SC18035 Arboriculture - Tree Works

SC18035 Arboriculture Works - Kent County Council, Highways and Transportation (KCC HT&W)

Description: The service is for highway tree works term maintenance, provided primarily through programmed and ad-hoc work with in-built flexibility for emergency call-out provision.
Kent County Council is seeking up to three Contractor(s) to provide the services detailed above across three available Lots covering the East, Mid and West Kent. The division of service into Lots is as follows:

• Lot 1 (West): Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge & Malling
• Lot 2 (Mid): Canterbury, Maidstone, Swale and Tunbridge Wells
• Lot 3 (East): Ashford, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe and Thanet

The contract will primarily service KCC HT&W owned assets. There may also be the need to carry out works on privately owned trees to ensure highway safety. This type of work has the potential to be re-charged through existing KCC processes.

Contractor(s) are required to provide the services detailed above across three available Lots covering the East, Mid and West Kent. The division of service into Lots is as follows:

• Lot 1 (West): Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge & Malling
• Lot 2 (Mid): Canterbury, Maidstone, Swale and Tunbridge Wells
• Lot 3 (East): Ashford, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe and Thanet
Tenderers are invited to bid for any or all of the Lots.
It is expected that the contract will commence upon 1st September 2019 and will continue for a period of three years. There is also potential to extend for a further two contract extensions of one year each up to a maximum of two years unless the contract is terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract attached in this Invitation to Tender.

Please note: at this stage Tenders are only required to complete the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) the ITT draft documents may be subject to change at ITT stage.