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Tree Maintenance and Consultancy Services

  • Bernicia Group

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011913

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fa6e

Published 31 March 2025, 9:05am

Last edited 31 March 2025, 9:19am

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Scope

Reference

BG-P/REF:0019

Description

The Bernicia Group are looking to appoint contractors offering specialised arbourcultural services, including but not limited to reactive and planned tree pruning works, planting of new and replacement trees, tree felling and stump removal, tree surveys and various other related tree maintenance.

This will be split between two lots:

Lot 1 - Tree Works and Maintenance

Lot 2 - Tree Surveys

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,100,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,320,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 3 June 2025 to 3 June 2030
  • 5 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 77231000 - Forestry management services
  • 77100000 - Agricultural services
  • 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

15 April 2025

Engagement process description

Please see this as notice of Market Engagement for the Tree Surveys and Maintenance project for the Bernicia Group. In the attached documents for this project you will find a draft specification and a table of the approximate breakdown of trees by each area. Our aims of this exercise are as follows:

- To give any potential interested parties exposure to what is required.

- To ask for any feedback or comments on the specification.

- An indication or estimate of the potential day rates that would be charged based on the info provided.

- Depending on the number of responses - an opportunity to feedback verbally as well (As per Procurement Act 2023 - all discussions would be recorded and shared publicly.)

Not taking part would not have any impact on a potential tender process though we would encourage anyone interested in the potential opportunity to share their input. This is purely an open Market Engagement Exercise.

Please note that this notice closes on April 8th 2025.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

3 June 2025


Contracting authority

Bernicia Group

  • Mutuals Public Register: 7711

Oakwood Way, Ashwood Business Park

Ashington

NE63 0XF

United Kingdom

Contact name: Owen Riddle

Telephone: 03448003800

Email: procurement@bernicia.com

Website: http://www.bernicia.com

Region: UKC21 - Northumberland

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)