Arboricultural and Major Tree Works Framework

LGSS on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking to award a framework agreement for the provision of arboriculture services within the County boundaries. The Council manages around 150 000 trees in educational setting not including those on the highway, or other land - properties .The framework will encompass a wide range of tree maintenance to ensure the upkeep the existing trees stock in line with the councils landlord responsibilities. This Framework is open to all of LGSS including: i. partners and other organisations delegating services and or functions to LGSS (currently Cambridgeshire County Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Norwich City Council and Northampton Borough Council) who participate in LGSS' shared services venture; ii. existing and new customers of LGSS; iii. any city, district, borough or other local authority within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County and Northamptonshire County); iv. any companies or organisations set up by participants in LGSS;v. any school, academy, university or other educational establishment within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County and Northamptonshire County); andvi. members of the local authority purchasing group, Central Buying Consortium (CBC). Further information about CBC can be found on the website address below: www.cbconline.org.uk/ This framework is for 3 years, with no further option to extend. Whilst this framework is open to all of LGSS' partners and customers etc.as detailed above, this framework is primarily for use across Cambridgeshire, and in particular Cambridgeshire Schools. It is difficult to predict the exact value of this contract as the Authorities' requirements are likely to vary over the contract term, but it is estimated that the total value will not be less than £420,000 or greater than £800,000; this higher figure to allow for other bodies as above to access this framework. There will be no guarantee of work or volume of work to be given under this framework contract It is envisaged that the framework will consist of between 3-5 providers (depending on the quality and closeness of Tender submissions), with work packaged up and issued as mini-competitions through this framework, with the criteria for the mini competitions ranging from a Quality/Price evaluation between 80% Price 20% Quality up to 80% Quality and 20% Price depending on required outcomes for each package of work. Rates submitted as part of this main Tender process shall be capped for all subsequent mini-competitions, with providers given the option to go below but not above their submitted rates.