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St Edmunds College Florist Services

ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE

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21 Jul 2026 at 13:48

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

St Edmund’s College Cambridge is seeking florist services for its college operations in Cambridge. The requirement covers the supply of cut flowers, floral arrangements and floral-display services. The work is being procured by SSC Partnership Limited as agent for St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge. This is a service contract rather than a supply-only opportunity, so relevant businesses should be able to provide both flowers and finished arrangements or display services. The opportunity is reserved for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises based in the United Kingdom. It may suit florists, event-flower specialists and suppliers providing regular floral displays to institutional or educational clients.

The procurement has reached the tender stage: the buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Bids are submitted electronically through the SSC Partnership In-Tend portal, with the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and full ITT response both required. The submission deadline is 19 August 2026 at 12 noon. The single lot has a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with an option to extend for up to a further two years, giving a maximum end date of 31 August 2031. The published procurement-level estimated gross value is £0 GBP; the lot value is recorded as 0 AED. The contract will be awarded to the most advantageous tender under the detailed ITT evaluation criteria.

This opportunity suits established florists and floral-display providers able to deliver cut flowers, create arrangements and support display requirements for a college setting. Suppliers should be capable of completing the required Procurement Specific Questionnaire and ITT response in full, following the buyer’s tender instructions and providing the deliverables requested in the ITT. The procurement is specifically reserved for UK-based SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, which may give smaller specialist businesses a direct route to compete. Businesses with experience serving institutional, education, hospitality or event clients are likely to be well placed where they can demonstrate reliable service delivery, consistent quality and the capacity to support an ongoing requirement over several years.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

St Edmunds College Florist Services

Notice Description

SSC Partnership (the Agent) on behalf of St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge are currently out to tender for the provision of Florist Services. This procurement is being run under the open procedure, which is a formal bidding procedure, under which the contract is advertised, and all interested organisation/consortium can bid. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting bids. All Bidders are required to complete the ITT document in order to submit their completed Bid. Bids must comprise both the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and ITT response documents . All aspects of the ITT should be completed in full and submitted as part of a Bid. The ITT aims to: Provide information to Bidders on the Procurement and the opportunities available; Set out clearly the Authority's requirements; Provide information on the Authority's approach to the open procedure process; Set out the deliverables required from Bidders; and Set out the evaluation criteria and weightings that the Authority will use to assess Bids. Following the submission of Bids, the Authority expects to undertake an evaluation process to identify which Bid is the most advantageous tender (MAT) and will be put forward for consideration to be awarded the Contract. The Agent on behalf of the Authority is using the In-Tend portal for the Procurement Process. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sscpartnership ("the Procurement Portal"). Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which the will be given access to the full tender documentation delivery through this e-tendering system. When the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website and selecting the "View Details" button of this project. The deadline for submissions of the tender will be 19th August at 12 noon. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Authority will sign a contract with the successful Company for a period of 36 Months (3 Years) with the option to extend it for up to a further 24 Months (2 Years). The maximum contract term is 5 years inclusive of the extension period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cfe3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068716-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

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

CPV Codes

03121200 - Cut flowers

03121210 - Floral arrangements

77330000 - Floral-display services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB3 0BN
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Cambridge

Further Information

Notice Documents

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