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3 Year Floral Display Contract

St Ives Town Council (Cambridgeshire)

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31 Jul 2026 at 17:09

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29 Jul 2026 at 14:04

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Summary of the contracting process

St Ives Town Council is procuring horticultural services for its summer and winter floral planting programme in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. The requirement covers planting for two seasons in each year of the three-year programme, with quotations showing the costs for each season separately. The work is intended to improve efficiency for the council and its appointed supplier. It includes preparation of the planting beds after each season, following a correction to the tender documents. This is a single service requirement for the town’s floral displays, rather than a supply-only purchase. Businesses providing commercial horticultural, seasonal planting and floral display services in St Ives should consider the opportunity. The council is the contracting organisation and will use the successful supplier to deliver the planting programme locally.

The process has reached tender: St Ives Town Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Bids must be submitted as sealed bids by 14 October 2026 at 12:00 noon, to the Town Clerk at St Ives Town Hall, Market Hill, St Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 5AL; electronic submission is not allowed. The contract period is 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029. The estimated value is £40,000 excluding VAT, or £48,000 including VAT. The contract has one lot. It is awarded on the most economically advantageous tender basis, with evaluation weighted 40% for cost, 50% for quality and 10% for social value. The tender documents were amended to add the omitted requirement for preparing the beds after each season.

This opportunity suits horticultural contractors and landscape or floral display businesses able to plan and deliver recurring summer and winter planting in St Ives over three years. Suppliers should be able to provide seasonal planting services, prepare the beds after each season and price the two seasons separately for each year. The evaluation gives greater weight to quality than cost, so businesses should be prepared to explain how they will deliver reliable, high-quality planting and maintain standards across the programme. Social value forms part of the assessment, making relevant community or wider social benefits commercially important. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. It is therefore relevant to established local specialists as well as smaller organisations with the capacity to manage a multi-season contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

3 Year Floral Display Contract

Notice Description

St Ives Town Council (the Town Council) is looking to source quotations for its summer and winter planting for the 3-year period 2027-2029 in order to provide efficiency savings for both the Town Council and its chosen supplier. We would be grateful if you would provide estimates for the following work, regarding planting in St Ives for 2027, 2028 and 2029. Your quotation should be split to show the costs for the two seasons in each year separately.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d689
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072914-2026
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

77300000 - Horticultural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
14 Oct 20261 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 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 Ives Town Council (Cambridgeshire)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST IVES
Postcode
PE27 5AL
Postcode Area
Peterborough
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
St Ives South
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

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