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T2646 - Provision of Bedding Plants, Bedding Bulbs and Associated Floral Display Services

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£1,000,000
Submission deadline 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Belfast City Council: "T2646 - Provision of Bedding Plants, Bedding Bulbs and Associated Floral Display Services". Published status: complete. Published value: £1,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBelfast City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£1,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Belfast City Council
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Published history for Belfast City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
John McQuillan (Contracts) LtdTop vendor: 56.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 43 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
John McQuillan (Contracts) Ltd1 win£3,257,922
Ralph Appelbaum Associates1 win£1,736,159
WJM1 win£800,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBelfast City Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published26 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
Last source update26 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05df29
What is being bought
This Contract is for the Supply and delivery of high-quality bedding plants, bedding bulbs and Maintenance, removal and emptying of floral displays service across a number of Council locations ‘the Premises’ under the following Lots: Lot 1 – Supply and delivery of high-quality bedding plants Lot 2 – Maintenance, removal and emptying of floral displays service Lot 3 - Delivery and Off-loading of Forcing and Bedding Bulbs Lot 1 Goods - will provide the supply and delivery of High-Quality Summer and Winter Bedding Plants. Belfast City Council has a number of parks and open spaces in which high quality floral bedding schemes are provided . Lot 2 Services - will provide maintenance, removal and emptying of floral displays service. Belfast City Council’s City & Neighbourhood Services Department supports the “Belfast in Bloom” initiative by providing hanging baskets, flower towers, and planters across the city during the summer season. To maintain these displays to a high standard, the Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to carry out maintenance and end-of-season removal. All floral containers remain the property of the Council. Lot 3 Goods – will provide the supply, delivery and off-loading of good quality forcing and bedding bulbs to be delivered to 4 park sites during fixed dates in the months of September and October throughout the contract duration.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    26 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
  2. tender value changed
    13 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    13 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    13 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £1,000,000
    12 Nov 2025, 09:13 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    12 Nov 2025, 09:13 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    12 Nov 2025, 09:13 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    12 Nov 2025, 09:13 GMT
  10. Buyer information updated
    12 Nov 2025, 09:13 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    26 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 26 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · £820,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Hannas Nursery
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£820,000 · signed 26 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT1 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Belfast City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PQXY-5321-CGZM
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  • Belfast City Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PQXY-5321-CGZM
    9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT2 8DJ, GB
  • Hannas Nursery
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PXBV-3725-MHPW
    16 Hanna's Road, Larne, UKN0F, BT40 2SZ, GB
Documents (1)
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