Awarded contract

City Gardens Bedding

Details

Buyer: City of London Corporation
Supplier(s): Amethyst Horticulture Ltd
Value: £81,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Landscape gardening services
Published: 27 June 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The City of London Corporation has over 160 site which it manages, of these approximately 40 have some form of seasonal bedding displays. A supplier is required to supply and deliver bedding, bulbs and specimen plants for both our spring and summer displays. Supplier will be required to supply and deliver our spring bedding in May/June and our summer bedding in Oct/Nov each year according to our delivery requirements.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 December 2023
Completed: Award published27 June 2024
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date30 November 2026in 2 months

About the buyer

City of London Corporation buys as a local authority, and sets out its own procurement policies and requirements for suppliers. Its City Fund draws on rental and interest income from the Corporation's own property, alongside business rates and council tax. New tender opportunities are advertised through the Corporation's Sourcing and Contracts Portal, where suppliers register. Lower-value opportunities also appear on Contracts Finder, with higher-value contracts advertised on Find a Tender. A three-year Commercial Pipeline gives suppliers early visibility of larger opportunities. The Corporation also runs soft market testing to shape future procurements with suppliers.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of City of London Corporation's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

71421000 · Landscape gardening services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov