The London Borough of Sutton and The London Borough of Merton Joint Procurement for the Provision of Arboricultural Maintenance of Trees.

The contract will initially be for a period of 5 years commencing on April 2020 with the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years, in 12-monthly intervals, at the discretion of the Council. This will now be a joint procurement between The London borough of Sutton and The London Borough of Merton with Sutton Leading the procurement process. A selection questionnaire is available on the London Tenders Portal:https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=93f10e5c-c8fc-e911-80fb-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058ae511-80f7-000c29c9ba21 which the Council shall evaluate to identify the shortlisted supplies to be invited to tender.

Additional information: The contract may be modified under regulation 72(A) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, to allow the London Borough of Merton to join the contract and/or receive an arboriculture maintenance of trees service for Merton Council from the contractor appointed at the conclusion of the procurement. See Appendix 1 - Modification Clause 72(a)