Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Spring and Summer Bedding Plants and Hanging Baskets 2024 – 2027
Authority: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire is seeking a contractor to supply all seasonal bedding plants that will produce excellent floral displays throughout the seasons, and which will further enhance the reputation of Newcastle-under-Lyme - Historic Floral Town. The Borough participates annually in the Britain in Bloom Competition, has 7 Green Flags and an award winning Crematorium grounds, plants must be to a quality and standard to further the Borough’s successes in these competitions.
CPV: Bedding plants
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme is seeking a contractor to supply all…AwardedRenewal
The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme is seeking a contractor to supply all seasonal bedding plants that will produce excellent floral displays throughout the seasons, and which will further enhance the reputation of Newcastle-under-Lyme - Historic Floral Town. The Borough participates annually in the Britain in Bloom Competition, has 7 Green Flags and an award winning Crematorium grounds, plants must be to a quality and standard to further the Borough’s successes in these competitions.
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 (9)
- Compliance to specification: 35
- Staffing Structure: 15
- Equipment, vehicles and machinery: 5
- Health and Safety arrangements: 15
- Complaints relating to this service: 5
- Added Value: 5
- price: 60
- Social Value/Benefit: 5
- Environmental sustainability: 15
Published award criteria (9)
- Compliance to specification: 35
- Staffing Structure: 15
- Equipment, vehicles and machinery: 5
- Health and Safety arrangements: 15
- Complaints relating to this service: 5
- Added Value: 5
- Social Value/Benefit: 5
- Environmental sustainability: 15
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2024, 11:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Nov 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012135- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0402faFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The Contractor shall supply, up to 65,000 bedding plants each year to specific locations within the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, delivered over an 8 day working period as specified within the documents, the seasonal bedding plants required to produce the floral displays. The work shall also include for the collection from the Council of the hanging baskets which are currently about 200 in number of various sizes, (This number changes from year to year due to sponsorship requirement), making up, growing on and the delivery of these, to specific locations within the Borough. The Authority has no central nursery and a depot that is not suitable for the storage of bedding plants; all plants are to be delivered to the respective flower beds within the Borough at 6.30 am over 1-2 consecutive days delivered to various local locations daily. It is important that the plant cost within the bill of quantities reflects the full cost of delivery. (MT Ref:231771)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Nov 2023, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Nov 2023 → 15 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Nov 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Apr 2024, 11:33 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2024, 11:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boverton Nurseries Limited | £242,538 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012135-2024-1 · Boverton Nurseries Limited
- Signed
- 22 Jan 2024
- Value
- £242,538
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Boverton Nurseries LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.