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# Contract for Machine Bulb Planting

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-machine-bulb-planting-ocds-h6vhtk-077bd7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City & County of Swansea: "Contract for Machine Bulb Planting". Published status: complete. Contract Value: £41,784. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [City & County of Swansea](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-county-of-swansea-GB-PPON-PYYD-8699-BJGD)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** £41,784 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services, Horticultural services, Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- **Delivery Location:** UKL18
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £41,784 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-machine-bulb-planting-ocds-h6vhtk-077bd7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077bd7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-machine-bulb-planting-ocds-h6vhtk-077bd7#tl-md)

## Description
Swansea Council intends for the machine planting of various bulb mixes at locations across Swansea. The mixes must provide long flowering periods, strong visual displays and benefits for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. The butterfly and bee mixes should flower from February to July, with planting densities of approximately 120 bulbs per m² and 450 bulbs per m² respectively. The native mix should flower from February to May and be planted at approximately 300 bulbs per m². The total planting areas are 694 m² for the butterfly mix, 405 m² for the bee mix and 15 m² for the native mix.
Planting will take place on grass verges and other grassed areas throughout Swansea.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77000000, 77300000, 77310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 16/11/2026 to 01/12/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LUBBE & SONS (BULBS) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-95977`
  - Value: £41,784 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract for Machine Bulb Planting various species (active)
  - Signed Value: £41,784
  - Signed Date: 20/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099944-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-22T11:28:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T09:50:47.008Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077bd7