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This is a pre-market engagement document and is not a tender document. The outcome expected of this market engagement is to guide the Council's future procurement for these works, and for potential providers to put forward their interest, should this proceed to a tender stage in future. It is intended that providers can submit comments about these documents which potentially could be used to assist us should this progress to a tendering stage. South Holland District Council (SHDC) and Boston Borough Council (BBC) are seeking an Arborist / suitably qualified inspector, to complete an inventory of trees on Council land with an assessment of risk in the respective areas, as follows: 1. Zone all SHDC and BBC sites (see A1 in the example strategy attached, Appendix A) - desk exercise 2. Carry out an inventory of trees across all sites - collect data as per current Industry/Forest Research Data Standards 3. Undertake Active Assessment of those trees in Zones of High Confluence 4. Train Council 'parks and gardens' staff to be able to undertake Passive Assessment (half a day in the field)

The South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership (SELCP) is a collaboration between three councils: Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council, and South Holland District Council. It is the largest council partnership in the UK, serving over 300,000 residents across 1,112 square miles. In South and East Lincolnshire, there is an ongoing demand for temporary accommodation. To meet this ongoing demand for temporary accommodation, the Councils have become increasingly reliant on nightly-purchased accommodation from a wide range of providers. It is important that the Councils regularise their expenditure on temporary accommodation with its appointed suppliers to ensure its compliance with procurement regulations and legislation, and to ensure the provision of safe and high-quality accommodation standards for its residents.

The requirement is to source the insurance coverage for the Contracting Authority across multiples of risk class. Full details will follow within the Contract Documents. Bidders are invited to register their interest regarding pre-market engagement by contacting Tony.Needham@theriskfactor.com. Whilst it is noted that this contract will not be split into Lots, it is likely that it will be - the Lots are currently being finalised / defined and pre-market engagement with suppliers will assist this.