Contract for Machine Bulb Planting

City and County of Swansea
Wales
Direct award
23 November 2026 to 18 December 2026

Machine planting of bulb mixes across grass verges and grassed areas totaling 694 sqm for butterfly mix, 405 sqm for bee mix, and 15 sqm for native mix, with specific densities of 120, 450, and 300 bulbs per sqm respectively.

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Awarded value: £42k; As published
Published: 28 September 2026
Awarded: 21 October 2026; Lubbe & Sons (Bulbs) Ltd
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 18 December 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of machine bulb planting services for local authority grounds and open spaces.

Machine planting of various bulb mixes at locations across Swansea on grass verges and other grassed areas

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 1 month
Contract dates: 23 November 2026 to 18 December 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 77310000, 77300000, 77000000

Services in this contract

Soft landscaping, planting and landscape aftercareMain service£50k typicalMachine planting of pollinator bulb mixes on grass verges

Lifecycle

Published
28 September 2026
Contract awardedto Lubbe & Sons (Bulbs) Ltd
21 October 2026
Contract starts
23 November 2026
Contract ends
18 December 2026

The buyer

City and County of Swansea

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The supplier

Lubbe & Sons (Bulbs) Ltd

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3871725/contract-for-machine-bulb-planting
Buyer reference: CPR8/26/161
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-077bd7
Last checked: 5 November 2026

City and County of Swansea. Contract for Machine Bulb Planting. Contract award, 28 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3871725/contract-for-machine-bulb-planting (accessed 5 November 2026).