Official UK procurement notice
Tree Surgery Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: South Norfolk District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: East Suffolk Council
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Published estimate£400,000total for 2 lots · £500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2026awarded 19 Aug 2026
Awarded to John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd, Norse Eastern Limited2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2031 · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement description"South Norfolk and Broadland District Council (SNBDC) are looking to procure Tree Surgery Services for trees on land owned or managed by the councils. This will be a fixed price contract The tender is divided into 2 Lots;
Lot 1: The Provision of Tree Surgery Services for Amenity Trees and
Lot 2 The Provision of Tree Surgery Services for Woodland Trees.
Tree works will be identified through the councils scheduled programme of tree inspections."
CPV: Tree-maintenance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£400,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1The Provision of Tree Surgery Services for Amenity TreesAwardedPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2The Provision of Tree Surgery Services for Woodland TreesAwardedPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Methodology: 20%
- Experience and Skills: 10%
- Performance Management: 10%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price
- Methodology
- Experience and Skills
- Performance Management
- Social Value
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- 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
- 8 Jun 2026, 10:33 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
2637-PPT-O- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053655- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af6dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published136 days ago8 Jun 2026, 10:33 BST
- Clarification questions by112 days ago2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline99 days ago15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jun 2026- Tender notice published8 Jun 2026, 10:33 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 10:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £472,9422 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1612 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · The Provision of Tree Surgery Services for Amenity Trees1 award | |||
| John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance LtdTree Surgery Services - Amenity3 Sept 2026 – 2 Sept 2031 | £273,325 | 19 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · The Provision of Tree Surgery Services for Woodland Trees1 award | |||
| Norse Eastern LimitedTree Surgery Services - Woodland3 Sept 2026 – 2 Sept 2031 | £199,617 | 19 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · The Provision of Tree Surgery Services for Amenity Trees | 8final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2 · The Provision of Tree Surgery Services for Woodland Trees | 8final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Broadland District CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- East Suffolk CouncilProcuring entityRunning Procurement on behalf of South Norfolk District Council and Broadland District Council
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- JOHN O'CONNER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- NORSE EASTERN LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender