Notice Information
Notice Title
Landscape Maintenance and Common Close Cleaning Services Contract 2026-2027
Notice Description
The Contract will principally comprise landscape maintenance and common close cleaning services. The landscape maintenance services will mainly include litter picking, grass cutting, shrub bed, hedging and leaf collection to existing properties and common landscaped areas throughout Pollokshields, Mount Florida, Cathcart, Shawlands, Strathbungo, Ibrox, Kinning Park, Crosshill, Cardonald, Halfway, Penilee, Strathbungo, Pollokshaws and Shawlands, Glasgow to the areas detailed within the Landscape Architects tender drawings. The Contract may also include, tree maintenance services, tree and stump removal works, Winter Gritting to hard landscaped areas and repairs to existing damaged grass and other landscaped areas. The Landscape Maintenance services to the properties described within the tender documentation are currently undertaken by Southside Housing Association's estates team. However, the nature of the service is changing and it is the intention of Southside Housing Association that the successful tenderer of this procurement will undertake the service after conclusion of this opportunity. The Common Close Cleaning maintenance requirements will principally involve weekly internal and external cleaning to properties, and also monthly & six monthly cleaning activities (refer Specification Items 1-21 described within Tender Document C 'Common Close Cleaning Specification' for further information). Southside Housing Association may introduce additional landscape maintenance estates or common close cleaning to property during the Contract that are located on the south side of Glasgow which are in ownership or factored by Southside Housing Association. Where additional services are added to the Contract by Southside Housing Association, the additional services shall be valued at the rates within Tender Document A where the landscape maintenance or common close cleaning requirements are similar in character. Southside Housing Association may also omit any of the landscape maintenance estates or common close cleaning properties listed within the tender documentation at any time during the Contract where a landscape maintenance estate or common close cleaning property is no longer in ownership, factored by Southside Housing Association or Southside Housing Association are unable to obtain authorisation to proceed with the services to a property where consent from factored owners has not been obtained. No loss or recompense will be due to the Contractor if Southside Housing Association omit any of the landscape maintenance estates or common close cleaning properties during the Contract where estates or properties are no longer in ownership or factored by Southside Housing Association, or where Southside Housing Association have been unable to obtain consent to proceed with the service from factored owners. The commencement date for the Contract is currently estimated to be 1 April 2026. The Contract term will be for an initial twelve month period with optional annual 1 year + 1 year + 1 year extensions up to a maximum contract completion date of 31st March 2030. The decision to award the Contract extensions will be at the discretion of Southside Housing Association and will be on the basis of one year increments.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Single Stage Tendering in accordance with Regulations 28 (Open Procedure) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders are also advised that Southside Housing Association will hold a Meet the Buyer/Site Visit Event during the tender period. The Event will be free of charge and shall provide a site visit to several estates to illustrate Southside Housing Association's landscape maintenance and common close cleaning requirements contained within the tender documentation, and challenges of undertaking the landscape maintenance in particular estates. The Meet the Buyer/Site Visit Event will be attended by the person from Southside Housing Association that is currently responsible for the management of the landscape maintenance and common close cleaning. The Meet the Buyer/Site Visit Event will commence at 10am on Friday 20th February 2026. To record your interest in the Meet the Buyer/Site Visit Event, please email the names of your organisations delegates to alan.shanks@ada-cc.co.uk not later than 12noon on Thursday 19th February 2026. A list of the estate addresses to be included at the Meet the Buyer/Site Visit and sequencing will be distributed in advance of Friday 20th February 2026 to the organisations that registered their attendance. Bidders are asked to keep the maximum number of persons to that will attend the Event on behalf of their organisation to two delegates. Bidders are also advised that Southside Housing Association will not provide transport to delegates between the sites/estates during the Event and Bidders will be required to make their own transportation arrangements.
Renewal: May take up option of twelve month extensions up to a maximum of three further years (2027-2030) at an estimated value 262000 GBP (excluding VAT) per annum. The annual anticipated cost per annum excluding VAT is 262000 GBP
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0649fb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052196-2026
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
71421000 - Landscape gardening services
77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
77311000 - Ornamental and pleasure gardens maintenance services
77313000 - Parks maintenance services
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
90910000 - Cleaning services
90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,048,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,048,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £358,365 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jun 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Jun 2026Yesterday
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 2026 at the earliest if the optional 12 month extensions are not applied
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHSIDE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G51 4EB
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Cardonald
- Westminster Constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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