Enfield Council Tree Maintenance Contract

Tender description

The London Borough of Enfield (the “Authority”) is seeking to is seeking to award a contract(s) to deliver Enfield Council Tree Maintenance Contract: regular tree maintenance works, pollarding, removal of dead or diseased trees, planting new trees, and other works associated with tree maintenance. The requirements are divided into two distinct Lots as set out below: Lot 1 – Highways Lot 2 – Housing The successful Contractor will also carry out works on other council corporate assets including: • Parks • Leisure sites • Education sites • Allotments • Cemeteries • Residential properties • Operational properties • Leasehold farms • Car Parks • Public Right of Ways • Watercourses At its absolute discretion, the Authority intend to appoint one or two organisations that meet the requirements of this ITT to run either one or both of the above Services. To win both Lots, a bidder must be compliant, score the highest in both (Lot 1 and Lot 2) Tender submissions and meet the relevant Minimum Standards. The duration of the Contract will be 3 years with the option to extend up to 36 months or part/s thereof, subject to contractor performance and at the full discretion of the Authority, and subject to a lawful termination in accordance with the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of the Contract. All submissions must be uploaded within the e-Tendering system (www.londontenders.org) no later than return deadline of 23/12/2024 by 12:00pm (Noon).No other means of submitting the tenders are accepted. Further instructions for completing and submitting the tenders are given within the ITT (Schedule 1) that are uploaded on to the above-mentioned e-Tendering portal. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Highways Lot 1 - Highways As with all council owned land, the Local Authority has a duty of care and therefore a responsibility to maintain all of its land to a safe standard. The Contract will enable the Council to fulfil its duty to do all that is reasonably practical to minimise the risk of people being harmed or property being damaged as a result of an incident associated with trees on Council property. The works will primarily comprise of Routine Cyclical Maintenance Programme that will include but not limited to pollarding to Lime and Plane Trees, other forms of pruning including crown reduction, crown thinning, crown lifting, stemming, tree felling and grinding and tree planting. Lot 2: Lot 2 - Housing Lot 2 - Housing As with all council owned land, the Local Authority has a duty of care and therefore a responsibility to maintain all of its land to a safe standard. The Contract will enable the Council to fulfil its duty to do all that is reasonably practical to minimise the risk of people being harmed or property being damaged as a result of an incident associated with trees on Council property. The works will primarily comprise of Routine Cyclical Maintenance Programme that will include but not limited to pollarding to Lime and Plane Trees, other forms of pruning including crown reduction, crown thinning, crown lifting, stemming, tree felling and grinding and tree planting.