Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 23 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Arboricultural Services

Official notice

Authority: Together Housing Association (Housing)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£1,200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsends 5 Oct 2027 · up to 5 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 6 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

THA are seeking to engage with suppliers in connection with the delivery of Arboricultural services to help us understand the market, regional / cross regional abilities and the likely costs associated with these services. THA anticipate that tendering activity will take place in the future to establish our own framework for the delivery of Arboricultural services across all regions we operate in. To help inform our requirements, please complete and return our preliminary market engagement questionnaire, which can be requested from thg.procurement@togetherhousing.co.uk

CPV: Tree pruning · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 6 Oct 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 6 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 5 Oct 2029 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Arboricultural Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016396
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Tree pruningTree-clearing servicesTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050606 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 Apr 2025 → 6 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST
  2. Market engagement
    23 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    At this stage, THA are seeking responses to our engagement questionnaire. Interested suppliers should email 'thg.procurement@togetherhousing.co.uk' expressing their interest in this market engagement process in order to receive a copy of the questionnaire for completion.

    The deadline date for submission of the questionnaire is 23rd May 2025. Completed questionnaires should be submitted to 'thg.procurement@togetherhousing.co.uk'.

    THA may conduct meetings following the receipt of questionnaire responses and may also host collective engagement sessions, such as webinars or supplier days.

  3. Tender notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts387 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Together Housing Association Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-CHC: 28687R · GB-PPON: PQJG-5434-MPPM Bull Green House, Halifax, Yorkshire & Humber, HX1 2EBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure