Official UK procurement notice
MFF166 2025-2027 Supply and Delivery of Seed
Authority: Peak District National Park Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Invitation for Tender is to supply and deliver seed as a mix of grass blended to an agreed ratio, or as individual species to Delivery Sites in the north of England, UK.
The Authority requires Seed suitable for being sown as a nurse crop for peatland restoration projects in the Peak District and South Pennines uplands.
- Perennial rye-grass (Lolium perenne) - 3 separate, named varieties of fine-leaved amenity rye grass. These should have low nutrient requirements, high stress tolerance and germinate quickly.
- Fine-leaved sheep's fescue (Festuca longifolia) - 1 variety. This should be drought-resistant.
- Sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina) - 1 variety. This should be drought-resistant.
- Common bent (Agrostis capillaris) or highland bent (Agrostis castellana)
- Wavy-hair grass (Deschampsia flexuosa).
CPV: Agricultural and horticultural products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£45,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Criteria 1: 20%
- Quality Criteria 2: 10%
- Price: 70%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality Criteria 1: Experience, past Performance and ability to supply Materials to meet the contract objectives and specifications o Provision of evidence detailing previous relevant experience of supplying the seed species as set out in Contract Objectives o Provision of references for above
- Quality Criteria 2: Provision of methodology and production schedule detailing how you will meet the Contract Objectives and Specification
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- 19 Nov 2025, 13:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Nov 2025, 13:33 GMT
- Authority reference
MFF166 2025-2027- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075236- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e46aFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Tenders must be submitted by e mail to [email protected]
By 1700 ON Sunday 7th December 2025 (Tender Return Date)
The following, and only the following, must be used in the subject line:
REF: MFF 166 2025-2027 Supply and delivery of Seed
All attachments must be in pdf form
No information must be included in the covering e mail apart from the identity of the sender and a list of attachments
Please see Tender Notice at
Timeline
19 Nov 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published343 days ago19 Nov 2025, 13:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by327 days ago5 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline325 days ago7 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts290 days ago12 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Nov 2025, 13:33 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender notice
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender