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Published 6 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Summer and Winter Bedding Plants 2026-2027

Official notice

Authority: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03) Delivery: South East (UKJ44)
Published estimate£120,000≈ £65k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT11.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Dec 2025awarded 8 Dec 2025
Awarded to Amethyst Horticulture Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 10 moends 31 Oct 2027 · starts 18 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and delivery of bedding plants for seasonal planting schemes across the district during 2026 - 2027

To view this notice, please click here:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 18 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 (1 yr 10 mo)Value: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
03121100 Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips

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: 40%Price: 40%Environmental: 20%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 20%
  • Delivery: 20%
  • Total Tender Sum: 40%
  • Sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Total Tender Sum
  • Quality
  • Sustainability
  • Delivery
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
6 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
5 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
Authority reference
FH2511060
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071653
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dbe0 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
4 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
27 Nov 2025
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/QPF8477X94 ↗

Timeline

6 Nov 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published350 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by330 days ago
    27 Nov 2025
  3. Submission deadline322 days ago
    4 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts309 days ago
    18 Dec 2025
  5. Latest notice published290 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
  4. Contract award notice published
    22 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 6 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £106,4631 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Amethyst Horticulture LtdSME24 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2027Amended: Correction to VAT on contract value£106,4638 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHJN-7589-LMHY Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, South East, CT20 2QYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Amethyst Horticulture LtdAwarded supplier Newington Nursery, London Road, Newington, South East, ME9 7NYContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender