Buyer Name: Essex County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Benedict Itoyah
Contact Email: Benedict.Itoyah@essex.gov.uk
Tree Watering and Maintenance
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
269450.0 GBP
269450.0 GBP
Published
05 Aug 2025, 13:03
05 Aug 2025, 13:03
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
31 Jul 2025, 23:00
31 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
77300000 - Horticultural services
77300000 - Horticultural services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
ESSEX TREE CARE LTD
ESSEX TREE CARE LTD
Official Source
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Description
As part of the Urban Tree Challenge Fund and Local Authority Treescape fund requirements, Essex County Council has procured the service of suppliers for the watering and maintenance of 2151 urban standard trees across the county in 2025, 1894 in summer 2026 and 578 in summer 2027.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 2 Status: complete
Documents
Document Description: Not published
Contracts
Contract Title: 1097 Tree Watering and Maintenance (Lot 1 - Northern Cluster)
Contract Title: 1097 Tree Watering and Maintenance (Lot 2 - Southern Cluster)
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