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Winter Gritting contract for Paths and Car Parks across QE, Bensham and Spire House sites.

QE Facilities Ltd

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25 Aug 2026 at 08:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

QE Facilities Ltd procured winter gritting services for paths and car parks across the Queen Elizabeth, Bensham and Spire House sites. The requirement is grounds maintenance work focused on keeping pedestrian routes and parking areas safe during winter conditions. The buyer is QE Facilities Ltd, based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, and the work concerns its healthcare sites in the local area. The procurement covers service delivery across all three named sites rather than the supply of standalone materials. Businesses suited to this requirement would typically provide operational winter grounds maintenance, gritting and site-safety services for hospital estates, including the ability to work across multiple locations and respond to changing winter conditions. The requirement was treated as a single lot.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. COATSWORTH LANDSCAPES LIMITED was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 23 July 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £27,000 excluding VAT and £32,400 including VAT. The procurement was evaluated as a services requirement, classified under CPV 77314000 for grounds maintenance services. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. This process used a limited rather than open procedure, so it provides evidence of the buyer’s route for sourcing this type of below-threshold winter gritting service. No separate lot awards are recorded.

This outcome indicates recurring operational demand from QE Facilities Ltd for winter gritting across a multi-site hospital estate. A future competitor would need credible experience in gritting paths and car parks, with the equipment, materials and trained staff to cover Queen Elizabeth, Bensham and Spire House sites reliably. The requirement favours suppliers able to coordinate work across several locations, manage winter-weather response, and maintain safe access for hospital users, visitors, staff and vehicles. Contractors with established grounds maintenance or winter services operations, appropriate health and safety controls, and sufficient local capacity would be well placed to compete when this requirement returns. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that the scale and delivery model can be handled by a smaller specialist business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Winter Gritting contract for Paths and Car Parks across QE, Bensham and Spire House sites.

Notice Description

Winter Gritting contract for Paths and Car Parksacross QE, Bensham and Spire House sites. Period: 01.09.26 - 31.08.27 Cost: PS27,000.00

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb17
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080616-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£27,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
QE Facilities Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GATESHEAD
Postcode
NE9 6SX
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Gateshead
Electoral Ward
High Fell
Westminster Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COATSWORTH LANDSCAPES LIMITED

Further Information

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