Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance Contract 2026-30
Notice Description
Grounds maintenance services in the Western Isles area
Lot Information
Rural Lewis
Grounds Maintenance service in the Western Isles
Options: Additional sites may be added (or removed) throughout the contract period.
HarrisGrounds maintenance services in the Western Isles
Options: Additional sites may be added (or removed) throughout the contract period.
UistGrounds maintenance services in the Western Isles
Options: Additional sites may be added (or removed) throughout the contract period.
BarraGrounds maintenance services in the Western Isles
Options: Additional sites may be added (or removed) throughout the contract period.
StornowayGrounds maintenance services in the Western Isles
Options: Additional sites may be added (or removed) throughout the contract period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060965
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004592-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £298,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- contracts@cne-siar.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1851600501
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STORNOWAY
- Postcode
- HS1 2BW
- Post Town
- Outer Hebrides
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM64 Na h-Eileanan Siar
-
- Local Authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Electoral Ward
- Steòrnabhagh a Deas
- Westminster Constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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