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Tender for the Supply and Maintenance of Floral Containers
Published 26 Oct 2026
26 Oct 2026
Deadline in 18 days
- Primary CPV
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77310000 *
Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
- Value
- £300,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
01/02/2027 31/01/2028
- Contract Types
-
77 *Agricultural, forestry & horticultural s...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
City Hall, The Castle, Bangor, BT20 4BT, United Kingdom · UKN09
Contact
Award Criteria
- Methodology (30%)
- Cost (70%)
Related tenders
Ards and North Down Borough Council
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77310000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078fb4
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.
Full CPV breakdown
- 77310000 — Planting and maintenance services of green areas (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- 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.
- 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.
- Submission method
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via www.etendersni.gov.uk
- Enquiries close
- 23 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 14 Jan 2027
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 26 Oct 2026 08:41
- Deadline
- 23 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078fb4
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078fb4
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Ards and North Down Borough Council |
| Address › Street | City Hall, The Castle |
| Address › Town / city | Bangor |
| Address › Postcode | BT20 4BT |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN09 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
Buyer
| Name | Ards and North Down Borough Council |
Tender
| Title | Tender for the Supply and Maintenance of Floral Containers |
| Description | 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. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Planting and maintenance services of green areas |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Horticultural and nursery products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Plants |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Floral-display services |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £360,000 |
| Value › Value | £300,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | Tenders must be submitted electronically via www.etendersni.gov.uk |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 14 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £360,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £300,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Methodology |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | a. Insurances. Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details. |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | a. Minimum Standards of Experience and b. Health and Safety Compliance. Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details of each. |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Jan 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jan 2031 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | 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. |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot Details › No Lots Division Rationale | The Council has considered the use of Lots for this contract but does not believe the use of Lots is suitable due to operational requirements, loss of economies of scale, and SMEs have successfully delivered the requirement historically. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100800-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 1 Oct 2030 |