Notice Information
Notice Title
T25/26-005 - Supply and Delivery of Seasonal Bedding Plants for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Notice Description
Tenderers are invited to tender for the supply and delivery of a range of seasonal bedding plants as listed in the provided tender documentation. This tender will be awarded in 3 lots. Tenderers are invited to tender for all or any lots.
Lot Information
Finished Summer Bedding
Supply of Finished Summer Bedding to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Renewal: the Contract shall be in force for a period of 2 year from the Award Date ("the initial period") following which the Council shall have the option to renew the Contract after the initial period for a further 3 periods of 1 year each.
Finished Winter BeddingSupply of Finished Winter Bedding to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Renewal: the Contract shall be in force for a period of 2 year from the Award Date ("the initial period") following which the Council shall have the option to renew the Contract after the initial period for a further 3 periods of 1 year each.
Young Plug PlantsSupply of Young Plug Plants to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Renewal: the Contract shall be in force for a period of 2 year from the Award Date ("the initial period") following which the Council shall have the option to renew the Contract after the initial period for a further 3 periods of 1 year each.
Planning Information
A questionnaire was published on eTendersNI using the open tendering approach to all. The deadline for the PME was listed on the advertisement 6/5/2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05683c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069146-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
-
- CPV Codes
03100000 - Agricultural and horticultural products
03400000 - Forestry and logging products
03450000 - Tree-nursery products
03451100 - Bedding plants
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £288,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £288,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £325,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Oct 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Oct 20251 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Nov 2025 - 11 Nov 2027 1-2 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
- LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurementstaff@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LISBURN
- Postcode
- BT27 4RL
- 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)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Hillhall
- Westminster Constituency
- Lagan Valley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069146-2025
28th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043939-2025
29th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043931-2025
29th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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