Official UK procurement notice
T2646 - Provision of Bedding Plants, Bedding Bulbs and Associated Floral Display Services
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis 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.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 7 Feb 2031, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was not published as the Council has an established understanding of the limited local supplier base for bedding plants, bulbs, and floral display services. The requirements are routine, recurring, and straightforward, with specifications consistent with previous procurements.
CPV: Bedding plants · Floral-display services · Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£1,000,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Supply and delivery of high-quality bedding plantsAwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
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 .
- Economic & financial standing
Public liability insurance
Employers liability insurance
- Technical & professional ability
Company Experience
Lot #2Maintenance, removal and emptying of floral displays serviceAwardedRenewalPublished value£340,000
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.
- Economic & financial standing
Public liability insurance
Employers liability insurance
- Technical & professional ability
Company Experience
Lot #3Delivery and Off-loading of Forcing and Bedding BulbsAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
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.
- Economic & financial standing
Public liability insurance
Employers liability insurance
- Technical & professional ability
Company Experience
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply and delivery of high-quality bedding plants | 25% | 60% | 15% | |
| 2 · Maintenance, removal and emptying of floral displays service | 30% | 60% | 10% | |
| 3 · Delivery and Off-loading of Forcing and Bedding Bulbs | 30% | 60% | 10% |
- Economic & financial standing
Public liability insurance
Employers liability insurance
- Technical & professional ability
Company Experience
- Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 7 Feb 2031
- First published
- 12 Nov 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
T2646- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073011- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df29Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Nov 2025 → 9 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published344 days ago12 Nov 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Clarification questions by317 days ago9 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline310 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by292 days ago2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent282 days ago13 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends272 days ago22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published269 days ago26 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Contract starts255 days ago9 Feb 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025- Tender notice published12 Nov 2025, 09:13 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMT
- Contract details notice published26 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 3 · Delivery and Off-loading of Forcing and Bedding Bulbs1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 16 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Hannas NurserySME2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2029 · up to 1 Feb 2031Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 yeats (1+1). | £820,000 | 13 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Hannas NurserySME
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £820,000
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2029 · up to 1 Feb 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for a further 2 yeats (1+1).
No agreed KPIs: KPIs have not been set as the contract is fully governed by detailed specification requirements and routine inspection.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply and delivery of high-quality bedding plants | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Maintenance, removal and emptying of floral displays service | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hannas NurseryAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender