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Braintree District Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Braintree District Council (the Authority), through the Essex Procurement Partnership (EPP ), is seeking to engage with the market and obtain expressions of interest ahead of the procurement of Tree Management. The contract will cover the provision of arboricultural (tree management) services across the Authority's estate, primarily parks and open spaces, corporate land (including leisure centres, business parks and other public amenity areas) and, where instructed, occasional highway verges and other sites under the Authority's control. The service will be required to support the Authority's duty of care, manage risk to the public and property, and maintain the health and sustainability of the tree stock. It is anticipated that this procurement will be carried out as an Open Tender Process with a possible view to create an internal (Authority only) framework appointing between 3 to 5 suppliers. A final decision regarding the route to market will be made after market engagement has been completed.

Classification

  • CPV77340000 — Tree pruning and hedge trimming

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
EPP0339
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
15 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
22 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
21 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
21 Sept 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77340000
Description
Tree pruning and hedge trimming

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This PME exercise is intended to: • Engage with the market to gather insights and feedback on the proposed approach/delivery model. • Understand supplier capabilities, innovations (including approaches to inspections, programming, plant and fleet, biosecurity, and utilisation/disposal of arisings), and potential delivery models. • Inform the development of a specification including performance measures and mobilisation expectations, and procurement strategy that reflects market conditions and best practice. • identify any risks, barriers or opportunities to improve feasibility and value for money. Participation in this PME is not a prerequisite for any future procurement but is strongly encouraged to help shape a more effective and informed commissioning process. Interested suppliers are invited to email lili.roqueta@essex.gov.uk without delay. Information and a questionnaire will be forwarded for their review and completion by 22/5/26 at the latest.
Due
22 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042420-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 May 2026, 11:46
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Braintree District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGBP-7262-MJTR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGBP-7262-MJTR

Address

Street Address
Causeway House
Locality
Braintree
Postal Code
CM7 9HB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH34

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Braintree · UKH34 · CM7 9HB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 042420-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·