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Published 25 Aug 2023, 12:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Community Hanging Baskets & Associated items

Official notice

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT22.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2023awarded 1 Feb 2024
Awarded to Flourish

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Stronger Communities Directorate via Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is looking to commission providers to deliver seasonal hanging baskets across the six Area Councils of the Barnsley Borough. The supplier must have relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for the provision of and supply and maintenance of seasonal hanging baskets

CPV: Agricultural and horticultural products · Crops, products of market gardening and horticulture · Grounds maintenance services · Horticultural and nursery products · Horticultural products · Landscape architectural services · Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips · Ornamental and pleasure gardens maintenance services · Parks maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 45%
  • SV: 5%
  • Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 45
  • SV: 5
  • Cost: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Aug 2023, 12:36 BST
Last source update
6 Feb 2024, 12:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
Area Council
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003854
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural and horticultural productsCrops, products of market gardening and horticultureGrounds maintenance servicesHorticultural and nursery productsHorticultural productsLandscape architectural servicesLive plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slipsOrnamental and pleasure gardens maintenance servicesParks maintenance services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f70a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Sept 2023 → 6 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Feb 2024, 12:19 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2024, 12:19 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £368,0701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FlourishSME£368,070 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Community Hanging Baskets & Associated items · FlourishSME

    Signed
    1 Feb 2024
    Value
    £368,070
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services N/A Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 2TAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeMediation body London
  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FlourishAwarded supplier12348095 Higher Lane , Tarleton, North West, PR4 6JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria