Official UK procurement notice
Wildflower Recovery Project · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Taunton Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTaunton Town Council are currently applying for funding from the National Lottery Heritage Nature Grant to deliver a Wildflower Recovery Strategy throughout our town center, parks and open spaces. If successful, the project will receive potential funding of up to £45,000. If we are unsuccessful in the nature bid, the budget of the project will decrease from up to £45,000 to £25,000 exc VAT.
Please provide two options for each section of the tender as you apply with 'Option 1 - Up To £45,000' and 'Option 2 - £25,000 exc VAT' to show how you will approach the project under the differing funding potentials. You may split the funding approach however you see fit, for example you may choose to use the additional funding to incorporate more locations across the town to increase wildflower cover, or use the additional funding for more focus on community engagement to help with a long term maintenance strategy. Please provide justifications for why you are choosing to allocate the amount of funding in the areas you are doing so.
CPV: Horticultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£45,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: All award criteria is available within the tender documents attached to this notice.
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
- 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
- 16 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 16:20 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056833- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b01Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Please submit completed tenders to [email protected]. For further information please see transparency pages at www.taunton-tc.gov.uk ↗
Timeline
16 Sept 2025 → 29 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published396 days ago16 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
- Clarification questions by367 days ago14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline348 days ago3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts320 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published170 days ago29 Apr 2026, 16:20 BST
Notice history
9 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2025- Tender notice published16 Sept 2025, 10:19 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Oct 2025, 15:46 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Oct 2025, 10:18 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT17 Oct 2025, 10:18 BST+14 days · was 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published10 Dec 2025, 11:34 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Dec 2025, 11:34 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Feb 2026, 10:09 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published29 Apr 2026, 16:20 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
Clarification document added
Further clarifications published V2 Deadline extended to November 3rd 12:00 noon
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 7 Oct 2025, 17 Oct 2025
- 2025-09: 1 release · 16 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bumblebee Conservation TrustSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £40,000 | 30 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
| Bumblebee Conservation TrustVCSE | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Bumblebee Conservation TrustVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £45,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 1 · Bumblebee Conservation TrustSME
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Value
- £40,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BUMBLEBEE CONSERVATION TRUSTAwarded supplier
- Bumblebee Conservation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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