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Published 14 Oct 2024, 11:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tree Maintenance Services · Heartwood Tree Surgeons Ltd for Red Kite Community Housing (Oct 2024)

Official notice

Authority: Red Kite Community Housing (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT54.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Nov 2024awarded 1 Feb 2026
Awarded to Heartwood Tree Surgeons Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Red Kite Community Housing have appointed a single supplier for the provision of Tree Maintenance Services to our land and other areas under our ownership within High Wycombe and surrounding areas.

CPV: Tree pruning · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
Delivery: South East · High Wycombe and surrounding areas.
Extensions: The contract term will be 3 years. 2 x 12 months extension options will be available subject to performance and value for moneyVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    All information can be found in the suite of tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Open 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Oct 2024, 11:18 BST
Last source update
12 Feb 2026, 12:20 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
Ops 2024-097
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012841
Classification (CPV)
Tree pruningTree pruning and hedge trimmingTree-clearing servicesTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04abad Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

All information can be found in the suite of tender documents

Publisher note: (MT Ref:236569)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
15 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Nov 2024 → 12 Feb 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published252 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 12:20 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2026, 12:20 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    12 Feb 2026, 12:20 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,5271 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Heartwood Tree Surgeons LtdSME£180,527 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Red Kite Community Housing

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Hampden Court, Kingsmead Business Park, Frederick Place, High Wycombe, Bucks, South East, HP11 1JUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Heartwood Tree Surgeons LtdAwarded supplier Unit F12a, Holly Farm Business Park, Honiley, West Midlands, CV8 1NPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria