Official UK procurement notice
TMF 2 - Tree Management Framework 2025 - 2029
Authority: Winchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing a full tender exercise, the council is now establishing a tree maintenance framework to carry out works across the District (as defined by the map in the Invitation To Tender) as directed in line with the council’s annual tree programme. The council is responsible for c.45k trees and small woodlands across open and confined spaces (back gardens). The framework will be multisource with a 6 suppliers over a 4 year period. The estimated total spend for the duration of this framework is within the range — GBP 300 000 to GBP 1,000,000 but this is not guaranteed
CPV: Tree-maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 9 bids received (1.5 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Winchester City Council is committed to maintaining and enhancing the district of…AwardedPublished value£1,000,000
Winchester City Council is committed to maintaining and enhancing the district of Winchester’s built and natural environment. Protecting and improving the environment for residents is important. The District’s trees provide an enormous asset, making it one of the greener towns in the south. The council is responsible for c.45k trees and small woodlands that need to be managed to maximise ecological, landscape and social gain whilst being resilient to future pressures such as climate change and disease.
Additionally, the council has a duty of care to manage it’s trees in an effective and appropriate manner, to reduce the risk they pose to people and property. The vast majority of trees and woodlands are on publicly accessible land but some will be in confined areas in council tenant’s back gardens.
The council have appointed contractors to a framework for tree maintenance services throughout the year across the district, over a max 4-year period, commencing 1/01/25. This exercise replaced an existing successful framework ending 31/12/24. This framework will operate in a similar way and with contractors working closely with the council's in-house tree surveyors, who will identify and issue orders for the tree works via an industry standard cloud-based system.
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “TMF 2 - Tree Management Framework 2025 - 2029” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jan 2024, 11:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
- Authority reference
WCC/TMF2/82576- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029190- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d80Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The total value of all works and contracts awarded under the framework is estimated to be around £1,000,000 GBP, over the life of the framework although no value is guaranteed. The values given against the individual contract awards above, is £1 as this is a framework and no value is guaranteed or yet known.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Mar 2024 → 1 Jul 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected20 Mar 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected28 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published2 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2024- Published value published: £1,000,00020 Mar 2024, 15:18 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Mar 2024, 15:18 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Mar 2024, 15:18 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST20 Mar 2024, 15:18 GMT
- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
TMF 2 - Tree Management Framework 2024 - 2028
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
TMF 2 - Tree Management Framework 2024 - 2028
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
TMF 2 - Tree Management Framework 2024 - 2028
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
TMF 2 - Tree Management Framework 2024 - 2028
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
TMF 2 - Tree Management Framework 2024 - 2028
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
TMF 2 - Tree Management Framework 2024 - 2028
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic | 9 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- London - High CourtReview body
- Service Lead – Legal Services Winchester City CouncilMediation bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- ALAN BRIND TREE SERVICESFramework contractor
- Christopher Hoare Tree Services LtdFramework contractor
- Climbers Way Tree Care LimitedFramework contractor
- Groundlord LimitedFramework contractor
- HRG Tree Surgeons LimitedFramework contractor
- MPS Facility Services Ltd t/a ShawyersFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria