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St Ives Town Council (Cambridgeshire)

3 Year Floral Display Contract

Agriculture & ForestryCPV 77300000
Value£40k
Deadline14 Oct 2026
Published29 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 29 Jul 202676 days leftCloses 14 Oct 2026
Who to contact
townclerk@stivestowncouncil.gov.uk
01480 388929

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Sealed bids to be sent to The Town Clerk St Ives Town Council St Ives Town Hall Market Hill St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 5AL

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£40ktotal contract value
median £150k
this tender£0£3.5m

This sits below the typical range for Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 3,317 valued Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

St Ives Town Council (the Town Council) is looking to source quotations for its summer and winter planting for the 3-year period 2027-2029 in order to provide efficiency savings for both the Town Council and its chosen supplier.

We would be grateful if you would provide estimates for the following work, regarding planting in St Ives for 2027, 2028 and 2029.

Your quotation should be split to show the costs for the two seasons in each year separately.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

St Ives Town Council (the Town Council)

St Ives Town Council (the Town Council) is looking to source quotations for its summer and winter planting for the 3-year period 2027-2029 in order to provide efficiency savings for both the Town Council and its chosen supplier.

02

We would be grateful if you would

We would be grateful if you would provide estimates for the following work, regarding planting in St Ives for 2027, 2028 and 2029.

03

Your quotation should be split to show

Your quotation should be split to show the costs for the two seasons in each year separately.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation
  • Hold at bidWaste carrier / pesticide / arboricultural certifications as relevant
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d689
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
071731-2026
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