Notice Information
Notice Title
MFF163 2025-2031 open Framework for the supply and delivery of moorland plug plants
Notice Description
Supply & Delivery of Moorland Plug Plants to delivery sites within the Peak District National Park and South Pennines SAC. A quantity of up to 4,000,000 Plug Plants over 6 years (up to 600,000 per year)- over the OFW Period. It is anticipated that the requirement each year will be no less than 50,000 Plug Plants
Lot Information
Lot 1
Lot 1 - A quantity of up to 4,000,000 plug plants over 6 years (up to 600,000 plug plants per year)- over the OFW Period. It is anticipated that the requirement each year will be no less than 50,000 plugs plants.
Lot 2Lot 2 - A quantity of up to 300,000 plug plants over 6 years (up to 50,000 plug plants per year)- over the OFW Period. It is anticipated that the requirement each year will be no less than 5,000 plugs plants. Please see Invitation to Tender for delivery details
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056592
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060426-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
-
- CPV Codes
03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,663,600 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,053,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,840,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Oct 2025 - 8 Oct 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- legal.instructions@peakdistrict.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BAKEWELL
- Postcode
- DE45 1AE
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Electoral Ward
- Bakewell
- Westminster Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060426-2025
29th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043284-2025
28th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042831-2025
24th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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