BS 5837 in UK public tenders

BS 5837 (trees in relation to design & construction) is a standard the work itself must meet that UK public buyers ask suppliers for. In the UK public notices we have read, 12 name BS 5837 in their published text — 1 of them in words that make it a requirement.

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759,877 notices classified · 10 Oct 2026

Standards the work must meet

BS 5837 (trees in relation to design & construction)

Who sells against it: Arboricultural consultants
Named in notices: 12
As a requirement: 1
Open for bids now: 0

12UK notices that name it

1Name it as a requirement

0.2Per 10,000 notices in 2024

01/ How often

How often UK buyers name BS 5837

Notices naming it each full year. The count is small because a notice is a summary: requirements usually sit in the tender documents, which the notice never quotes.

Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions.

22019

22021

12023

22024

Rate per 10,000 notices: 2019 0.4 · 2021 0.3 · 2023 0.1 · 2024 0.2

UK notices naming BS 5837, by year
Period	Notices naming BS 5837	Total
2019	2	2
2021	2	2
2023	1	1
2024	2	2

02/ Alongside it

What buyers ask for with BS 5837

Of the 12 notices that name BS 5837, how many also name each of these.

Notices naming it that also carry a classified requirement for each item.

Employers' / public liability insurance1of 12

03/ Against the others

BS 5837 against its class

The most-named standards the work must meet in UK notices, all years, and how often each is made a requirement.

Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions.

BS 7671 (IET wiring regulations)247notices55 required
EN 1176 / 1177 (playground equipment & surfacing)169notices44 required
ISO 8217 (marine fuel specification)92notices1 required
BS 5839 (fire detection & alarm systems)81notices17 required
EN 590 / BS 2869 (diesel & fuel oil specification)62notices4 required
EN 13501 / BS 476 (fire classification of construction products)43notices9 required
BS 3998 (tree work)30notices4 required

04/ The evidence

The sentence that asks for it

Every count on this page traces to a sentence in a real notice. These are the most recent, requirements first.

(d) A BS 5837 Tree Survey is required to determine which trees are worthy of retention.RequiredIvybridge Town CouncilSale of Butterpark, Ivybridge - site for Residential Development
The scope includes all activities described within BS 5837:2012 'Trees in relation to design, demolition &MentionedBournemouth Christchurch and Poole CouncilArboricultural Surveys and Impact Assessments
To include all activities described within BS 5837:2012 'Trees in relation to design, demolition & construction - Recommendations.'MentionedBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilArboricultural Surveys and Impact Assessments
Arboricultural survey including: tree survey, tree constraints plan, arboricultural implications assessment, arboricultural method statement, tree protection plan that are necessary to produce a BS5837 tree report.MentionedLondon Borough of EnfieldArboricultural Planning Report for ETLN
Beyond Housing requires an inspection to manage tree stock to British Standard BS5837- 2012 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction, or equivalent.MentionedBeyond HousingTender For Provision of Contracted Professional services for Tree Surveys.
We require a BS5837 tree survey carried out around 6 bridges on the Parkland Walk.MentionedLondon Borough of Haringey - Parks and LeisureTree Maintenance - Reactive - Tree Maintenance - Reactive - Parks

05/ Method

How this page is made

By Dan Keegan, RFP QuestReviewed 10 Oct 2026

Live figures

Notice counts come from RFP Quest's requirements Observatory: every UK notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder is read, and a notice counts as naming BS 5837 only when a sentence in its published text names it. That sentence is stored with the count, which is how the evidence section can quote it.

“Required” means the sentence itself uses obligation wording — must, shall, mandatory, is required and similar — and a negated one (“is not required”) does not count. Rates are per 10,000 notices published that year, so years with more notices in the record compare fairly with years with fewer.

“Alongside it” counts, among the notices that name it, how many also carry each other classified requirement. The JOSCAR tag is left out: its matcher also catches “Achilles Building Confidence”, a different scheme.

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