Buyer Name: Bristol City Council
Buyer Address: City Hall, College Green, Bristol, UKK11, BS1 5TR, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement.support@bristol.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Bristol City Council
Buyer Address: City Hall, College Green, Bristol, UKK11, BS1 5TR, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement.support@bristol.gov.uk
To establish an open framework for tree and woodland maintenance services. The open framework will be split into two lots: - Lot 1: Arboriculture Services - Lot 2: Forestry Services and be used to procure the services outlined in the framework scope and technical specifications.
No linked documents found for this notice.
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002788-2026
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot Title: Arboricultural Services
Lot Description: This Lot enables tree surgery operations within Bristol Highways, Parks and Open spaces as defined within the Industry Code of Practice for Arboriculture (ICOP): 2020 - Tree Work at Height. The estimated value of the framework is £2.7m excluding VAT. For the purposes of this notice the value has been split equally between the two lots however BCC reserves the right to amend this split during the life of the open framework
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 1,350,000
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 1,620,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (60%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (26%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (14%)
Lot Title: Forestry Services
Lot Description: This Lot enables focuses on sites that require the mechanisation of tree work operations, for example within ash dieback management. Works defined within the FISA: 2019 - Guidance on Managing Health and Safety in Forestry The estimated value of the framework is £2.7m excluding VAT. For the purposes of this notice the value has been split equally between the two lots however BCC reserves the right to amend this split during the life of the open framework
Lot 2 Status: active
Lot 2 Value: GBP 1,350,000
Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 1,620,000
Lot 2 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00
Lot 2 Contract End: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 2 Award Criterion (price): Price (60%)
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (26%)
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (14%)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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