Pre-tender

Contract for Machine Bulb Planting

Details

Buyer: City and County of Swansea
Value: £41,784
Topic: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Published: 28 September 2026
Submission: 16 October 2026in 2 weeks
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Swansea Council intends to undertake pre-market engagement for the machine planting of various bulb mixes at locations across Swansea. The mixes must provide long flowering periods, strong visual displays and benefits for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. The butterfly and bee mixes should flower from February to July, with planting densities of approximately 120 bulbs per m² and 450 bulbs per m² respectively. The native mix should flower from February to May and be planted at approximately 300 bulbs per m². The total planting areas are 694 m² for the butterfly mix, 405 m² for the bee mix and 15 m² for the native mix. Planting will take place on grass verges and other grassed areas throughout Swansea.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published28 September 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

City and County of Swansea is a Welsh local authority, and buys through Sell2Wales, the Welsh public sector's central tendering portal. Suppliers submit electronic tenders online through eTenderWales. Larger contracts are also advertised on Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers must register on the Central Digital Platform to bid for contracts above a set threshold value. Major framework agreements are procured through the South West Wales regional collaborative arrangement. Carmarthenshire County Council leads that arrangement for the wider region, alongside Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion councils.

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 and County of Swansea's contract awards have been in construction work, transport equipment and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

77000000 · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
77300000 · Horticultural services
77310000 · Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-and-county-of-swansea.gov