Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c0b-d443-707e-9543-97e5d2e2f578/cambridge-city-council-arboricultural-services-in-cambridge awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cambridge City Council - Arboricultural services in Cambridge [Cambridgeshire District Councils](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-district-councils) Estimated value £60,000 to £120,000 Published 24 May 2017 Deadline Closed 14 Jun 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Cambridge City Council is seeking to award a framework agreement to Arboricultural Association accredited 'ARB approved contractors', for the provision of arboricultural services within the city boundaries. The council manages around 25,000 trees including those on the highway, communal housing land, open spaces and nature reserves. The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance services for existing trees as well as tree planting and establishment services for new trees. Work tasks under the framework will be raised on an ongoing basis and be very varied in scope and scale ranging from one off specialist tree operations to routine maintenance of batches of a thousand or more trees. The requirement is split into three lots. Each lot will be subject to specific service response times and a minimum number of suppliers on each lot (subject to satisfactory market response).The lot details are as follows: - Lot 1 Tree maintenance services - Emergency out of hours Service. 3 or more suppliers - Emergency (Out of normal working hours) service. Service response time on site within 90 minutes - Lot 2 Tree maintenance services - Emergency (In normal working hours) service. Service response time on site within 120 minutes - High priority. Works to be completed within 24 hours - Priority service. Works to be completed within 5 days - Planned maintenance service. Works to be completed to agreed schedules. 3 or more suppliers - Lot 3 Tree planting and establishment services. Works to be completed to agreed schedules. Three or more suppliers Read full description ## CPV classification Horticultural services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/31fde050-948b-4a3f-b40b-f28c24405cd0) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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