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COV - Supply, Planting, Maintenance and Watering of Seasonal Bedding Plants and Containers

Coventry City Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:33.

Opportunity overview

Coventry City Council invited tenders for the provision of bedding plants for War Memorial Park, Coombe Abbey, Canley Crematorium and hanging baskets. This includes the planting, maintenance, and watering of one square metre bedding containers and hanging baskets. The Supplier will be responsible for supplying annual bedding plants for parks, plants for one metre square planters, and maintaining and watering these features throughout the year. Tenders were invited on 22 May 2025 through OCID ocds-h6vhtk-051ed0. No tenders were received at the tender submission deadline and the Council sought to Switch to Direct Award (s.43 of the Procurement Act 2023). However, the Council incorrectly published a UK12 Procurement Termination Notice that was not required

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

RCS PLANTS LTD

Matched by number
Published award value
£218k
Awarded
23 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10100698
Location
Atherstone, UKG13, CV9 2RQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
COV-22215
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Tenders were invited on 22 May 2025 through OCID ocds-h6vhtk-051ed0. No tenders were received at the tender submission deadline and the Council sought to Switch to Direct Award (s.43 of the Procurement Act 2023).

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMJC-6861-XJPP
Name
Coventry City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG33
Country
GB
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV1 5RR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council House, Earl Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PMJC-6861-XJPP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-10100698
Name
RCS PLANTS LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG13
Country
GB
Locality
Atherstone
Postal Code
CV9 2RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Oldbury Farm Purley Chase Lane

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
10100698
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PJMN-8585-HVGL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
24 Oct 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG33
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKG33
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKG33
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03451000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Plants
Entry 2
Id
77311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ornamental and pleasure gardens maintenance services

Value

Amount
218,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
261,600

Renewal

Description
2x12 month extensions permissible

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068194-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
24 Oct 2025, 13:07
Entry 2
Id
068197-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
24 Oct 2025, 13:13

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10100698
Name
RCS PLANTS LTD

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
5 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2029, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
4 Nov 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
25 Nov 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not required under Section 52 of Regulation 32 as contracts is below £5m

Value

Amount
218,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
261,600

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
25 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 * 12 months extension options available

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084468-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
18 Dec 2025, 14:33

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coventry · UKG33 · CV1 5RR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d365-2025-12-18T14:33:51ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·