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Published 14 Dec 2021, 09:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Spring and Summer Bedding Plants and Hanging Baskets

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£221,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Oct 2019
Awarded to Boverton Nurseries Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Spring and Summer Bedding Plants and Hanging Baskets

CPV: Bedding plants

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Contractor shall be required to supply all seasonal bedding plants that will…Awarded

The Contractor shall be required 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 Contractor shall supply, up to 100,000 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 100 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.

Delivery: West Midlands · The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

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: 80Price: 60Social value: 5Environmental: 15
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Compliance to Specification: 35
  • staffing structures: 15
  • equipment, vehicles and machinery will be dedicated to this contract & indicate if your organisation will need to utilise sub-contractors: 5
  • organisations Health and Safety arrangements in respect of this contract: 15
  • how your organisation will deal with complaints relating to this service: 5
  • added value bidder can bring to the contract: 5
  • price: 60
  • how your organisation has already brought social benefit within any existing contracts and further describe how your organisation will deliver social benefit within the borough: 5
  • demonstrate how your organisation contributes to environmental sustainability through its current operations: 15
Published award criteria (9)
  • Compliance to Specification: 35
  • staffing structures: 15
  • equipment, vehicles and machinery will be dedicated to this contract & indicate if your organisation will need to utilise sub-contractors: 5
  • organisations Health and Safety arrangements in respect of this contract: 15
  • how your organisation will deal with complaints relating to this service: 5
  • added value bidder can bring to the contract: 5
  • how your organisation has already brought social benefit within any existing contracts and further describe how your organisation will deliver social benefit within the borough: 5
  • demonstrate how your organisation contributes to environmental sustainability through its current operations: 15
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Dec 2021, 09:04 GMT
Last source update
14 Dec 2021, 09:04 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031040
Classification (CPV)
Bedding plants
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0300b7 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Contractor shall be required 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. The Contractor shall supply, up to 100,000 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 100 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. (MT Ref:224774)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £221,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2019
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Boverton Nurseries Limited£221,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands, ST5 1BLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Boverton Nurseries ltdAwarded supplier mill road, Boverton, Llantwit major, Wales, Cf611UHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.