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T2496 - Arboriculture Services

Buyer: Belfast City Council →

BuyerBelfast City Council
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published26 Aug 2025

What is being bought

This procurement is for the provision of arboriculture services for Council Parks and DfI Street Trees. The requirement is split into the following 4 lots: • Lot 1 – BCC Park Trees; • Lot 2 – DFI Street Trees maintenance Belfast North/Central • Lot 3 – DFI Street Trees maintenance Belfast South/East • Lot 4 – DFI Street Trees maintenance Belfast West/Lisburn/Castlereagh The Council has appointed a single Bidder for each Lot for the provision of the Deliverables although a Bidder may be awarded a maximum of 2 Lots should they demonstrate they have the capability and capacity to do so.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 2

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 3

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 4

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

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 byGPA
Submission policyNot published
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.

Awards

Contracts

Arboriculture Services

Statusactive
Value£1,100,000

Arboriculture Services

Statusactive
Value£1,000,000

Arboriculture Services

Statusactive
Value£1,000,000

Arboriculture Services

Statusactive
Value£1,000,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

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

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0518ce
Latest release ID051311-2025
Latest release timestampTue Aug 26 2025 13:38:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source4
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release4
Contracts in latest release4
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
26 Aug 2025award, contract051311-2025
13 Aug 2025award, contract048351-2025

All source data

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

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
26 Aug 2025 · 051311-2025 · award, contract
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13 Aug 2025 · 048351-2025 · award, contract
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