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T2496 - Arboriculture Services

Belfast City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Belfast City Council

Buyer Address: 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT2 8DJ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: cps@belfastcity.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
1100000.0 GBP
Published
26 Aug 2025, 13:38
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Aug 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
77341000 - Tree pruning
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Northern Tree Services Ltd, McAuley Tree Landscaping Environmental
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

This procurement is for the provision of arboriculture services for Council Parks and DfI Street Trees. The requirement is split into the following 4 lots: • Lot 1 – BCC Park Trees; • Lot 2 – DFI Street Trees maintenance Belfast North/Central • Lot 3 – DFI Street Trees maintenance Belfast South/East • Lot 4 – DFI Street Trees maintenance Belfast West/Lisburn/Castlereagh The Council has appointed a single Bidder for each Lot for the provision of the Deliverables although a Bidder may be awarded a maximum of 2 Lots should they demonstrate they have the capability and capacity to do so.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Lot 2 Status: complete

Lot 3 Status: complete

Lot 4 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: Arboriculture Services

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