Official UK procurement notice
3 Year Floral Display Contract
Authority: St Ives Town Council (Cambridgeshire) (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSt 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.
CPV: Horticultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£40,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The contract award decision will be made on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. Evaluations will be split between cost (40%), quality (50%) and social value (10%).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jul 2026, 14:04 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 17:09 BST
- Authority reference
2026-SITC-001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071731- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d689Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Sealed bids to be sent to
The Town Clerk
St Ives Town Council
St Ives Town Hall
Market Hill
St Ives
Cambridgeshire
PE27 5AL
Timeline
29 Jul 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published89 days ago29 Jul 2026, 14:04 BST
- Latest notice published87 days ago31 Jul 2026, 17:09 BST
- Submission deadline12 days ago14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 65 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2026- Tender notice published29 Jul 2026, 14:04 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published31 Jul 2026, 17:09 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
A new Master Tender document has been uploaded as there had been an omission about the preparation of the beds after each season. This has been corrected.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender