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HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting

NHS HIGHLAND

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23 Oct 2024 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Highland has awarded a contract titled "HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting" for gritting and snow clearing during Winter 2023/24. The project is located in Inverness, within the UKM6 region and falls under the Health industry category. This award follows a limited procurement method owing to no acceptable responses from the competitive process and the urgent need to secure reliable services for safety reasons. The contract was signed on 18th October 2024, marking the procurement stage as complete.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses focusing on grounds maintenance and winter services. Companies specialising in gritting, snow clearance, and grounds maintenance, particularly SMEs like Highland Groundcare Ltd, which has won the contract, would find this contract beneficial for growth. The procurement process, designed to swiftly appoint reliable service providers, particularly suits firms capable of meeting stringent safety and service performance standards in challenging weather conditions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting

Notice Description

Gritting and snow clearing Winter 2023/24

Lot Information

Lot 1

Grounds Maintenance including Gritting and snow clearance winter 2023/24

Procurement Information

No acceptable responses received from competitive process. As Winter is fast approaching we need to secure the services of a company that we can trust to provide the required level of service as this impacts on the safety of both staff and patients, with the added risk of litigation should staff or members of the public injure themselves as a result of our failure to ensure that areas are properly gritted and cleared of snow. Will include requirement in 2024 planned Ground Maintenance term contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000781291
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516756
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for 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
£500,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS HIGHLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 3BW
Post Town
Inverness
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
TLM6 Highlands and Islands
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HIGHLAND GROUNDCARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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