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title: "Tender for the Supply and Maintenance of Floral Containers"
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# Tender for the Supply and Maintenance of Floral Containers

Buyer: Ards and North Down Borough Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078fb4

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## Summary

Ards and North Down Borough Council is seeking a supplier to plant, install, maintain and remove Council-owned floral containers used in its parks and other green spaces. The service supports the Council’s floral displays across the Ards and North Down Borough Council area. The requirement includes horticultural plants and floral-display services, alongside the ongoing care of the containers and their eventual removal. It is a single, borough-wide service rather than separate regional or lot-based contracts. The Council may also use the arrangement for related items such as bedding plants and containers, and for additional plants or containers needed for events. These extra purchases would be occasional and dependent on operational demand, funding and agreed costs.

The Council invited tenders through an open procedure. The buyer set 23 November 2026 at 12 noon as both the deadline for submitting tenders electronically through eTendersNI and the deadline for enquiries. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2028, with an option for three further 12-month extensions, subject to satisfactory performance and written agreement. The estimated value is £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT). There is one contract lot. Bids are evaluated on methodology, weighted at 30%, and cost, weighted at 70%. Selection checks cover insurance, minimum experience standards and health and safety compliance. The Council anticipated an award decision by 14 January 2027.

This opportunity suits experienced horticultural and grounds-maintenance businesses able to deliver seasonal planting and floral displays, install and care for containers, and remove them when required. Suppliers need the operational capability to serve parks and green spaces across the borough and manage the associated plants and Council-owned containers. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses, and the Council notes that SMEs have delivered it successfully in the past. Bidders must meet the stated insurance, experience and health and safety requirements; the experience threshold and compliance details are set out in the invitation to tender. Strong delivery planning and a credible methodology matter because methodology contributes to the quality assessment, while price carries the greater share of the evaluation. The contract may also bring ad-hoc requirements for events, but those quantities are not assured.

## Notice

Ards and North Down Borough Council has a number of parks and other green spaces in which high-quality floral schemes are provided. The Council is seeking, from competent and experienced Suppliers, tenders for the planting up, installation, maintenance and subsequent removal of Council owned floral containers for use in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Council may also use this contract to purchase related items on an individual basis, such as, but not limited to, bedding plants, containers etc. The Council may also use the contract for the supply, delivery, installation, maintenance, and removal of additional containers and/or plants on an ad-hoc basis, for example for events. Quantities and requirements cannot be guaranteed and will be dependent on operational demand, availability of funding and agreement on cost. The Council therefore is not bound by this contract for any additional requirement and, at its' sole discretion, reserves the right to source any additional requirements outside of this contract.

Renewal: The Contract start date is anticipated to be 1 February 2027 for an initial period of 1 year. There will be an option to extend for a further 3 x 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and written agreement by both parties.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100800-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2028 |
| Recurrence | 2030-10-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | £300,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ards and North Down Borough Council |
| Locality | BANGOR |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT20 4BT |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN09 Ards and North Down |
| Local authority | Ards and North Down |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | North Down |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 03120000 - Horticultural and nursery products
- 03451000 - Plants
- 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- 77330000 - Floral-display services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 08:41 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100800-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100800-2026
  26th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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