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Published 10 Jun 2025, 11:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Bedding Plants · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kingston Upon Hull City Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Published estimate£150,000≈ £50k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Jul 2025awarded 3 Sept 2025
Awarded to O’Briens Nurseries
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Sept 2028 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has appointed O’Briens Nurseries to supply bedding plants. The opportunity was advertised as an open tender procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract is anticipated to commence 8 September 2025 ending by 8 September 2028. No extensions are available for this contract.

CPV: Bedding plants · Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips · Plants

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 2 Sept 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
03121100 Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips03451000 Plants03451100 Bedding plants
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    All Suppliers are required to complete and return the RFQ Submission document in accordance with the Procurement Timetable and instructions within RFQ document.

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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Price: 70%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    All Suppliers are required to complete and return the RFQ Submission document in accordance with the Procurement Timetable and instructions within RFQ document.

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Awarded
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
10 Jun 2025, 11:06 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2025, 14:22 BST
Authority reference
DS-OV-2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031188
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Bedding plantsLive plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slipsPlants
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0545ec Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

10 Jun 2025 → 5 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 11:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025
  5. Latest notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 14:22 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 11:06 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 14:22 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Sept 2025, 14:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
O’Briens Nurseries£150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of bedding plants · O’Briens Nurseries

    Signed
    3 Sept 2025
    Value
    £150,000
    Period
    8 Sept 2025 – 9 Sept 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRNP-1874-YZZR The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • O’Briens NurseriesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDVT-8579-QGYW Nursery Lane. Golf Links Road, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU6 8RFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender