Awarded 25 September 2026
Arboricultural services - Tree planting and post planting maintenance
London Borough of Islington
Tree planting tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
51 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Tree planting contracts ,
51 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
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Awarded 10 August 2026
SEDPS-NH-0038-Management of Community Trees Programme
Highways England
Awarded 14 July 2026
Tree Planting Community Based Initiative
Hartlepool Borough Council · North East
Awarded 5 June 2026
Arboricultural services - Tree works operations
London Borough of Islington
Awarded 12 February 2026
Cannock Chase Council Tree Planting - Winter 2025-26
Cannock Chase District Council · West Midlands
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Glendale won the most tree planting contracts
Gristwood & Toms Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glendale London · See every contract | 11 | £1m | 5 | ||
| 2joint | Gristwood & Toms Limited London · SME · See every contract | 4 | £1m | 3 | ||
| 2joint | Street Tree Limited SME · See every contract | 4 | £460k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Essex Tree Care Limited East of England · SME · See every contract | 3 | £238k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | BIBA'S LANDSCAPES LTD West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £115k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Ainsty Timber Marketing Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £90k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | CSG Usher's Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £3k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | The Tree Council | 1 | £427k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Arborforce Group Ltd SME · See every contract | 1 | £186k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Microsite Ltd North East · See every contract | 1 | £169k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 84% of tree planting contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought tree planting more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many tree planting contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many tree planting contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Borough of Islington | 11 | £1.3m |
| 2 | Essex County Council | 3 | £507k |
| 3 | London Borough of Lewisham | 2 | £900k |
| 4 | Highways England | 2 | £457k |
| 5 | City of York Council | 2 | £148k |
| 6 | Cannock Chase District Council | 2 | £65k |
| 7 | Plymouth City Council | 2 | £55k |
| 8 | London Borough of Wandsworth | 1 | £805k |
| 9 | Sefton Council | 1 | £186k |
| 10 | Gateshead Council | 1 | £169k |
Prices
Half of tree planting contracts are worth less than £101k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 57% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- London Borough of WandsworthGlendale, Hillier Nurseries Ltd · 21 Jan 2026
- London Borough of LewishamGristwood & Toms Limited · 17 Oct 2024
- London Borough of LewishamGristwood & Toms Limited · 17 Oct 2024
- Highways EnglandThe Tree Council · 10 Aug 2026
- Essex County CouncilEssex Tree Care Limited · 30 Jul 2025
- Sefton CouncilArborforce Group Ltd · 1 Nov 2024
- London Borough of IslingtonGlendale · 27 Oct 2024
- London Borough of IslingtonGlendale · 28 Oct 2024
- London Borough of IslingtonGlendale · 16 Oct 2025
- Gateshead CouncilMicrosite Ltd · 21 Feb 2025
Where and when
London awards the most tree planting contracts. November and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 9 | £1.7m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 | £420k |
| West Midlands | 5 | £270k |
| East of England | 4 | £438k |
| North East | 3 | £249k |
| South East | 3 | £45k |
| South West | 2 | £118k |
| North West | 1 | £140k |
| East Midlands | 1 | Not published |
| Wales | 1 | £37k |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of tree planting tenders close within 10 days of being published
Each dot is a tree planting tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 73% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 70% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 10 days
is how long the typical tree planting tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 33 UK tree planting tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new tree planting tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
36 in the last 24 months. - 57%
of the money is in the 10 biggest tree planting contracts.
Of 43 contracts with a published value. - 60%
of tree planting contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 42 award notices. - 39%
of tree planting contracts are awarded in November and September.
20 of 51 contracts.
Questions
How many tree planting contracts does the UK public sector award?
51 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 34 public buyers.
How long are tree planting tenders open for?
The median tree planting tender is open for 10 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector tree planting contract worth?
The median is £101k, and 88% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector tree planting contracts?
Glendale won the most (11). Gristwood & Toms Limited won the most by value (£1m).
Which buyers award the most tree planting contracts?
Councils award 84% of them.
What is included
Planting of standard and semi-mature trees in streets, parks, estates, roadsides and fields outside woodland creation, including tree pits, staking, watering and establishment aftercare, and translocation of mature trees.
- Street and urban tree planting
- Roadside tree planting
- Planting in parks and amenity locations
- Tree supply with planting
- Post-planting watering and establishment maintenance
- Tree planting grant schemes such as Treescapes
- Mature tree translocation and its aftercare
- Tree planting on rural estates outside woodland blocks
What is not included
- New woodland and restock planting of whips and transplants (grd.forest.woodland-creation-and-planting)
- Trees supplied without planting (grd.supply.trees-nursery-stock)
- Hedgerow planting and laying (grd.green.hedgerow-planting)
- Soft landscaping schemes with trees as one element (grd.land.soft-landscaping-planting)
- Large tree planters on streets (grd.land.urban-greening-pocket-parks)
- Replacement planting inside an ash dieback programme (grd.arb.ash-dieback-and-diseased-tree-felling)
- Summer watering of young trees bought as its own contract (grd.maint.watering)