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PRJ_31328 - Marylebone Townhall Flowers
Westminster City Council · Local authority
In brief
Westminster City Council has announced plans to buy food and drink work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £80,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 March 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 53 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Westminster City Council (the “Council”) will shortly be undertaking a procurement activity for the provision of Silk Flowers to be displayed and arranged at Marylebone Town Hall, London. The Council is using this Expression of Interest to determine:
• The availability of the required service for high standard silk floral displays
• If/what suppliers that can provide core requirements
• Determine routes to market
We are initially seeking information to determine the supplier base with a view to developing a procurement strategy to feed into a subsequent procurement process.
Suppliers in this market, are encouraged to provide the express their interest and provide answers to the following questions. Suppliers expressing an interest will then be invited to subsequent procurement process.
Q1 – Please briefly describe your brief experience in providing high-quality silk flowers.
Q2 – Do you provide any other Local Authority/government organisation with this service, if yes, please describe how the contract was sourced i.e. open tender, framework?
RESPONDING TO THIS EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Suppliers interested in this opportunity should complete the brief online questionnaire by 12 noon on Wednesday 11th November 2026 via the Council’s e-Sourcing portal https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/7430675201A1A1545947
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 104681-2026
About the buyer
Westminster City CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
193Awards
96Similar open tenders
All open food and drink tenders- £88.4mestimated
From notice 104681-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 4 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 4 November 2026.