Tree-maintenance services

Tender description

Portsmouth City Council ("the council") has appointed a term contractor to provide a comprehensive arboricultural service for the maintenance of the non-highways public tree stock within the city and in 3 council owned housing areas just north of Portsmouth. The council expects the service to start in August 2019 dependent on mobilisation. The initial term will be 5 years with provision to extend by up to a further 5 years to a maximum term of 10 years. The annual value of the contract will be 274 134.50 GBP. The value below represents five years of the contract, there is provision to extend in time and scope to a total maximum value of 12.6m GBP. The council has appointed a term contractor to undertake the maintenance of the tree stock within the city and in the three council owned housing areas just north of the city (Leigh Park, Crookhorn and Wecock Farm). Tree works are issued in a mix of reactive enquiries (events) and proactive planned works following regular tree inspections. The vast majority of trees are on publically accessible land. This contract does not currently include the maintenance of the majority of trees on highways as these are currently covered under the council's highways PFI contract. The council's arboriculture office will initially carry out the ongoing surveying of tree stock. A 24 hour/365 day emergency work and response service is part of the contract. Over the period of the contract the council will be looking to develop the possibility of a partial or fully managed arboriculture service, with the contractor taking on, in part or fully, the: — Surveying, — Maintaining and keeping the council tree database up to date, — Raising of work orders for the city's tree stock (prior to council approval). Wider sub-regional access: All public sector bodies situated within the following areas will be able to utilise this contract for the maintenance of their trees. In all cases Portsmouth City Council will manage this arrangement through its contract with the supplier and not through separate contracts between the public sector body and the supplier. — Portsmouth, — Gosport, — Havant, — Fareham.