Management of ash trees adjacent to the Ashford road and network rail

Maidstone Borough Council recently commissioned a tree safety survey. This work was undertaken by Tim Moya associates. A large amount of work on Ash trees along the Ashford road was identified within the report.

Mote Park is a heritage listed parkland with 54,000 trees. This includes 7,500 ash trees The biodiversity within the site is considerable and the Park is a local wildlife site. Mote Park has 10 Bat species recorded. This makes Mote Park the most bat species diverse site in Kent.

Maidstone Borough Council (the Council) is obtaining quotations to award a contract to a suitably experienced and qualified organisation to:

Manage the removal and reduction of all Ash trees within the designated area and locate the resulting wood around the park in agreed places.

Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement

Tender release: Tuesday 12th October 2021 Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm Thursday 28th October 2021 Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm Thursday 4th November 2021 Evaluation: 8th & 9th November 2021 Appointment of contractor: by 11th November 2021

All expressions of interest, and subsequent proposal submissions, must be made via the Kent Business Portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk