Official UK procurement notice
Market Street Planters · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLeicester City Council (‘the Council’) invites Quotations for the supply of 12 moveable curved shaped tree planters made of reconstituted porphyry stone or similar (subject to approval). There will be 8 large planters (diameter 1.8-2.2m) and 4 medium planters (diameter 1.2-1.6m) with a depth of 1-1.6m. All planters to include lifting hooks and watering system/reservoir, crash tested and anti-vandal/graffiti proof. The planters will be delivered by the Supplier to the Authority’s City Highway’s depot at 90 Leycroft Road, Leicester, LE4 1BZ.
CPV: Seeders, planters or transplanters
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£60,000
- Condition of participation
A draft of the Contract and associated schedules is included in PAN3501 Supply of Goods Contract. Suppliers should note that there will be no negotiations permitted on the Contract terms (Supply of Goods Contract) prior to or after the Tender submission deadline date. Suppliers are deemed to accept the Contract terms as set out in this document and the Council reserves the right to reject a Tender which seeks to vary or qualify the terms of the Contract (in a manner not permitted in this document).
The Council will use the information given on the CDP to assess the financial position of the Supplier to ensure they have the resources and stability to deliver the Services over the duration of the Contract. Where appropriate the Council will conduct a full financial evaluation of the organisation. Where this is not possible or where the initial outcome suggests the Supplier may not have the required financial resources or stability, the Council will give the Supplier the opportunity to respond to the Council’s concerns before reaching its final conclusion. This will consider the value of the Contract.
Suppliers MUST ensure they have fully read and understood the Council’s statement of requirements documented in PAN3501 Market Street Planters Specification in full to satisfy themselves they can comply with the requirements documented before completion, noting that should you not comply you will have the opportunity in this section to document where you do not comply for consideration by the Council.
Suppliers must answer all statements and questions in section 3.2 Quality Section= 40% in the PAN3501 RfQ document, in full.
Responses to Compliance Statements & Quality Questions will only be assessed on the basis of the statement for which the response is provided. Evaluators will not cross reference information from answers to other questions, regardless of its relevance or quality.
Failure to respond to any question in this section will result in the Supplier receiving either a fail or a zero score for that question dependant on the criteria set out.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Tenderers are requested to respond to Compliance Statements and Quality Questions in the PAN3501 RfQ. The Compliance Statements will be assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. Whilst the Quality Questions will be evaluated by the Council’s evaluation panel and a score will be given for each in line with the making scheme described in the PAN3501 RfQ.
- Price: Supplier must provide their prices on the basis that they are making an offer on the conditions of the contract (including the Specification) as supplied in the RfQ. Suppliers must complete the Market Street Planters - Tender Schedule.xlsx excel spreadsheet. Further guidance on how to complete the tender pricing schedule can be found in the PAN3501 RfQ
- Condition of participation
A draft of the Contract and associated schedules is included in PAN3501 Supply of Goods Contract. Suppliers should note that there will be no negotiations permitted on the Contract terms (Supply of Goods Contract) prior to or after the Tender submission deadline date. Suppliers are deemed to accept the Contract terms as set out in this document and the Council reserves the right to reject a Tender which seeks to vary or qualify the terms of the Contract (in a manner not permitted in this document).
The Council will use the information given on the CDP to assess the financial position of the Supplier to ensure they have the resources and stability to deliver the Services over the duration of the Contract. Where appropriate the Council will conduct a full financial evaluation of the organisation. Where this is not possible or where the initial outcome suggests the Supplier may not have the required financial resources or stability, the Council will give the Supplier the opportunity to respond to the Council’s concerns before reaching its final conclusion. This will consider the value of the Contract.
Suppliers MUST ensure they have fully read and understood the Council’s statement of requirements documented in PAN3501 Market Street Planters Specification in full to satisfy themselves they can comply with the requirements documented before completion, noting that should you not comply you will have the opportunity in this section to document where you do not comply for considera…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 5 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Authority reference
PAN3501- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020030- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06634fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org ↗, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity 'PAN3501' d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website.
Timeline
5 Mar 2026 → 20 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published236 days ago5 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Clarification questions by231 days ago10 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline222 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts191 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsTo tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity 'PAN3501' d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website.
- Technical specificationsTo tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity 'PAN3501' d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender