Standard Tree Planting Requirement 2025

Description

Provision of 1500+ trees as per attached requirement to be delivered at staged intervals to Wellingborough and Kettering throughout January and February 2025. Suppliers will only be used by NNC who adhere to bio-security policies including the following. • Have and publish a 'Plant Health Assurance' process to ensure 'good practice' in purchasing and growing processes with full documentation and record keeping. • Can demonstrate that they comply with all government regulations and legislation to ensure that plant health remains at the highest of standards and the risk of disease entering the UK is controlled and minimised. • Avoid importing any high risk Xylella Genus and will not import plants of any Genus from designated outbreak areas (as listed on DEFRA Plant Health Portal) In accordance with HTA guidance. • Clearly demonstrate and operate a zero-tolerance policy for notifiable Pest, Disease and Weed on all imported stock. • Through consultants, trade bodies and 'plant health portal', remain up to date with plant health developments with a nominated members of staff responsible for this and can be accessed as required prior to purchase and delivery. • Assurance that all companies and their suppliers are all plant passported in accordance with current legislation. • Plants are only purchased from approved suppliers who have been audited demonstrating best practice regarding plant health. • An auditable history of practicing high levels of nursery hygiene, maintaining crop inspection and husbandry records. • Upon receipt, all plants are inspected by nominated, trained staff in accordance with current procedure. Inspection reports are kept on all 'goods in'. • Staff are trained thoroughly to recognise and report pest and disease. • Suppliers will have an open and recognised relationship with the local plant health inspectorate to keep nurseries clean.