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Published 30 Sept 2025, 09:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Full removal of circa 80 poplar trees along Broad Drove, Yaxley. Price

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: E10000003SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£50,000£60,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2025
Contract term 1 moends 28 Nov 2025 · starts 27 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cambridgeshire County Council's farm estate is 34,000 acres (13,400 ha) with 160 farm tenants it is the largest of its kind in England and Wales. This is a tender for the full removal of circa 80 poplar trees along Broad Drove, Yaxley. Price to include felling to ground level using fully operated mechanical felling equipment, haulage, fuel, labour and removal of all material from site – as indicated on site plan. Contractors submitting tenders will need to provide evidence that they possess CHAS accreditation (no alternatives acceptable).

CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Forestry and logging products · Forestry services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 27 Oct 2025 – 28 Nov 2025 (1 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Contractors submitting tenders will need to provide evidence that they possess CHAS accreditation (no alternatives acceptable).

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: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 80%
  • Quality: 20%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Contractors submitting tenders will need to provide evidence that they possess CHAS accreditation (no alternatives acceptable).

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
30 Sept 2025, 09:58 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2025, 09:58 BST
Authority reference
DN792414
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060745
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related productsAgricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesForestry and logging productsForestry services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a49b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E10000003

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submission via Pro Contract - DN792414

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Timeline

30 Sept 2025 → 27 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published394 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 09:58 BST
  2. Clarification questions by384 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline377 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts367 days ago
    27 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Sept 2025, 09:58 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJVB-3262-VGVJ New Shire Hall, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 4YEContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender