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Published 2 Dec 2025, 09:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Summer Bedding Plants 2026

Official notice

Authority: Lancaster City Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£31,200£31,200 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2025
Contract term 7 moends 31 Jul 2026 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of bedding plants for the summer of 2026

CPV: Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 7 moPublished value£26,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 (7 mo)Value: £26,000 exc. VAT · £31,200 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Below Threshold Evaluation

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
2 Dec 2025, 09:24 GMT
Last source update
2 Dec 2025, 09:24 GMT
Authority reference
DN799236
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078724
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ec7c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the tender documents the Authority is providing the documents in the opportunities area of the ProContract North eTendering portal at Welcome to ProContract procontract.due-north.com/Home/About ↗

In order to view the documents and submit a response applicants must be registered as suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the word documents for completion and submission.

Timeline

2 Dec 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published328 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 09:24 GMT
  2. Submission deadline313 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts299 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 09:24 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancaster City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTQG-8236-WVNZ Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster, North West, LA1 1PJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender