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Arboricultural Services, Peterborough

Peterborough City Council · Local authority

In brief

Peterborough City Council has announced plans to buy grounds maintenance work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £4,900,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 7 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Peterborough City Council is responsible for the management, maintenance and stewardship of its tree stock and woodland assets throughout the administrative boundary, in accordance with the Council's Trees and Woodlands Strategy. The Council intends to publish a procurement opportunity in September 2026 for the provision of Arboricultural Services across the city and so is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to better understand the current arboricultural services market. Interested organisations are invited to participate in this exercise provide responses to a series of questions relating to their organisation, experience and capability. The information gathered will assist the Council in understanding the level of market interest in the opportunity, identifying industry best practices, and understanding experience of delivering similar contracts, particularly within the public sector.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 074387-2026

About the buyer

Peterborough City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

86

Awards

33

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

All tenders and awards from Peterborough City Council

Similar open tenders

All open grounds maintenance tenders
  1. Phase 1 Junior Play Area Equipment Installation - Hawley Green

    Blackwater and Hawley Town CouncilNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    Closing soon3 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £75kestimated
  2. St Edmunds College Tree Maintenance Services

    ST Edmund's College CambridgeEast of EnglandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Closing soon10 hours leftSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. St Edmunds College Tree Maintenance Services

    ST Edmund's College CambridgeEast of EnglandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Closing soon10 hours leftSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. St Edmunds College Grounds Maintenance Services Contract

    ST Edmund's College CambridgeEast of EnglandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Closing soon10 hours leftSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Play Area Design and Refurbishment at Belfairs Park in Southend-on-Sea

    Southend-on-Sea City CouncilEast of EnglandGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    Closing soon22 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £149kestimated

From notice 074387-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.