Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of trees, plants and shrubs
Notice Description
Fife Council require to establish a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of trees, plants and shrubs Lot 1 - summer bedding lot 2 - bulbs, Lot 3 - shrubs and herbaceous Lot 3 - trees,Lot 4 - hanging baskets,Lot 5 - wildflower seeds
Lot Information
Summer bedding
Supply and delivery of summer bedding plants to Fife Council depots across Fife.
Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: 12 month optional extension period
BulbsPurchase and supply of flowering bulbs for seasonal planting
Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: 12 month optional extension period
Shrubs and herbaceousSupply and delivery of shrubs and herbaceous
Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: 12 month optional extension period
TreesSupply and delivery of trees
Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: 12 month optional extension period
Hanging basketsHanging baskets
Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: 12 month optional extension period
Wildflower seedsSupply and delivery of wildflower seeds
Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: 12 month optional extension period
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dafb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054242-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
03111900 - Flower seeds
03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products
03121100 - Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips
03451100 - Bedding plants
03451200 - Flower bulbs
03451300 - Shrubs
03452000 - Trees
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £640,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £408,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Sep 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jun 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- January 2028 or January 2029 if option to extend utilised
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FIFE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLENROTHES
- Postcode
- KY7 5LT
- Post Town
- Kirkcaldy
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
- Delivery Location
- TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
-
- Local Authority
- Fife
- Electoral Ward
- Glenrothes Central and Thornton
- Westminster Constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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