Published date: 10 September 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 5 October 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

  • Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips - 03121100

  • Cut flowers - 03121200

    • Plants - 03451000

    • Bedding plants - 03451100

    • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

    • Horticultural services - 77300000

    • Floral-display services - 77330000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£60,000 to £80,000

Procurement reference

1504371698

Published date

10 September 2015

Closing date

5 October 2015

Contract start date

1 December 2015

Contract end date

30 November 2016

Contract type

Supply contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Kirklees Councils Parks and Greenspace Department is seeking to appoint a preferred supplier for the supply only of seasonal bedding plants for the summer and spring seasons. The contract period will run from 1 December 2015 through to 30 November 2016 and plants will be delivered over a two week period commencing 1 June 2016 for summer bedding and 1 October 2016 for spring bedding. This is a new trial procurement exercise pending a longer term decision by the Council on the preferred methodology for the provision of bedding plants. It is anticapted that approximately 92,000 plants will be required for summer bedding and 75,000 for spring bedding. The Council cannot guarantee any particular volume of business.

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Additional text

Kirklees Council Parks and Greenspace Department is seeking to appoint a preferred Supplier for the supply only of seasonal bedding plants for the summer and spring seasons. The contract period will run from 1 December 2015 through to 30 November 2016 and plants will be delivered over a two week period commencing 1 June 2016 for summer bedding and 5 October 2016 for spring bedding. This is a new trial procurement exercise pending a longer term decision by the Council on the preferred methodology for the provision of bedding plants. It is anticipated that approximately 92,000 plants will be required for summer bedding and 75,000 for spring bedding. The Council cannot guarantee any particular volume of business. Prices are to be fixed for the duration of the contract. The contract will be awarded initially for a one year trial period and it is possible that a further procurement exercise with longer contract duration will be held in during 2016. The contract is envisaged to commence 1 December 2015 please donload and return documents as set out in : File 01 instructions via the yor tender www.yortender.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Ben Hodgson

Address

1st Floor Civic Centre 3
Market Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2TG
UK

Telephone

01484 221000

Email

ben.hodgson@kirklees.gov.uk

Website

https://www.yortender.co.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf