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Contract for Machine Bulb Planting

City & County of Swansea · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 17:46.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
  • CPV77300000 — Horticultural services
  • CPV77310000 — Planting and maintenance services of green areas

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
ocds-h6vhtk-077bd7
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
28 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
16 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Dec 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77310000
Description
Planting and maintenance services of green areas
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
77300000
Description
Horticultural services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
77000000
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL18
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) seeks those organisations that may be interested in providing this service . The exercise will be used to understand the markets capacity and technical ability. Swansea Council has created an Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) which will be used to understand the markets capacity and technical ability. The Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) can be accessed by emailing chris.waters@swansea.gov.uk. Please submit your completed MEQ by no later than 12:00 noon on the 16th October 2026 by email to chris.waters@swansea.gov.uk. Participation in this engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement; however, responses received will assist to inform Swansea Council as to the level of interest from the market and will be used to evidence a decision as to how to undertake a competitive procurement. This notice is not a call for competition. Swansea Council reserves the right to withdraw from undertaking a tender process at any point.
Due
16 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
091580-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Sept 2026, 16:40
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
City & County of Swansea
Id
GB-PPON-PYYD-8699-BJGD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYYD-8699-BJGD

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre
Locality
Swansea
Postal Code
SA1 3SN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL18

Contact

Name
Chris Walters

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swansea · UKL18 · SA1 3SN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL18 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 091580-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·