FOI Request - Floral Displays

Request 101002925472

Please find below a Freedom of Information Request for information regarding Moray Council spend of Floral Displays and Floral Units whether that be contracted or purchased:

Do the council use a contractor for their floral displays?

If yes, who do the council use as the contractor?

If yes, is this a supply only contract or does the contract include installation, removal and maintenance?

If yes, when is the current contract in place until?

If yes, what is the councils annual spend with the contractor for the floral displays?

Do the council own their floral units eg. Hanging Baskets, Barrier Baskets, Pole Baskets, Floor Planters and Flower Towers?

If yes, how many Hanging Baskets/Floor Planters/Barrier Baskets/Floral Towers/Pole Baskets are owned by the council?

If yes, what is the councils spend on Hanging Baskets/Floor Planters/Barrier Baskets/Floral Towers/Pole Baskets purchases over the last 5 years?

If yes, when was the last purchase of Floral Units?

If yes, who has supplied the Floral Units over the last 5 years?

Do the council currently use Floral Units that are Self-Watering?

Do the council plan to put out a tender for Floral Display/Floral Units in the next 12 months?

Response 03-12-21

1. No
2. N/A
3. N/A
4. N/A
5. N/A
6. Yes
7. The Council owns 43 floral units however these are planted and maintained by community organisations except for 6 planters at war memorial sites (2 tiered planters at Dufftown War Memorial; 2 x floor planters Aberlour; 2 floor planters at Rothes War Memorial).  
8. £673
9. February 2020
10. Amberol
11. Yes
12. No