Provision of Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees - Soft Market Testing
Description
The London Borough of Sutton is seeking to gain insight into the practicality, capacity, feasibility, and deliverability of a potential contract for the provision of arboricultural tree maintenance services. To support this, the Council is inviting providers to participate in a soft market testing exercise to help refine the specification for this commission.
Information gathered through this process will help inform the development of a future Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees contract, should the Council decide to proceed with procurement.
The London Borough of Sutton would like comprehensive and detailed feedback on the draft specification. Your expertise will help ensure it is clear, robust, and accurately reflects the required scope and quality of service delivery. Constructive comments and suggestions to enhance clarity, completeness, and overall effectiveness as both a contractual and operational document are especially welcome. Please be as specific as possible, referencing relevant sections where appropriate.
A virtual soft market testing event for this commission is also scheduled on Monday, 27 April 2026, from 10:00am to 5:00pm, and Tuesday, 28 April 2026, from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Providers are welcome to attend the virtual one to one session of approximately 45 minutes by choosing an available slot in the calendar in addition to completing the published questions.
PLEASE NOTE: Attendance to a one to one session is optional. If you prefer, you may just complete the questions in the document attached in the attachment session of the portal and submit it via Procontract messaging on the portal.
All providers are requested to first review the DRAFT specification for the Provision of Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees and then provide responses to the questions set out in the document titled "SOFT MARKET TESTING - Provision of Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees" This document also includes the link to the calendar slots
PLEASE SUBMIT THE COMPLETED DOCUMENT VIA THE MESSAGING SYSTEM ON THE PORTAL
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About This Opportunity
This is a services contract in the construction and civil works, architecture and engineering and information and communication technology sectors. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.
Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the construction and civil works sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This is an advance notice โ the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.