Tree Equity & Urban Resilience Tender Lead

Location: Greater London

Trees for Cities is delighted to support the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's new London Tree Equity and Urban Resilience (TE&UR) project a grant-funded partnership scheme initiated by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to improve access to trees, and the benefits they provide, within London neighbourhoods facing high heat risk and wider social vulnerability. We'll be engaging Londoners in target boroughs to help plant and care for more trees where they're needed most.

As part of our role in this project, we are inviting bids from suitably qualified consultants to support delivery of the Tree Equity and Urban Resilience (TE&UR) initiative.

Trees for Cities is acting as the contracting authority for this commission and will oversee delivery of the consultant’s work as part of the wider TE&UR partnership.

Invitation to Tender issued:30/06/2026
Deadline for clarification questions:15/07/2026
Deadline for submission of quotes: 04/08/2026
Appointment decision: 18/08/2026
Contract start: Date to be confirmed (~25/08/2026)

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is for a time-limited commission to deliver treescape enhancement opportunity mapping, ground-truthing and investment planning for 15 ward-scale areas distributed across a cohort of six London boroughs (e.g. 1 to 3 ward(s) per borough).

• Further background on the TE&UR initiative and the associated partnership is provided in section 1.1.2 and 1.2.3 of the Specification Schedule.
• Further details on the ambitions, anticipated outcomes and outputs expected from this commission are detailed in section 1.2
• This project requires a range of skills and we welcome consortia, with a single lead consultant required. Further details are provided on consultant capabilities and available data input in section 1.3.
• Appointment is anticipated in August 2026 with delivery commencement expected by the end of the month, and payment to be made following achievement of key project milestones, as set out in the timetables provided in section 1.4.

FAQs

Please submit clarification questions via this online form.
Responses will be uploaded regularly to this webpage.
Deadline for submission: 15/07/2026

Can you confirm the level of technical support provided by Royal Botanical Gardens and Shade the UK, specifically how this input relates to the tasks set out in the brief?

Can you confirm there is no community engagement requirements as part of the ground-truthing 2 task? Can you confirm whether consultants should allow for any attendance at community engagement activities led by TfC?

It is assumed that a quantity surveyor is not required as part of the consultant team and that estimated/indicative costings are sufficient. Please confirm.

Question 3 requires the inclusion of a team organogram. As it’s a diagram, can the organogram be provided in addition to the three-page limit (as per the approach to the CVs)?

Section 1.2.5 states that the project programme stretches from mid-August 2026 to December 2027. However, the process diagram on page 12 of the brief appears to show the investment planning element delivered by the consultant continuing into 2028 and running concurrently with the 27-28 planting season. Please confirm if we should therefore assume a March 2028 end date.

It is assumed that the conceptual design element of the treescape investment plans will not require the purchase of topographical mapping in relation to the priority pilot schemes. Please confirm.

Would the client accept some minor wording changes to the Ts and Cs to ensure alignment with our insurance?

Is there guidance on the level of Professional and Public Liability Insurance required?

Please confirm the format of the outputs of the community engagement (led by TfC), mentioned on page 13.Please confirm whether TfC will provide access to an existing GIS platform or whether bidders should assume responsibility for providing all software, licensing, hosting, and user access required for project delivery and stakeholder collaboration.

What are the expectations regarding hosting and ownership of GIS applications and data after project completion? Please clarify the expected long-term hosting and ownership model for GIS datasets,…