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Tree and Woodland Maintenance - Arboriculture Services

Bristol City Council · Local authority

In brief

Bristol City Council is looking for suppliers for this contract (South West).

The estimated value is £5,616,000 excluding VAT.

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

Bids close at midday, Friday 27 November 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: 11:59pm, Friday 20 November 2026
Bids by: midday, Friday 27 November 2026

How bids are scored

Price 60% · Quality/Social Value 40%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 5.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 30 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 14 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £5,616,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in South West?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
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.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: procontract.due-north.com.
Send clarification questions before 11:59pm, Friday 20 November 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 27 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

29 July 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 071756-2026
29 July 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 071819-2026
27 October 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 101332-2026

Last time this was bought

Tree and Woodland Maintenance Open Framework

Won by: Foremost Tree Surgeons Limited, John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Limited, idverde Limited, Euroforest Limited and 10 more
Awarded: 17 April 2026
Value: Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on Bristol City Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Bristol City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

509

Awards

352

Suppliers it has used most

Ruskin Mill Trust Limited18 contracts
Aspris Children's Services Limited10 contracts
Constellia Public Ltd9 contracts
Blue Sky Fostering Limited7 contracts
Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd7 contracts
Phoenix Learning & Care Holdings Limited6 contracts
Five Rivers Child Care Limited5 contracts
Orbis Education and Care Limited5 contracts

All tenders and awards from Bristol City Council

From notice 071756-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 July 2026, last updated 27 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 October 2026.