Official UK procurement notice
Arboriculture Works to Urban and Rural Trees, Rochford
Authority: Rochford District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Essex County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRochford District Council requires a reliable and competent contractor to deliver a range of tree and ground maintenance works across the district. These services are essential for ensuring public safety, meeting statutory obligations, and maintaining the condition of parks, open spaces, and other Council-managed land
CPV: Forestry services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Tree pruning and hedge trimming
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (3)
- Price: Price will be assessed using the tenderer's submitted prices within the Pricing Schedule. Scores will be calculated in accordance with the price evaluation methodology set out in the Invitation to Tender
- Quality: Quality will be assessed against the quality questions and evaluation methodology set out in the tender documents, including the tenderer's approach to the delivery and management of the services.
- Social Value: Social Value will be evaluated based on the tenderer's proposed commitments and outcomes relevant to the delivery of the contract, in the Rochford district.
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- 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.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £167,816 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Rochford District Council buys Planting and maintenance services of green areas (CPV 7731), and who usually turns up
Rochford District Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Planting and maintenance services of green areas (CPV 7731) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 14 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid8%
2–314%
4–632%
7+46%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate65%
Within ±2%19%
Above estimate16%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 77Published estimate£420k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 77. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid5%
2–319%
4–643%
7+32%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 14 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£368k–£420k
Estimate£420k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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idverde LtdLarge | £65m38 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 18 live · £49m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=14 |
PGSD LimitedSME | £1.7m5 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £950k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
| £18m9 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 3 live · £19m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
| £258k10 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £256k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 22% below n=4 | |
| 1 award in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £950k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 5 Oct 2026, 11:31 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 21:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
EPP0282- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101799- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07808eFind a Tender
- Risks
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) - Changes to local authority structures, service boundaries, asset ownership or responsibilities may require amendments to service locations, contract scope, pricing mechanisms, reporting arrangements or Buyer details.
Severe Weather Events - Extreme weather conditions may increase demand for emergency works, alter service priorities, affect access to sites or require additional resources and revised delivery timescales.
Ash Dieback and Tree Pest/Disease Outbreaks - Significant outbreaks may lead to increased volumes of tree inspections, felling, pruning, disposal and replacement works beyond anticipated levels.
Legislative and Regulatory Change - Changes in legislation, statutory guidance, health and safety requirements or environmental regulations may necessitate amendments to service requirements, compliance obligations or reporting arrangements.
Protected Species Requirements - Discovery of protected species or habitats may require changes to work programmes, methodologies, timings, resource allocation or environmental mitigation measures.
Highway Permit and Traffic Management Requirements - New or amended highway authority requirements, permits or traffic management arrangements may impact service delivery methods, timescales and associated costs.
Budget Reductions or Funding Changes - Changes to available funding may require amendments to service volumes, priorities, delivery programmes, contract duration or the scope of services provided.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via OPEN-UK- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Council's e-procurement portal at www.open-uk.org/opportunities ↗. Full instructions for accessing the tender documents and submitting a tender are available within the portal. Tenders submitted by email or by any other method will not be accepted.
Timeline
5 Oct 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published24 days ago5 Oct 2026, 11:31 BST
- Next notice expected19 days ago10 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published38h ago27 Oct 2026, 21:04 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 19 days17 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 26 days24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 71 days8 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 153 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Oct 2026- Planned procurement notice published5 Oct 2026, 11:31 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published27 Oct 2026, 21:04 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active27 Oct 2026, 21:04 GMT
- Deadline moved to 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT27 Oct 2026, 21:04 GMT+18 days · was 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Essex County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcuring in partnership
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender