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Published 23 Sept 2025, 13:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Town Centre Florals · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Macclesfield Town Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£150,000≈ £75k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 28 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specification

•Empty, fill, plant, water and maintain (deadhead) 104 half circle pole mounted baskets; (to be put up in Summer only) removal and store hanging baskets over winter period.

•Empty, fill, plant, water and maintain (deadhead) 72 barrier planters; (to be planted for summer and planted for winter)

2 large static planters Sunderland St

Watering of plants in Corten steel planters (no planting unless requested and no planters on Castle ST)

If you can only provide part of the contract, this is acceptable, please clearly state which part you are tendering for e.g. 72 barrier planters.

CPV: Floral-display services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 28 Feb 2029 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Council can chose to extend the contract for one year.

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

Lot awarding rule: • Quality Response - will have an overall weighting of 40% • Cost Response - will have an overall weighting of 60% Quality Assessment Overview All Bidders are required to submit a completed Appendix C- Questionnaire Response Template. Unless specifically instructed to do otherwise, bidders should write their responses directly into the document provided and NOT in any other format, ensuring that the document is submitted in either MS Word or PDF format. 6.4 Quality Question Overview Bidders are required to answer all questions contained within the Quality Response document. Each question carries its own individual weighting as set out in the table below. Section No. Description Weighting (%) 1 Relevant Experience 15 2 Design 10 3 Testing and Support 5 4 Environmental Sustainability 5 5 Social Value 5 Total 40% Each question will be scored and awarded a weighted score in line with the Quality Assessment Criteria. The total weighted score will be added to the Cost Assessment to arrive at a total tender score. 6.5 Quality Assessment Criteria Bidders' responses to quality questions will be assessed by the procurement panel and awarded a score between 0 and 5

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
23 Sept 2025, 13:44 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2025, 13:44 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058901
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Floral-display services
Delivery area
North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a026 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Sept 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published398 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 13:44 BST
  2. Submission deadline356 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts240 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 13:44 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Macclesfield Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWLP-9639-RMHN Town Hall, Macclesfield, North West, SK10 1EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender