Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 2 Feb 2026, 12:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Arboricultural advice for 3 years

Authority: Broads Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East of England (UKH)

Published estimate£90,000≈ £30k / year · £108,000 inc. VAT11.1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 16 Mar 2026awarded 24 Mar 2026

Awarded to HAYDEN'S ARBORICULTURAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Contract term 3 yrsends 4 May 2029 · up to 4 May 2031 with extensions · starts 4 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Broads Authority is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to supply

Arboricultural advice, primarily to the Planning department.

Work will include:

Dealing with tree works applications for protected trees
Advising the Development Management team on tree-related matters arising as a result

of planning applications

To undertake duties relating to the making of new Tree Preservation Orders

Along with other works detailed in the tender pack.

CPV: Construction-related services · Forest sectoral planning services · Horticultural services · Technical planning services · Urban planning and landscape architectural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£90,000

Contract period: 4 May 2026 – 4 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 4 May 2031 with extensionsValue: £90,000 exc. VAT · £108,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Option to extend contract by two additional years to be agreed by both parties

71356400 Technical planning services 71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services 71500000 Construction-related services 77231900 Forest sectoral planning services 77300000 Horticultural services

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

Lot awarding rule: Details on page 6 of tender document Price 50%, Technical experience 20%, experience of providing advice to other local planning authorities 20%, Trade references 5% and Local knowledge 5%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
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: 2 Feb 2026, 12:24 GMT
Last source update: 25 Mar 2026, 16:53 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-008913
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Construction-related servicesForest sectoral planning servicesHorticultural servicesTechnical planning servicesUrban planning and landscape architectural services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061421 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Electronic submission: Not allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit tenders to tenders@broads-authority.gov.uk

Timeline

2 Feb 2026 → 4 May 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published266 days ago
2 Feb 2026, 12:24 GMT
Clarification questions by245 days ago
23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission deadline224 days ago
16 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Latest notice published215 days ago
25 Mar 2026, 16:53 GMT
Contract starts176 days ago
4 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
2 Feb 2026, 12:24 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Mar 2026, 16:53 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Mar 2026, 16:53 GMT
Contract signature expected
16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £80,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HAYDEN'S ARBORICULTURAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED4 May 2026 – 4 May 2029 · up to 4 May 2031Extensions: Potential to extend by a further two years after the initial three	£80,000	24 Mar 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Broads Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTQJ-2666-RNLV Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich, East of England, NR1 1RYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HAYDEN'S ARBORICULTURAL CONSULTANTS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07134016GB-PPON: PRGJ-9918-DTZP 5 Moseley's Farm Business Centre, Bury St Edmunds, East of England, IP28 6JYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsFor full tender pack please see link

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Mar 2026, 16:53 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Feb 2026, 12:24 GMT