated in the following range for all Tree Surgery lots lots 1 to 11: £1,100,000 and £5,500,000 excluding VAT Total value of all lots 1 to 11 £6,600,000 including VAT GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a maximum value of £500,000 for each of the 11 lots excluding vat, the 4 year framework period and contingency for higher demand during the Framework Period for all Clients. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume, or value of products required under this Framework Agreement. In exceptional circumstances, if the successful contractor is unable to carry out work, the Education Authority reserves the right, at their discretion, to engage another successful contractor from another Lot. Mini-Competitions: Further competitions may be commissioned during the framework term for additional Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying Services. Such competitions will be run with all Contractors appointed to the framework, irrespective of the Lot they were awarded unless otherwise excluded through poor performance. At the time of any mini-competition, the Clients will decide. the Contract term, which shall be no longer than a period of four years.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Section 2 - Lots 12 to 14 Tree Surveying
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    FMM-21-008 Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying for the Education Authority. Additional information: Education Authority for Northern Ireland has awarded the following competition – a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying Services throughout Northern Ireland. This framework Agreement has been established on behalf of EA, Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI both controlled and Catholic Maintained, school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus, Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fecolleges, Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/schoolfinder/, Independent Schools in N https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/, Libraries NI https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI CCEA, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council CSSC, Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education NICIE who may also use this Framework. The value shown in II.2.6 is the highest value estimated in the following range for all Tree Surveying lots 12, 13 and 14: £150,000 and £900,000 excluding VAT Total value for lots 12 to 14 £1,080,000 including VAT GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a maximum value of £300,000 for each of the 3 Tree Survey lots excluding vat, the 4 year framework period and contingency for higher demand during the Framework Period for all Clients. There is no commitment as to the usage volume or value of orders required under this Framework Agreement. In exceptional circumstances, if the successful contractor is unable to carry out work, the Education Authority reserves the right, at their discretion, to engage another successful contractor from another Lot. Mini-Competitions:Further competitions may be commissioned during the framework term for additional Tree Surgery and Tree Surveying Services. Such competitions will be run with all Contractors appointed to the framework, irrespective of the Lot they were awarded unless otherwise excluded through poor performance. At the time of any mini-competition, the Clients will decide. the Contract term, which shall be no longer than a period of four years.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    9 May 2023, 07:15 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 4 May 2023, 00:00 BST · £900,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 7 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £5,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
GREENTOWN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD, M Large Tree Services Ltd, NORTHERN TREE SERVICES LTD, R M GREENKEEPER LTD
Not published · Not published · active
John Courtney Tree Surgery, John Morris Arboricultural Consultancy
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Section 2 - Lots 12 to 14 Tree Surveying
£900,000 · signed 4 May 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Section 1 - Lots 1 to 11 Tree Surgery
£5,500,000 · signed 7 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 12 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 12 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 1)
smeBids: 4 (lot 1)
bids: 12 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 12 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 2 (lot 2)
smeBids: 2 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Education Authority NI

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1727
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  • Armagh Observatory
    buyer

    College Hill, Armagh, UK, BT61 9DG
  • Armagh Planetarium
    buyer

    College Hill, Armagh, UK, BT61 9DB
  • Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment
    buyer

    29 Clarendon Rd, Clarendon Dock, Belfast, UK, BT1 3BG
  • Education Authority NI
    buyer

    40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQ
  • Libraries NI
    buyer

    Lisburn City Library 23 Linenhall Street, Lisburn, UK, BT28 1FJ
  • Middletown Centre for Autism
    buyer

    35 Rathtrillick Park, Middletown, UK, BT60 4HZ
  • GREENTOWN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
    supplier

    63 Marble Arch Road, ENNISKILLEN, UK, BT92 1DE
    +44 2866349989
  • John Courtney Tree Surgery
    supplier

    12 Blackstick Road, ENNISKILLEN, UK, BT74 4EJ
    +44 2866322178
  • John Morris Arboricultural Consultancy
    supplier

    3 Cotswold Gardens, Bangor, UK, BT20 4SG
    +44 7830793487
  • M Large Tree Services Ltd
    supplier

    Coolewell, NEWTOWNABBEY, UK, BT36 6DH
    +44 2890342838
  • NORTHERN TREE SERVICES LTD
    supplier

    HORSEPARK HOUSE MAGHERAGALL, LISBURN, UK, BT28 2QU
    +44 7788146913
  • R M GREENKEEPER LTD
    supplier

    UNIT C1 KILCRONAGH ROAD, COOKSTOWN, UK, BT80 9HG
    +44 2886758971
  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
    reviewBody

    Belfast
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