Published date: 29 September 2020

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: 19 October 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Tree-nursery products - 03450000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

DN500870

Published date

29 September 2020

Closing date

19 October 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

30 October 2020

Contract end date

1 April 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

This procurement process is to provision a supply and delivery of 600 trees for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.
All Trees which are to be provided to the Council must have spent at least one full growing season in a UK nursery and follow recommendations 8.2.2 to 9.4.4 of BS 8545:2014 Trees: from nursery to independence in the Landscape Recommendations.

The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to the Bid Documents: 14:00 Tuesday 13th October 2020.

The deadline for submission of completed Bid Responses is: 14:00 Monday 19th October 2020.

The Minimum Level Requirements are covered in detail in the Bid Documents provided. This includes, but is not limited to: detail on Financial Standing and Insurance. The elements which are pass / fail are also fully explained within the documentation provided as part of the procurement.

The Bid Documents can be accessed via:

https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm


About the buyer

Contact name

Corporate Procurement

Address

Civic Centre
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS26EN
England

Telephone

01702 215000

Email

procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk