St Edmunds College Florist Services

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  "date": "2026-07-21T13:48:44+01:00",
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    "name": "ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE"
  },
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          "description": "The Authority will sign a contract with the successful Company for a period of 36 Months (3 Years) with the option to extend it for up to a further 24 Months (2 Years). The maximum contract term is 5 years inclusive of the extension period."
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        "description": null,
        "awardCriteria": {
          "description": "The contract award decision will be made on the basis of the most advantageous Bid (MAT), based on the application of the detailed evaluation criteria within the ITT documents."
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          "endDate": "2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00",
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            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Cut flowers"
          },
          {
            "id": "03121210",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Floral arrangements"
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            "description": "Floral-display services"
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    "title": "St Edmunds College Florist Services",
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        "id": "068716-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068716-2026",
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    "description": "SSC Partnership (the Agent) on behalf of St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge are currently out to tender for the provision of Florist Services.\nThis procurement is being run under the open procedure, which is a formal bidding procedure, under which the contract is advertised, and all interested organisation/consortium can bid. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting bids. \nAll Bidders are required to complete the ITT document in order to submit their completed Bid. Bids must comprise both the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and ITT response documents .  All aspects of the ITT should be completed in full and submitted as part of a Bid.\nThe ITT aims to:\nProvide information to Bidders on the Procurement and the opportunities available;\nSet out clearly the Authority’s requirements;\nProvide information on the Authority’s approach to the open procedure process;\nSet out the deliverables required from Bidders; and\nSet out the evaluation criteria and weightings that the Authority will use to assess Bids.\nFollowing the submission of Bids, the Authority expects to undertake an evaluation process to identify which Bid is the most advantageous tender (MAT) and will be put forward for consideration to be awarded the Contract.\nThe Agent on behalf of the Authority is using the In-Tend portal for the Procurement Process. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sscpartnership (“the Procurement Portal”).\nSuppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to \"Express Interest\" upon which the will be given access to the full tender documentation delivery through this e-tendering system.\nWhen the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be accessed from the \"My Tenders\" area of this website and selecting the \"View Details\" button of this project.\nThe deadline for submissions of the tender will be 19th August at 12 noon.\nPlease allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.\nAny questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.",
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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