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SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Tender for the Provisioning of Bedding Plants and Plugs

AgricultureCPV 03451000
Value£120k
Deadline15 Nov 2017
Published20 Oct 2017
RegionSouth East
Timeline
Published 20 Oct 2017ClosedCloses 15 Nov 2017
Contract value in context
£120ktotal contract value
median £80k
this tender£0£1.8m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Agriculture & Farming Products band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 1,611 valued Agriculture & Farming Products tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Southend is home to a large number of beautiful parks and open spaces.

The Council's Parks team participates in the 'Britain in Bloom' competition each year and is renowned for its colourful displays.

The purpose of the tender is to appoint a Primary Contractor and a Backup Contractor, to supply Bedding Plants and Plugs to the Council.

Tender Documents can be accessed via: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm The deadline for accessing the documents is: 14:00 Tuesday 7th November 2017.

The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to the procurement is: 14:00 Wednesday 8th November 2017.

The deadline for submission of completed Tender Responses is: 16:00 Wednesday 15th November 2017.

Minimum Level Requirements are covered in detail in the Tender Documents.

This includes but is not limited to detail on Financial Standing and Insurance.

The elements that are pass / fail and are fully explained with the documentation provided as part of the procurement.

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The purpose of the tender is

The purpose of the tender is to appoint a Primary Contractor and a Backup Contractor, to supply Bedding Plants and Plugs to the Council.

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