# Removal of Sweet Chestnut trees at Starcross

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Defra Network eTendering Portal.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal
- Contract winner: [Acorn Environmental Management Group Ltd](/contract-winners/acorn-environmental-management-group/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £18,483
- Tender value: £18,482
- Award date: 6 March 2017
- Published: 31 March 2017
- Contract start: 13 March 2017
- Contract end: 31 March 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ad9f9f2f-fca3-40cc-9887-a6df53d0a478-139200
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b6e83dda-cc28-4da6-91be-4456bd4789df

## Description

This is a notifiable disease case at Starcross, Devon, EX6 8PE and a sensitive issue for Defra\. Time restraints prevented going out to tender\. Contractor was selected by the Environment Agency\. Removal of 8 Sweet Chestnut \(Castanea sativa\) \(trees numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8, 9, 10\) that are infected with the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica\. All the wood material including trunks, bark, branches, twigs and attached leaves are to be chipped into sealed skips and along with other woody material within Area 'A' marked on Map 2\. The remaining stumps will be ground out with stump grinder and the debris treated as wood material and disposed of within the sealed skip\. Tools and equipment used in the work are to be cleaned Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions\. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered\. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra\. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents\. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution\.co\.uk\. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra\.bravosolution\.co\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad9f9f2f-fca3-40cc-9887-a6df53d0a478-139200)