Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Bedding Plants
Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03) Delivery: North West (UKD6)East Midlands (UKF1)West Midlands (UKG24)
Final published estimate£360,000≈ £120k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Bedding Plants for the following areas
Cheshire East Council
High Peak Borough Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2032, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Bedding plants
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£360,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: See appendix C pricing schedule
- Quality: See ITT open guidance document
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Closed
- 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 1 Feb 2032
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
DN808301- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018714- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066058Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 28 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published239 days ago3 Mar 2026, 08:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by222 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline214 days ago28 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 08:33 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 08:40 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £360,0003 Mar 2026, 08:40 GMTwas £36,000,000
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender