Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Tree Planting and Community Engagement Activities (Urban Sites)
Authority: Gateshead Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Tree Planting and Community Engagement Activities
Gateshead Council has set an ambitious target to plant 100,000 new trees on council land by 2030 and create 250ha of new woodland in the borough by 2050, helping contribute towards our net zero targets and mitigate and adapt to climate change.
This procurement requires relevant forestry and ecological expertise, as well as willingness to work with local communities, which is essential to Gateshead Council.
These new native broadleaf woodlands aim to provide value for biodiversity, amenity, and carbon sequestration, as well as being resilient to climate change and pests and diseases.
Planting on local authority land, we aim to provide opportunities for meaningful community engagement. These activities should capture the imagination and interest of local people and aim to stimulate and sustain interest and involvement in the newly planted sites for years to come.
The procurement involves the first winter season of planting and three subsequent years of beat ups and summer maintenance.
CPV: Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Tree seeding · Tree-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Further competition held via Gateshead Council's DPS for Supply, Planting and…Awarded
Further competition held via Gateshead Council's DPS for Supply, Planting and Maintenance of Trees.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000549- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ffd1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Contract awarded via further competition through a pre-established framework - Gateshead Council's DPS for Supply, Planting and Maintenance of Trees.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MicrositeSME | £66,172 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Tree Planting and Community Engagement Activities (Urban Sites) · MicrositeSME
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £66,172
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Gateshead CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Microsite LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.