Tender for the Supply and Maintenance of Floral Containers

What the buyer is asking for

Ards and North Down Borough Council has a number of parks and other green spaces in which high-quality floral schemes are provided. The Council is seeking, from competent and experienced Suppliers, tenders for the planting up, installation, maintenance and subsequent removal of Council owned floral containers for use in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 30%qualityMethodologyPlease see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details.
• 70%costCostPlease see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  a. Insurances. Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details.

• technical

  a. Minimum Standards of Experience and b. Health and Safety Compliance. Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender for full details of each.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 45 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published12 days ago

   26 Oct 2026, 08:41 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 17 days

   23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 17 days

   23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 69 days

   14 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice26 Oct 2026, 08:41 GMT100800-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender