AwardedAwarded 5 October 2026

Tree Maintenance Service- Lot 1- North Highways & Boroughwide Out of Hours

London Borough of Hillingdon · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Hillingdon awarded this contract to Pro Landscapes MDX Ltd, Glendale Countryside Limited and John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Limited on 5 October 2026.

The notice gives a value of £9,492,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 September 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

The provision of Tree Maintenance services covered Council owned trees within the boundaries of the London Borough of Hillingdon including; • Parks and Open Spaces, • Woodlands, • Housing estates, • Tenant's gardens • Trees on Highways and, • Social Services establishments. The provision of tree maintenance, will include, but is not necessarily restricted to; • Pruning, • Felling, Page 2 to 6 • Stump removal, • 24 hour per day, 365/7 days per year emergency call out duties, This procurement was split into the below Lots; Lot 1: North Highways and Boroughwide out of hours call outs Lot 2: South Highways Lot 3: Housing and Corporate sites The Contract is for an initial term of three (3) years with an extendable option for a periodof up to two (2) years, giving a total of five (5) years (the Term).

Lots

LotTradeValue
North Highways and Boroughwide out of hours call outs
1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
What this lot covers

7385 trees are plotted within our tree database. Work is many sent through on an adhoc basis with a focus on priority level. We are working towards an inspection cycle based on the Road Hierarchy and hope that within this contract period work will become more proactive. The contractor is expected to provide out of hour (OOH) call out provision for the whole borough irrespective of the establishment type, this means work could be within a housing site or a parks tree has fallen onto the highway. OOH call outs are expected to have a response time of 90 minutes. The contractor is also expected to be able to respond to emergency call outs geographically located within the North of the borough within working hours with a response time of 45 minutes.

—£5,155,800
South Highways
1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
What this lot covers

8118 trees are plotted within our tree database. Work is many sent through on an adhoc basis with a focus on priority level. We are working towards an inspection cycle based on the Road Hierarchy and hope that within this contract period work will become more proactive. The contractor is expected to be able to respond to emergency call outs geographically located within the South of the borough within working hours with a response time of 45 minutes. In the event of a storm, the contractor maybe called upon to assist with out of hours call outs.

—£3,596,400
Housing and Corporate sites
1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
What this lot covers

5300 trees are plotted within our tree database; there is an unknown number of tenant garden trees and corporate sites trees. Trees within housing communal areas are inspected on a three-year inspection cycle and work batches sent out. Work to trees within tenant's gardens and corporate sites is sent out on an adhoc basis. The contractor is expected to be able to attend urgent jobs the next working day. In the event of a storm, the contractor maybe called upon to assist with out of hours call outs however, contractors awarded Lot 1 will be called upon first.

—£739,800

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Pro Landscapes MDX Ltd (SME)
8 bids received
North Highways and Boroughwide out of hours call outs£1,741,322
Awarded 31 July 2026
5 October 2026 to 4 November 2029
Glendale Countryside Limited
9 bids received
South Highways£2,188,162
Awarded 31 July 2026
1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Limited (SME)
11 bids received
Housing and Corporate sites£655,941
Awarded 31 July 2026
1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029

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

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 021121-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 035406-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 082501-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 097217-2026
  5. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 097219-2026
  6. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 098256-2026

About the buyer

From notice 021121-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 March 2026, last updated 19 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 19 October 2026.