AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has published an award notice for three ash dieback tree-work lots. Joe Court Forestry Ltd is named for Lots 1 and 2, and Ben Nicholson Tree Services Limited for Lot 3. The notice schedules future signature dates, so it evidences award decisions rather than signed or started contracts.
Published outcomeThree geographically defined lots were awarded following an open procedure, with gross award values totalling £353,?
Market significanceThe awards cover specialist forestry, arboriculture, tree removal, disposal, surveys and reinstatement across public sites in Surrey.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
JOE COURT FORESTRY LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1: Banstead Downs & Park Downs · 154860 GBP · Awarded; signature scheduled
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Award 1 names JOE COURT FORESTRY LTD, verified against Companies House number 08638101, with gross value £154,860.
JOE COURT FORESTRY LTD
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2: Banstead Heath & Burgh Heath · 115980 GBP · Awarded; signature scheduled
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Award 2 names JOE COURT FORESTRY LTD, verified against Companies House number 08638101, with gross value £115,980.
BEN NICHOLSON TREE SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 3: Reigate Hill · 83160 GBP · Awarded; signature scheduled
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Award 3 names BEN NICHOLSON TREE SERVICES LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 05655518, with gross value £83,160.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract award notice published; tender status is complete
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The source identifies a UK6 contract award notice, published 12 October 2026; tender and all three lots have status "complete".
Award decision
98% confidenceAwards dated 24 September 2026
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Awards 1, 2 and 3 each state date 2026-09-24.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed; signature was scheduled for 2 November 2026
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Each award has a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-11-02, status "scheduled".
Planned service period
98% confidence16 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Each award states contractPeriod startDate 2026-11-16 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Total published award value
99% confidence£353,? gross
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The three gross award values are £154,860, £115,980 and £83,160; their sum is £354,000.
Lot 1 award value
99% confidence£154,860 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 154860 GBP.
Lot 2 award value
99% confidence£115,980 gross
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Award 2 value.amountGross is 115980 GBP.
Lot 3 award value
99% confidence£83,160 gross
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Award 3 value.amountGross is 83160 GBP.
Process-level maximum value
90% confidence£216,000 gross
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The process-level value_max field is £216,000 gross.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence12 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 076742-2026 on 2026-08-12.
Submission deadline
98% confidence8 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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The process submission_deadline is 2026-09-08T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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All three award records are dated 2026-09-24.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice 096008-2026 was published 2026-10-12.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Each award records assessmentSummariesDateSent as 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Lots and locations
99% confidenceLot 1: Banstead Downs & Park Downs; Lot 2: Banstead Heath & Burgh Heath; Lot 3: Reigate Hill
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Award titles and the tender description identify the three geographical lots.
Core requirement
98% confidenceSurveying, felling, harvesting, removal and disposal of ash trees affected by Class 3 and 4 ash dieback disease
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The tender description specifies these works at heavily visited public sites.
Associated services
98% confidencePre-works surveys, permissions and licences; pruning; ground preparation and reinstatement
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These services are listed in the tender description.
Classifications
98% confidenceForestry services and agricultural services
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Each award item lists CPV 77200000 Forestry services and 77100000 Agricultural services.
Service and works content
98% confidenceMain category services, with works as an additional procurement category
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Each award states mainProcurementCategory services and additionalProcurementCategories works.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process states procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Open procedure".
Framework indication
85% confidenceThe tender data indicates a framework agreement
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tender.techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement is true.
Evaluation outcome
94% confidenceThe notice says the most advantageous tenderer was identified for each lot
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Tender description states this followed completed tender evaluations.
Bid and scoring information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned duration
98% confidence16 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Each award's stated contract period has these dates.
Options
97% confidenceAdditional tree felling, removal and disposal may be requested or included if further trees are identified
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Each award has options; descriptions refer to additional identified trees and, for Lot 1, additional felling trees.
Compliance requirements
96% confidenceFelling licence conditions, FISA guidance, British Standards, environmental legislation, and health and safety requirements
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The tender description requires contractor compliance with these requirements.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award concentration
99% confidenceJoe Court Forestry Ltd received two of the three lots, with published gross values of £154,860 and £115,980.
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Awards 1 and 2 name Joe Court Forestry Ltd.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceBen Nicholson Tree Services Limited received the Reigate Hill lot, valued at £83,160 gross.
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Award 3 identifies the supplier, lot and value.
Demand flexibility
97% confidenceEach lot includes an option for further tree work where additional trees are identified.
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Award option descriptions state this for all three lots.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe three award values total £354,000 gross, which conflicts with the process-level maximum value of £216,000 gross.
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Award values are £154,860, £115,980 and £83,160; the process value_max is £216,000.
Contract conclusion not confirmed
99% confidenceThe award records are active, but scheduled future signature milestones mean signing and commencement are not evidenced by this source.
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Each award has futureSignatureDate 2 November 2026 with status scheduled.
Published lot records incomplete
97% confidenceStandalone lot records do not provide titles, descriptions, values or deadlines; award and tender data provide the usable lot information.
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Lots 1–3 have null title, description and value fields in the supplied lot records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The three award values total £354,000 gross, while the process-level maximum value is £216,000 gross; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
- The notice schedules signature rather than confirming that contracts were signed or work began.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid counts, tenderer identities beyond winners, evaluation scores, pricing breakdowns, individual award rationale, and extension terms.
- Standalone lot records omit lot titles, descriptions and values; these have been drawn from the tender and award records where available.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Reigate and Banstead Borough Councilash diebackforestry servicestree fellingJoe Court Forestry LtdBen Nicholson Tree Services LimitedBansteadReigate Hill
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the ash dieback tree-work awards?
Joe Court Forestry Ltd received Lots 1 and 2, while Ben Nicholson Tree Services Limited received Lot 3.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied award data does not confirm signature. It records a scheduled signature date of 2 November 2026 for each award.
What services are covered?
The requirement includes ash dieback surveys, felling, removal, disposal, associated arboriculture, permissions, and site reinstatement.
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.