Tree and Woodland Maintenance - Arboriculture Services

What the buyer is asking for

This project is to appoint a specialist arboricultural contractor to provide comprehensive tree and woodland maintenance services across Bristol City Council's tree stock and woodland assets. The contract covers planned and reactive arboricultural operations including tree inspections, pruning, crown management, pollarding, felling, stump treatment, epicormic growth removal, planting, establishment and aftercare of new trees, and the maintenance of young and mature tree populations. The service is intended to ensure public safety, protect and enhance the council's tree assets, support biodiversity and ecological value, maintain highways and public spaces, comply with relevant arboricultural standards and legislation, and deliver the sustainable long-term management of the city's urban forest and woodland estate between 2027 and 2032.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%pricePrice
• 40%qualityQuality/Social ValueQuality - 23% Social Value - 17%

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 15 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published10 days ago

   27 Oct 2026, 09:35 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 14 days

   20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 21 days

   27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 45 days

   21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice29 Jul 2026, 14:30 BST071756-2026
2. Notice published29 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST071819-2026
3. Tender notice27 Oct 2026, 09:35 GMT101332-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender