Award

Floral Displays and Horticultural Maintenance

ARMAGH CITY BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Award

28 Apr 2025 at 14:12

Tender

09 Dec 2024 at 10:23

Summary of the contracting process

The Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon Borough Council is procuring services for "Floral Displays and Horticultural Maintenance." This procurement process involves the supply and delivery of bedding plants, with an option for maintenance services, across the borough. The council is currently in the tender stage, and bidders can submit tenders for one or both of two active lots until 15th January 2025. This procurement falls under the goods category and focuses on horticultural and nursery products with the main delivery location in the region of UKN07. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, ensuring a fair opportunity for interested parties.

This tender opens up significant opportunities for businesses involved in horticultural product supply and maintenance services, particularly those in the plant and nursery product industries. Companies with experience in providing high-quality horticultural services and those capable of managing logistics and distribution would be well-suited to compete. SMEs like Hanna's Nursery and Whiteisland Nursery have already engaged in such contracts, signifying the potential for smaller businesses to grow in this sector. Furthermore, the council's emphasis on criteria such as quality assurance, delivery, sustainability, and competitive pricing suggests that entities with a robust quality control system and cost-efficient strategies will have a competitive advantage in this bidding process.

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Notice Title

Floral Displays and Horticultural Maintenance

Notice Description

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council ("the Council") invites Tenders from suitably experienced and qualified service providers for the provision of plants and associated horticultural maintenance services across the borough. Tenderers can bid for one or both Lots. The two individual Lots are as follows: Lot 1 - Supply and Delivery of Bedding Plants Lot 2 - Supply and Delivery of Bedding Plants with Maintenance Provision

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Supply and Delivery of Bedding Plants

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council ("the Council") invites Tenders from suitably experienced and qualified service providers for the provision of plants and associated horticultural maintenance services across the borough. Tenderers can bid for one or both Lots. The two individual Lots are as follows: Lot 1 - Supply and Delivery of Bedding Plants Lot 2 - Supply and Delivery of Bedding Plants with Maintenance Provision

Lot 2 - Supply and Delivery of Bedding Plants with Maintenance Provision

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council ("the Council") invites Tenders from suitably experienced and qualified service providers for the provision of plants and associated horticultural maintenance services across the borough. Tenderers can bid for one or both Lots. The two individual Lots are as follows: Lot 1 - Supply and Delivery of Bedding Plants Lot 2 - Supply and Delivery of Bedding Plants with Maintenance Provision

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c57e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017356-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services


CPV Codes

03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products

03121100 - Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips

03451000 - Plants

03451100 - Bedding plants

77300000 - Horticultural services

77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

77330000 - Floral-display services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£162,976 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Apr 202510 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ARMAGH CITY BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CRAIGAVON
Postcode
BT64 1AL
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Delivery Location
TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Local Authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Electoral Ward
Craigavon Centre
Westminster Constituency
Upper Bann

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

HANNA'S NURSERY

WHITEISLAND NURSERY

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