MFF162 2025-2031 supply and delivery of sphagnum plugs
Estimated value
£9.2m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
2
Published
16 Jul 2025
Description
This Invitation for Tender ("ITT") is to Supply & Deliver Sphagnum Moss Plugs to Delivery Sites within the Peak District National Park and South Pennines SAC. The Contract Period shall be 3 September 2025 to 31 August 2031, ("the Contract Period"). The Material for the purposes of this ITT shall consist of Sphagnum moss ("Sphagnum") 1. ITT quantities: 1.1 Lot 1 - A quantity of up to 18,000,000 plugs over 6 years (up to 3,000,000 per year)- over the Contract Period. It is anticipated that the requirement each year will be no less than 300,000 Plugs per annum. 1.2 Lot 2 - A quantity of up to 300,000 plugs over 6 years (up to 50,000 per year)- over the Contract Period. It is anticipated that the requirement each year will be no less than 10,000 Plugs per annum. The list of species requirements of the sphagnum plugs is set out in Section 1 of the Invitation to Tender
Scope
- Reference
- MFF162 2025-2031 supply and delivery of sphagnum plugs
- Total value
- £9,150,000 excluding VAT£10,980,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 02 Sept 2025 to 31 Aug 2031
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 03120000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
| QC1 | Quality criteria 1: Experience, past Performance and ability to supply Materials to meet the contract objectives and specifications Provision of evidence detailing previous relevant experience of supplying sphagnum moss at scale as set out in Contract Objectives Provision of references for above supply | quality | 40.00% |
| QC2 | Quality Criteria 2 Technical and Delivery Capability Provision of methodology and production schedule detailing how you will meet the Contract Objectives and Specification | quality | 29.00% |
| QC3 | Quality Criteria 3 Social Value - Explanation as to how the supply of sphagnum plugs is actively working to tackle environmental impacts | quality | 1.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
no lots have conditions of participation
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 08 Aug 2025, 3:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 10 Aug 2025, 4:00 pm
- Submission address
- Submission Tenders must be submitted by e mail to Tenders@peakdistrict.gov.uk By 17.00pm 10 August 2025 The following, and only the following, must be used in the subject line: REF: MFF162 2025-2031 supply and delivery of sphagnum plugs Please see link to the Tender Notice and Invitation to Tender at https://www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/tenders a link is also provided at - https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/looking-after/about-us/open-government/tenders
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 | £9.0m | active |
| 2 | Lot 2 | £150k | active |