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title: "T302 (2021) Vegetation Patrolling Services"
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# T302 (2021) Vegetation Patrolling Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t302-2021-vegetation-patrolling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d62c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited: "T302 (2021) Vegetation Patrolling Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-electricity-networks-limited-coh-ni026041)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Forestry services, Services incidental to forestry, Tree-maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d62c`

## 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/t302-2021-vegetation-patrolling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02d62c#tl-md)

## Description
The contracting entity intends to establish framework arrangements under which it shall appoint up to fifteen (15) economic operators to enter into separate framework agreements for the provision of vegetation patrolling services. Each framework agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.
The contracting entity estimates that the total spend under the framework agreements could be up to GBP 6 530 000.
Further appointments may be made from the reserve list as detailed within the tender documents.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77200000, 77230000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The vegetation patrolling services include those activities outlined below and detailed further within the tender documents:
1) assessment of vegetation encroachment upon NIE Networks’ equipment, over all voltages in accordance with the specification...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 020157-2021-T302 (2021) Vegetation Patrolling Services-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Andrew Carolan, Colin McQuillan, Dessie Robb (+10 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25862`, `GB-FTS-25863`, `GB-FTS-25865`, `GB-FTS-25864`, `GB-FTS-25866`, `GB-FTS-25867`, `GB-FTS-25868`, `GB-FTS-25869`, `GB-FTS-25870`, `GB-FTS-25871`, `GB-FTS-25872`, `GB-FTS-25873`, `GB-FTS-25874`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 020157-2021-T302 (2021) Vegetation Patrolling Services-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 08/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020157-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-17T21:45:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:22:05.881Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d62c