Notice Information
Notice Title
Ground Maintenance - Ayr and Paisley Campuses
Notice Description
The University is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide a total ground maintenance service at both Paisley and Ayr campuses.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University wishes to appoint a contractor to deliver a total ground maintenance service at our Ayr and Paisley campuses. This is a year round service which will include, but not be limited to, the following: Litter Clearing and Disposal Grass Cutting Leaf Collection Flower beds/Shrubs/ Bushes Maintenance Pruning Shrubs/ Bushes/hedges Pruning and Maintenance of Trees Weed Control A summer and winter schedule will be in place for all services required.
Renewal: The University reserves the right to extend the Contract for a further 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued University requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059700
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078027-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
71421000 - Landscape gardening services
77300000 - Horticultural services
77312000 - Weed-clearance services
77312100 - Weed-killing services
77314100 - Grassing services
77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
77341000 - Tree pruning
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £170,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Nov 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- David Ivor Benstead
- Contact Email
- david.benstead@uws.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1418483110
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PAISLEY
- Postcode
- PA1 2BE
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM8 West Central Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Renfrewshire
- Electoral Ward
- Paisley Northwest
- Westminster Constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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