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Awarded03/07/2013
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Today28/08/2026
Utilities
United Kingdom-Hartlepool: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services. Tree-clearing services. Tree-maintenance services. Tree seeding. Tree pruning and hedge trimming. Tree pruning. Hedge trimming. The Vela Group would require a contractor to carry out all responsive works required to Trees on Vela owned land as follows:-
— trees situated within gardens of tenanted homes as instructed approximately, 17,500 properties. Properties are situated within Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees but may also cover other areas of the North East.
— on Open spaces;
— within the grounds of Sheltered Accommodation;
— within the grounds of communal blocks of flats;
— on garage sites or garage blocks;
— on shopping parades;
— herbicide spraying operations;
— trees added to the contract as required following acquisition or new build;
— undertake a Tree Condition Survey to complement and update an existing condition survey across the Vela Group;
Please note we have stock throughout the North East and travelling between sites is required;
The services required will include but not limited to.
— advice on works required;
— response to non-urgent enquiries and undertake all works within 10 working days;
— emergency response service 365 days a year and made safe within 24 hours of notification of service requirement;
— liaison with Local Authorities and other regulatory bodies for notification, licencing, authorisations etc;
— liaison with tenants as required;
— liaison with our workforce where work impacts upon maintenance and structural concerns;
— pruning;
— crown reduction;
— tree removal;
— stump removal;
— stump grinding;
— removal of waste and correct disposal;
— recycling of arisings will be encouraged;
— advice on and tree planting;
— provide appropriate advice on all regeneration and development sites as required;
— tree survey. To carry out a risk management inspection programme to ensure the Tree survey database is current and tree stocks well managed (survey attached for Housing Hartlepool Appendix 1), and to carry out a tree survey for Tristar Homes Ltd to create a Vela wide Survey of Tree stocks.
— Housing Hartlepool has a Tree Strategy 2011 to 2016. (As attached Appendix 2). The successful contractor will be expected to work with and advise on the development of the existing tree strategy thus creating a Vela-wide strategy, to ensure tree stocks are effectively managed.
Postal address: 5 Leicester Way, Eaglescliffe
Town: Stockton-on-Tees
Postal code: TS16 0LP
Country: GBR
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