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Published 20 May 2025, 17:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tree Planting 2025/26 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£249,000≈ £249k / year · £249,000 inc. VAT38.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2025awarded 6 Aug 2025
Awarded to Gristwood and Toms Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Aug 2026 · starts 1 Aug 2025

Re-procurement plannedTree Planting · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The planting and maintenance of new trees across the Borough

  • No preliminary market engagement: PME was carried out

CPV: Tree seeding

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£249,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2026 (1 yr)Value: £249,000 exc. VAT · £249,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
  • Price
  • Quality: Quality questions including 10% social value

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 May 2025, 17:16 BST
Last source update
7 Aug 2025, 13:30 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Aug 2025
Authority reference
DN775461
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023480
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Tree seeding
Delivery area
London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05197d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View ↗

Please register interest using the above tender advert

Timeline

20 May 2025 → 7 Aug 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    20 May 2025, 17:16 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    7 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 13:30 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 May 2025, 17:16 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 13:30 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2025, 13:30 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £127,1151 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gristwood and Toms LimitedSME1 Sept 2025 – 4 Jan 2027£127,1156 Aug 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10final-stage tenders100—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Camden

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZXL-5842-VBBG Town Hall, Judd Street, London, London, WC1H 9JEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Gristwood and Toms LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02665293 Nursery Court, London Road, Windlesham, South East, GU20 6LQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender