AwardedAwarded 1 May 2026

Arboricultural Services

Leicestershire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council awarded grounds maintenance work to George Walker tree care ltd on 1 May 2026.

The notice gives a value of £2,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Leicestershire County Council is looking for a supplier(s) to provide arboricultural services. The requirement is split between 3 different lots consisting of Property Services work, Planned Highways work and Highways Dayworks.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Operational Property 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 What this lot covers Arboriculture Work to the Customer's own properties and the properties of other Clients	Grounds maintenance and landscaping	£1,200,000
Highway Planned Works 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 What this lot covers Arboriculture Work within Highways	Grounds maintenance and landscaping	£600,000
Highway Planned Standby/Reactive works 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 What this lot covers Arboriculture Work - Planned standby/reactive works within Highways	Grounds maintenance and landscaping	£200,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
George Walker tree care ltd (SME) 11 bids received	Operational Property	£1,200,000	Awarded 10 April 2026 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028
George Walker tree care ltd (SME) 6 bids received	Highway Planned Works	£600,000	Awarded 10 April 2026 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028
George Walker tree care ltd (SME) 7 bids received	Highway Planned Standby/Reactive works	£200,000	Awarded 10 April 2026 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

6 January 2026Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 000588-2026
12 February 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 013008-2026
10 April 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 032994-2026
11 May 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 042881-2026

About the buyer

Leicestershire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

173

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

George Walker tree care ltd1 contract
RL, KA & KW Wainwright1 contract
T A Houghton ltd1 contract

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From notice 000588-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 January 2026, last updated 11 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.