Contract awardedAsh dieback

Ash Dieback Tree Clearance

Leeds City Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
Direct award
10 February 2025 to 30 May 2028

Removal of 500+ ash trees affected by Ash Dieback disease, requiring comprehensive traffic management during felling operations. The contract includes a significant replanting obligation, mandating the planting of five new trees for every single tree removed to ensure ecological mitigation.

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Awarded value: £440k; As published
Published: 10 February 2025
Awarded: 10 February 2025; Tilhill Forestry
Contract length: 40 months; Ends 30 May 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Professional arboriculture and tree surgery services, including large-scale site clearance, traffic management, and environmental woodland restoration and replanting programmes.

Removal of 500 plus ash trees across Leeds
Traffic management for the clearance works
Replanting 5 trees per 1 tree cut down

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 39 months
Contract dates: 10 February 2025 to 30 May 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 77211300, 77211400

Services in this contract

Ash dieback and diseased tree fellingMain service£41k typicalRemoval of 500 plus ash trees with replanting across Leeds

Lifecycle

Published
10 February 2025
Contract awardedto Tilhill Forestry
10 February 2025
Contract starts
10 February 2025
Contract ends
30 May 2028

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Leeds City Council

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The supplier

Tilhill Forestry

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/79344/ash-dieback-tree-clearance
Buyer reference: 20250210090948-104105
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-3fb88220-4059-43c3-a3fb-8b5daa399c0f
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Leeds City Council. Ash Dieback Tree Clearance. Contract award, 10 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/79344/ash-dieback-tree-clearance (accessed 5 November 2026).