Tree-clearing services

Tender description

Tree Maintenance Services & Arboricultural Services Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (“the Council”) wishes to invite interested suppliers (“Tenderers”) to participate in a tender exercise in relation to the provision of Tree Maintenance Services & Arboricultural Services (“Invitation to Tender” or “ITT”). The Council has identified its requirement to establish a Framework Agreement (“Contract”) to appoint suitably qualified and experienced Contractor’s. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (“the Council”), under the care of the Council’s Urban Forestry Unit deals with the inspection and maintenance of the Council's tree stock. These works are primarily on highways, parks and open spaces, although they do carry out work on all other Council land where trees are located at the request of the Land Manager. Additional work is undertaken for the Neighbourhoods Directorate within the gardens of tenanted homes and sheltered accommodation, Sandwell Leisure Trust, Cultural Services, Sandwell Education Authority and Highways Maintenance. The Council does not assist with work on trees located on private land unless it is deemed to be dead, diseased or dangerous. All trees that fall under the ownership or management of the Council are protected. Therefore, it is illegal for anyone other than, instructed and approved tree surgeons to prune, fell or carry out any form of works to these trees. For this purpose the Council has identified its requirement to establish a Contract, appointing suitably qualified and experienced Contractor’s. Responsive service delivery will be required to undertake identified reactive and planned maintenance and Arboricultural services relating to trees and shrubs which fall under the Council’s ownership or management, on an as and when required basis within the Borough of Sandwell. The Contract will include, but not limited to provision of the following tree maintenance services and Arboricultural services: Tree pruning, tree cutting, tree clearing, tree maintenance, hedge cutting / pruning, crown reduction, tree removal (felling, sectional, dismantling), crane assisted tree removals, stump removal, stump chemical treatment, associated waste removal, large shrub removal, emergency call out, make safe 24 hour response, Arboricultural advice and tree surveys. It is the Council’s intention to appoint the top 3 scoring tenderers to the Contract (subject to sufficient tenders being received). But reserves the right to appoint one or two suppliers should the Council not receive a sufficient number of acceptable tenders. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order To View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to' Opt-In'. Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the 'Guidance for Suppliers' section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810. Closing date: Thursday 24.11.2016 at 15:00.