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title: "Urban Nature Project: Plant Procurement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ffe7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM"
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# Urban Nature Project: Plant Procurement

Buyer: NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ffe7

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## Summary

The Natural History Museum has completed the "Urban Nature Project: Plant Procurement" tender aimed at transforming natural history studies and engaging a wider audience. The project involves the beautification of gardens outside the Waterhouse Building in LONDON, sourcing live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings, and slips. The tender was awarded to Johnsons Nurseries Limited and Kelways Plants Limited, showcasing a procurement stage at "award".

This tender by the Natural History Museum provides an opportunity for horticultural nurseries and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in live plants and horticulture. With a focus on quality, sustainability, and price, businesses in the horticulture industry can leverage their expertise to participate in this open procedure procurement process. The contract signings for this opportunity amounted to £67,25.86 and £75,077.4 GBP, facilitating potential business growth in the relevant sector.

## Notice

The Natural History Museum is looking to help transform the study of natural history, engage and involve the widest possible audience, and develop our galleries and grounds. Our priority project is the Urban Nature Project, which involves the transformation of the 5-acres of gardens outside the Waterhouse Building. A major feature of the new design will be a new planting scheme. The NHM was looking to appoint a horticultural nursery to source the plants, store them and care for them until they are ready to be planted.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Natural History Museum is looking to help transform the study of natural history, engage and involve the widest possible audience, and develop our galleries and grounds. Our priority project is the Urban Nature Project, which involves the transformation of the 5-acres of gardens outside the Waterhouse Building. A major feature of the new design will be a new planting scheme. The NHM was looking to appoint a horticultural nursery to source the plants, store them and care for them until they are ready to be planted.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034946-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £81,802 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW7 5BD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Electoral ward | Brompton & Hans Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | JOHNSONS NURSERIES; KELWAYS PLANTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 03121100 - Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2023 at 14:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034946-2023
- 10 Dec 2021 at 14:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030832-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=825183769
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Live-plants%2C-bulbs%2C-roots%2C-cuttings-and-slips./Y2737J5JEG
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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