Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Floral Displays in Aylesbury Town
Notice Description
The Council requires a supplier to deliver on the following: * The design and supply of seasonal schemes (Summer and Winter) for a range of locations/planter types. Including hanging baskets, troughs and roundabouts. * The installation and timely delivery across the Town for the floral displays. * The full maintenance of the floral displays, including watering, feeding and deadheading. * Sustainability, with commitments to peat-free compost and pollinator friendly planting. The successful tender was PS287,809.15 excluding VAT over the three year term of this contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The contract includes the ability for the Customer to request changes to the scope or delivery of the Services during the contract term. Such changes may relate to the design or nature of the Floral Displays, the Services delivered, associated costs, delivery timelines or other contractual provisions. Any change will only take effect once a formal Change Order has been prepared and signed by both parties. All changes will comply with Section 74 of the Procurement Act 2023 concerning permitted contract modifications. Where the Customer requests a change, the Supplier will prepare a draft Change Order within ten business days, outlining the impact on services, deliverables, costs and timelines. The Customer may then approve or reject the proposed Change Order. If not agreed, the matter may be escalated through the contract's dispute resolution procedure. The Supplier is not entitled to charge for preparing Change Orders requested by the Customer. In addition, the contract includes a permitted modification for variable quantities of hanging baskets required for local business uptake. This adjustment does not require a Change Order and will be managed in line with the provisions set out in Schedule 1.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ebac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031732-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
03100000 - Agricultural and horticultural products
03451100 - Bedding plants
03451200 - Flower bulbs
03451300 - Shrubs
77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £312,105 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £312,105 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £287,809 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £287,809 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 1 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AYLESBURY TOWN 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
- AYLESBURY
- Postcode
- HP20 2QP
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aylesbury North
- Westminster Constituency
- Aylesbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031732-2026
8th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026696-2026
24th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078364-2025
1st December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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