# Framework for Horticultural Training

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: East Durham College
- Award value: £80,000
- Tender value: £80,000
- Award date: 13 March 2020
- Published: 13 March 2020
- Contract start: 1 April 2020
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f0c191bf-c88b-4351-96e3-2cbcf8e92b53-349956
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bcdaa207-62b7-4316-850e-209c41615fff

## Description

This contract is for a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Horticultural Training to City and Guilds NPTC accredited training and assessment\. Durham County Council is seeking to appoint a Framework of Providers to provide Horticultural City and Guilds NPTC accredited training and assessment on an as and when required basis as follows:- Lot 1 • Chainsaw Maintenance & Tree Felling CS30/31 • Advanced Tree Felling CS32 Lot 2 • Basic Tree Climbing including how to climb trees and perform aerial tree rescue CS38 • Operate the Chainsaw from a Rope with Harness CS39 • Advanced Pruning and dismantling CS40/41 Lot 3 • Use of a Chainsaw from Mobile Elevated Work Platforms CS47 Lot 4 • Pole Pruning CS48 Lot 5 • Techniques for dealing with damaged trees CS50 Lot 6 • Woodchipper Lot 7 • Safe use of Pesticide & Hand Held applications PA1/PA6 • Use of Pesticides adjacent to Water PA6AW • Use of Pesticide plugs PA6PP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Please access the NEPO portal and download this tender via reference DN456801\. If you have any queries setting your Organisation up on the system, please contact the Supplier Technical Support Proactis Helpdesk Ticketing System http://proactis\.kayco\.com Email: ProContractSuppliers@proactis\.com / Telephone: 0330 005 0352\. For guidance on how to submit your responses through the NEPO Portal, please visit the NEPO website training section at https://www\.nepo\.org/suppliers/learn to access the Navigating the Portal suite of videos\. These also include useful information on how to manage your online ProContract account\. NEPO have also done some youtube video helps https://www\.nepo\.org/suppliers/learn and providers can also search youtube with "navigating the NEPO portal"

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0c191bf-c88b-4351-96e3-2cbcf8e92b53-349956)