Expenditure over £5,000

Details of Neston Town Council’s contracts, commissioned activities, purchase orders, framework agreements and any other legally enforceable agreements with a value exceeding £5,000 for the financial year 2022/2023. Publication of this information meets the requirements of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015.

Contract for the supply and maintenance of outdoor floral arrangements 2022-2025

Reference No:	N/A
Title of agreement:	Three year contract for the provision and maintenance of floral arrangements.
Description of goods/services being provided:	To provide & maintain planters, hanging baskets and other planting arrangements in Neston, Parkgate, Little Neston and Ness.
Supplier name and details:	PDQ Landscape Maintenance, Little Neston CH64 0XH
Sum to be paid over the length of the contract or the estimated annual spending or budget for the contract:	£25,152 per year (to be reviewed before the end of year one)
VAT that cannot be recovered:	£0.00
Start, end and review dates:	Start date: 01.10.2022. End date: 30.09.2025. Review date: 30.06.23.
Whether or not the contract was the result of an invitation to quote or a published invitation to tender:	An invitation to submit quotations for this contract was sent to two contractors who had previously expressed an interest in quoting and two further local companies were informed that quotations could be submitted. In addition, contract details were uploaded to the Contracts Finder website, displayed on the Town Council’s noticeboards and uploaded to the Town Council’s website.
Whether the supplier is a small or medium sized enterprise &/or a voluntary or community sector organisation and – give relevant registration number:	PDQ Landscape Maintenance is an SME.

Installation of Christmas lights/decorations 2023-2025

Reference No:	N/A
Title of agreement:	Provision of lights/decorations for Christmas 2023.
Description of goods/services being provided:	Install and remove decorations for Neston High Street, Little Neston, Parkgate and Market Square including equipment inspection/testing and anchor point testing. Provide and install a real tree at The Cross.
Supplier name and details:	Continuity Electrical Contractors Ltd, Tyn Y Mwd, Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfon LL54 5TW
Sum to be paid over the length of the contract or the estimated annual spending or budget for the contract:	Year one (2023) £23,283.78+VAT (includes purchase of a star for the Neston tree) Year two (2024) £24,638.78+VAT (includes replacement of Little Neston lights) Year three (2025) £22,888.78+VAT
VAT that cannot be recovered:	£0.00
Start, end and review dates:	Start date: 10.10.2023. End date: 31.01.2026.
Whether or not the contract was the result of an invitation to quote or a published invitation to tender:	Invitation to quote for the initial contract (2022-23) was sent to five companies. Current contract is with the contractor appointed in 2022.
Whether the supplier is a small or medium sized enterprise &/or a voluntary or community sector organisation and – give relevant registration number:	Continuity Electrical Contractors Ltd is an SME (Companies House registration 10225691).