Decision details

OD/23/55 Landscaping Plants

Decision Maker: Officer Decision

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Sourcing Ipswich Borough Council’s landscaping plants for various schemes including – Chantry Park’s parterre, Highways sites, Housing sites, Holywells Park maze, Christchurch Park Poppy and the Garden Suburb play area gardens.

 

A procurement exercise has been undertaken by the Parks Team with Officers from the Council’s Procurement team for the purchase and supply of landscaping plants.

 

Two bids were submitted, and a validation process was carried out by officers from the Council’s Parks & Procurement teams and the bid submitted by Palmstead was found to demonstrate value for money and quality for the many individual species required.

 

The planting will be carried out by the Council’s Wildlife Rangers & Grounds Maintenance Teams.

Decision:

to award a contract to Palmstead for the supply of landscaping plants.

The total value of this contract is £ 16,115.50 for the purchase and supply of trees.

 

Reason:

To supply the landscaping plants.

Publication date: 23/10/2023

Date of decision: 10/10/2023

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