London Borough of Sutton tree maintenance award: BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 18:56.

Opportunity overview

The London Borough of Sutton is conducting this procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure (2 Stage) in accordance with the requirements of The Procurement Act 2023 (section 20(4)). The key stages of the procurement are: Participation Stage (Stage 1) Tender Stage (Stage 2) The scope of the service required is set out in this specification as well as in the schedules. Part 1 Details the overall requirements and standards for the service as well as key requirements, standards and performance measures, which appertain to the contract for arboricultural maintenance for the Borough. It is designed to provide an overview of those elements that are essential to its good management, and to give a broad indication of the service required from the perspective of the customer. Part 2 Specifies in detail what should be done to achieve the standards specified in part 1. Please refer to the tender documents for full details.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £4.5m
Awarded: 18 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 07618000
Location: Sutton, UKI63, SM2 7JB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: DN811715
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: London Borough of Sutton
Id: GB-PPON-PJMC-1445-VCVG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PJMC-1445-VCVG

Address

Street Address: Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way
Locality: Sutton
Postal Code: SM1 1EA
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI63

Contact

Email: commercial.procurement@sutton.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: CONNICK TREE SERVICES LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-04885914

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04885914

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNZZ-7686-TQDM

Address

Street Address: New Pond Farm
Locality: Reigate
Postal Code: RH2 7QH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ26

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: http://www.connicktreecare.co.uk ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Organisation 3

Name: GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-02121098

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02121098

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHDB-1755-BJLL

Address

Street Address: The Stables Duxbury Park
Locality: Chorley
Postal Code: PR7 4AT
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD47

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: http://www.glendale-services.co.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Organisation 4

Name: Gristwood and Toms Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PTXX-3967-NVGQ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PTXX-3967-NVGQ

Address

Street Address: Harris Lane
Locality: Shenley, Hertfordshire
Postal Code: WD7 9EG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH23

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: http://www.gristwoodandtoms.co.uk ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Organisation 5

Name: THE TREE ASSOCIATES (SURREY) LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-10905183

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 10905183

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PMZZ-3329-MTDV

Address

Street Address: Thorncroft Manor
Locality: Leatherhead
Postal Code: KT22 8JB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ26

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: http://www.ttasurreyltd.co.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Organisation 6

Name: BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-07618000

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 07618000

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCMZ-3994-VHVL

Address

Street Address: Lyndhurst Cuddington Way
Locality: Sutton
Postal Code: SM2 7JB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI63

Contact

Email: sharon@beechestreecare.com

Roles

supplier

tenderer

Details

Url: http://www.beechestreecare.com ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Date: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 03451000
Description: Plants

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 03452000
Description: Trees

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77000000
Description: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 5,359,111
Amount: 4,465,926
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-07618000
Name: BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 28 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098700-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098700-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 17:45
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 6 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Sutton · UKI63 · SM1 1EA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

029669-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender · 31 Mar 2026, 13:37
055852-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 12 Jun 2026, 16:01
098700-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 17:45

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

London Borough of Sutton has published a contract award notice naming BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED as the proposed supplier for borough arboricultural tree-maintenance services. The award remains pending during the stated standstill period and is not evidence of a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Published award statusPending awardEvidence: Award 1 is marked "pending" in the contract award notice.
Standstill periodEnds 28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTCEvidence: Award 1 lists standstillPeriod.endDate as 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Future signature milestoneScheduled for 6 November 2026Evidence: Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-06T23:59:59Z.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098700-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05228c
First published: 12 Jun 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 18:56
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Pending award to BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED for lot 1.

Market significance

The notice reports a five-year proposed service period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032 and an award value of £4,465,926 excluding VAT (£5,359,111 including VAT).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £4,465,926 excluding VAT; £5,359,111 including VAT GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED as supplier and reports one award-level value. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 07618000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published award status

99% confidence

Pending award

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Award 1 is marked "pending" in the contract award notice.

Standstill period

99% confidence

Ends 28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award 1 lists standstillPeriod.endDate as 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.

Future signature milestone

99% confidence

Scheduled for 6 November 2026

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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-06T23:59:59Z.

Contract status

99% confidence

Not confirmed as signed or active

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The award is pending and the notice provides a future signature milestone rather than executed-contract evidence.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£4,465,926

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Award 1 value.amount is 4465926 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£5,359,111

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 5359111 GBP.

Value allocation

91% confidence

Award-level value for the sole named supplier and lot 1

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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; no separate lot value is published.

Notice-level maximum value

99% confidence

£2,600,000

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Process-level value_max is 2600000 GBP, which differs from the award value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Preliminary market engagement notice

99% confidence

31 March 2026

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Release history records notice 029669-2026 on 2026-03-31.

Tender notice published

99% confidence

12 June 2026

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Release history records notice 055852-2026 on 2026-06-12.

Tender deadline

99% confidence

10 July 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-10T12:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.

Award notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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The award notice document was published on 2026-10-19T17:45:26+01:00.

Proposed service period

99% confidence

1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032

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Award 1 contractPeriod lists these start and end dates.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Arboricultural maintenance of trees for the London Borough of Sutton

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Process title and description identify arboricultural maintenance services for the borough.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (lot 1)

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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.

Classification

99% confidence

Plants; trees; agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

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Award item classifications list CPV 03451000, 03452000 and 77000000.

Delivery geography

94% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award delivery address is recorded at UK level only.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure stated in description

98% confidence

Competitive Flexible Procedure, two stages

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The procurement description states that Sutton is using a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under section 20(4) of the Procurement Act 2023.

Structured procedure field

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender structured fields state procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Open procedure".

Tenderers listed

98% confidence

Five tenderers, including the awarded supplier

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Party data lists Connick Tree Services Limited, Glendale Countryside Limited, Gristwood and Toms Ltd, The Tree Associates (Surrey) Limited and BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED as tenderers.

Evaluation detail

99% confidence

Not published

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No scores, rankings, award rationale or bid pricing are supplied in the notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Proposed term

99% confidence

Five years

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The proposed period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.

Signature position

99% confidence

Future signature date scheduled, not confirmed

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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 6 November 2026.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award maturity

99% confidence

Suppliers should treat this as a proposed award rather than a live signed contract until a later notice or contract evidence confirms conclusion.

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The published award is pending, with a standstill end date and future signature milestone.

Market participation

95% confidence

The notice identifies five tenderers, indicating a disclosed field of participants, but does not disclose evaluated bid numbers, scores or pricing.

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Five parties have the tenderer role; assessment detail is absent.

Term opportunity

93% confidence

The proposed five-year service period indicates a substantial medium-term borough maintenance requirement if the award proceeds.

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Award contractPeriod spans 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05228c
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

London Borough of Sutton

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The process identifies London Borough of Sutton as buyer.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment".

Buyer location

99% confidence

Sutton, United Kingdom

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Buyer address is Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED (Companies House number 07618000)

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Supplier verification identifies the company by matched Companies House number and verified legal name.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details record scale as "sme".

Supplier location

98% confidence

Sutton, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address is in Sutton, SM2 7JB.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

80% confidence

Around the 2032 contract end date, subject to any unpublished changes or options

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The proposed contract period ends on 31 March 2032; no extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Lifecycle limitation

99% confidence

The award is pending, not a confirmed signed contract.

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Award status is pending and a future signature milestone is scheduled.

Procedure inconsistency

99% confidence

The narrative calls the route a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure, while structured fields label it an open procedure.

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Process description and structured procurementMethod fields differ.

Value inconsistency

99% confidence

The process-level maximum value (£2,600,000) differs from the published award value (£4,465,926 excluding VAT; £5,359,111 including VAT). The notice does not explain the difference.

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Process value_max is 2600000 GBP; award values are 4465926 net and 5359111 gross GBP.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No award rationale, scores, bid prices, pricing schedule, individual lot value, extension terms or signed-contract evidence is provided.

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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published record is a pending award and does not evidence signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
The procurement route is described inconsistently between the narrative (two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure) and structured fields (open procedure).
The process-level maximum value differs from the award value, without an explanation in the supplied data.
No evaluation rationale, scoring, bid pricing, pricing breakdown, lot-specific value, extension terms or signed-contract document is supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the proposed supplier?

BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED, verified by Companies House number 07618000.

Has the contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending, with a future signature milestone scheduled for 6 November 2026.

What is the proposed contract period?

1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.

What value is reported?

£4,465,926 excluding VAT and £5,359,111 including VAT at award level.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Provision of Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees - London Borough of Sutton

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

BEECHES TREE CARE SERVICES LIMITED

Classification

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Scope, procedure and submissions

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Standstill Period

Contract period

Related lots

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Recorded locations

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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