Tree Management Services

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whg will appoint 1 supplier to provide a full Tree Management Services including: Tree, Emergency & Out of Hours Works.This tender process will be managed via our electronic tendering solution. During the process you will enter the Housing Procurement Portal (HPP) to register your org. To enter go to: https://www.housingprocurement.com.Work required: Tree Works incl Pruning, Crown Rejuvenation, Coppicing, Pollarding, Tree Felling, Stump Treatment and similar such tree work. Works to include Planned Programmed, Emergency and Occasional Works including a 2 yearly survey. whg are not bound to accept the lowest or any tender and will not be responsible for, or pay any expenses incurred by the Bidder in the preparation of this tender. Whilst whg will use reasonable endeavours to see that all information given to Bidders is both truthful and accurate, whg in no way warrants the same and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any information provided. whg accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any loss or damage of whatever kind and howsoever caused arising from or in consequence ofthe use by Bidders of such information. Additional information: Although whg has chosen to take the Open procedure route, relevant and proportionate suitability assessmentswill be undertaken eg mandatory & discretionary exclusions: taxes, bankruptcy, misconduct and all othersituations referred to in the 2015 Regs. whg will also check that any bidder has the legal and financial capacitiesand the technical and professional abilities to perform the contract. As a bidder you must have an Annual Turnover of £350,000.00 for the last 2 years . whg will require the following levels of insurance: Professional Indemnity £2m; Employers Liability £10m; PublicLiability £10m - it is important that you confirm that you are willing to take out this level of insurance cover if successful. Surveyors are expected to hold a qualification at NQF level 3, such as the Arboricultural AssociationsTechnicians Certificate in Arboriculture, a National Award or Diploma or NVQ level 3 in Treework or LANTRAProfessional Tree Inspectors course. Conservation areas and Preservation orders will need to be taken intoaccount. The use of sub contractors is not the preferred working arrangement of whg, and any sub contractorsappointed by the main contractor must also meet all the same requirements as the main contractor and be approved by whg. The chosen provider will be required to refresh and continue to update the existing tree survey to enable a longterm strategy to be formulated for the ongoing maintenance and care of trees across our Communal areas andEstates. Surveyors are expected to hold a qualification at NQF level 3, such as the Arboricultural AssociationsTechnicians Certificate in Arboriculture, a National Award or Diploma or NVQ level 3 in Treework or LANTRA Professional Tree Inspectors course. Conservation areas and Preservation orders will need to be taken into account. The use of sub contractors is not the preferred working arrangement, and any sub contractors appointed by the main contractor must also meet the same requirements as the main contractor and be approved by whg. As part of the evaluation processwhg intend to invite between 3 (Three) and 5 (Five) highest scoring Tenderers to attend a presentation /interview with whg.The term will be for an initial period of 3 (three) years. The contract will be extendable up to a maximum of 4 (four) years by one or more extensions of whatever period(s) the Client specifies and subject to satisfactory performance by the provider. The total contract term will not exceed 7 years.

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