Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Arboricultural Services Framework
Authority: Monmouthshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Arboricultural Services Framework
- Recurrence: October 2026
CPV: Survey services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 35 suppliers
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Tree Condition Surveys - External Clients OnlyRenewalPublished value£45,000
Tree Condition Surveys - External Clients Only
Contractors will undertake tree condition surveys for external clients only across South Wales.
Where a ground inspection is required, the contractor shall arrange for a careful basic visual tree inspection by a competent person from ground level. The contractor will ensure that particular attention to the general health and condition of the tree, any evidence of decay, features of concern and weaknesses at the base and in the main forks, any evidence of poor anchorage and instability and any other observations concerning the tree and its environs which could affect the future of the tree and any adjacent structures and features.
The Councils may require the use of decay detecting equipment to ascertain the extent of internal decay
Where a full inspection is required, the Contractor shall arrange for a detailed ground and climbing inspection of the tree to be carried out.
Up to 5 contractors will be awarded onto the Lot
Lot #2Tree Maintenance Services - External Clients OnlyRenewalPublished value£100,000
Tree Maintenance Services - External Clients only
The following services will be included for external clients across South Wales
- Identification of Tree
- Tree works
- Tree Pruning
- Remedial and Restorative Pruning Operations
- Formative Pruning Operations
- Tree Felling
- Stump Removal and Killing
- Site Reinstatement
- Coppice
- Wound Treatment
- Inspection and Treatment of Features and Cavities
Up to 10 contractors will be awarded to the Lot
Lot #3Tree Condition Surveys - Internal Clients OnlyRenewalPublished value£36,000
Tree Condition Surveys - Internal Clients Only
Contractors will undertake tree condition surveys for internal clients only in order to obtain data with regards to the condition of the tree.
Where a ground inspection is required, the contractor shall arrange for a careful basic visual tree inspection by a competent person from ground level. The contractor will ensure that particular attention to the general health and condition of the tree, any evidence of decay, features of concern and weaknesses at the base and in the main forks, any evidence of poor anchorage and instability and any other observations concerning the tree and its environs which could affect the future of the tree and any adjacent structures and features.
The Councils may require the use of decay detecting equipment to ascertain the extent of internal decay
Where a full inspection is required the Contractor shall arrange for a detailed ground and climbing inspection of the tree to be carried out.
Up to 5 contractors will be accepted onto this Lot
Lot #4Tree Maintenance Services - Internal Clients OnlyRenewalPublished value£570,000
Tree Maintenance Services - Internal Clients Only
The following services will be included for Internal Clients
- Identification of Tree
- Tree works
- Tree Pruning
- Remedial and Restorative Pruning Operations
- Formative Pruning Operations
- Tree Felling
- Stump Removal and Killing
- Site Reinstatement
- Coppice
- Wound Treatment
- Inspection and Treatment of Features and Cavities
Up to 10 contractors will be awarded to the Lot
Lot #5Mechanical Removal of TreesRenewalPublished value£1,660,000
Mechanical Removal of Trees
- Mechanical Tree Felling for internal clients only
Up to 5 contractors will be awarded to the Lot
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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 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).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- “Provision of Arboricultural Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 35 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · October 2026
- First published
- 7 Oct 2022, 14:01 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2022, 14:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ITT_98297- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0373eaFind a Tender
Publisher note: The participating authorities are: - Monmouthshire County Council - Torfaen County Borough Council - Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Documents can be accessed through etenderwales https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml Project_51430 ITT_98297 NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125196 (WA Ref:125196) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Oct 2022 → 8 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published7 Oct 2022, 14:01 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Torfaen County Borough CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria