SC22149 - Supply of Tree Planting Stock - Lot 2

Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils.

The Council consists of four directorates:

• Adult Social Core and Health • Children, Young People and Education • Growth, Environment and Transport • Strategic and Corporate Services

This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate.

The Soft Landscape Team undertake maintenance and enhancement of the highway environment. Tree stock is required for planting at various locations throughout Kent and stock is required for call off during the 2022/23 planting season.