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Tree Watering and Maintenance

Awarded to ESSEX TREE CARE LTD

Essex County Council(buyer)

Published
Published 16 July 2025

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Overview

Essex County Council has awarded a contract to Essex Tree Care Ltd for £601,500 to provide watering and maintenance services for urban trees across the county, covering 2,151 trees in 2025, 1,894 in summer 2026, and 578 in summer 2027. The work is being delivered as part of the Urban Tree Challenge Fund and Local Authority Treescape fund requirements.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
16 July 2025
Classification (CPV)
Horticultural services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£601,500
Award date
13 July 2025
Contract period
31 July 2025 → 31 December 2027
Contract length
2 years 5 months
Bids received
7
Winner
  • ESSEX TREE CARE LTD

This contract ends on 31 December 2027.

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About the winner

ESSEX TREE CARE LTD

Based in
Preston
Public contracts won
2
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

7

Open and restricted tenders in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 14% received only one.

Market context

Typical award in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

£140,837

Median of 1,210 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 4.3× the median.

Essex County Council in the last 12 months

76

contracts awarded, worth £1,151,379,867 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    5 August 2025

  2. Contract

    16 July 2025

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