Tender for Arboricultural Services

Concepts

• harrow
• agriculture, fishing and forestry
• arboricultural services contract
• arboricultural services
• arboricultural maintenance and tree planting
• the arboricultural services contract
• arboricultural
• trees
• tree pruning
• tree clearing

Location

The London Borough of Harrow

Description

The Service to be provided includes a range of arboricultural maintenance and tree planting within the Borough including but not limited to: • Highway land; • Parks & open spaces; • Cemeteries & allotments; • Woodlands; and • Housing estates The Authority operates a 3 (three) year cyclical inspection and maintenance regime of the 19,000 (nineteen thousand) highway trees. Monthly reactive, urgent and emergency works are issued as required. In addition, annual epicormic removal and canopy lifts are required for approximately 500 (five hundred) trees and biennial pollarding of approximately 500 (five hundred) London planes. The majority (if not all) of parks are also expected to require maintenance works during the Term. The Service includes the supply, planting and maintenance of trees as required. This will be as discussed, agreed and directed by the Authority from time to time. Works categories (including but not limited to): • Planned cyclical Ward maintenance (with “Ward” being the respective area that elected members are elected to); • Monthly reactive works batches; • Urgent works; • Emergency works; and • Planting of new trees (of which species will be prescribed by the Authority).

Total Quantity or Scope

The London Borough of Harrow is required to procure the Arboricultural Services Contract to maintain all tree stock within the London Borough of Harrow. The Authority is seeking to directly appoint a single company to undertake the full scope of services.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
• 03452000 - Trees
• 77341000 - Tree pruning
• 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
• 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
• 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price.