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Landscaping Services - Inner Moray Firth (IMF)

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Mar 2025 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

22 Jan 2025 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), located at An Làchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, has awarded a contract for landscaping services in the Inner Moray Firth region. The contract is focused on economic affairs, specifically hard and soft landscaping, and winter maintenance services. The awarded contract, identified as COT 0168, includes services such as grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance, and winter gritting/snow clearance. The procurement process is complete, with the services required at multiple sites, including Alness Point and Dingwall Business Park. The contract was awarded on 20th March 2025, with an identified budget between GBP 120,000 and GBP 133,600, and the contract duration is an initial period of three years starting 22nd April 2025, with a possible one-year extension.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses providing comprehensive landscaping and maintenance services. SMEs, particularly those specialising in both hard and soft landscaping and experienced in winter maintenance operations, would find this procurement advantageous for growth and collaboration. Higher Ground Community Services Ltd, an SME, has been awarded the contract, showcasing that smaller enterprises with the necessary expertise are well-suited to compete and benefit. The open procedure procurement method employed by HIE allows a fair and competitive bidding environment, enhancing opportunities for various businesses to demonstrate their capabilities and secure public sector contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Landscaping Services - Inner Moray Firth (IMF)

Notice Description

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at: Alness Point, Fyrish House, Dingwall Business Park, Druimchat Dingwall and Earl Thornfinn House & Plot 2, Dingwall. Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE -HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at: Alness Point, Fyrish House, Dingwall Business Park, Druimchat Dingwall and Earl Thornfinn House & Plot 2, Dingwall. Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance.

Options: HIE reserves the right to modify the contract for reasons including but not limited to: - Sale of any sites/properties, therefore (some of) the services will no longer be required. It should be noted that the development sites at Thurso Business Park and Wick Industrial Estate are being actively marketed for sale, as is the office at Unit 2 Wick Business Park. - Addition of sites/properties with associated landscaping services required. - Re-designation of areas associated with maintenance activities. - Weather conditions requiring more/less frequent services.

Renewal: HIE reserve the right to extend the Initial Term by a period or periods together not exceeding 1 calendar year.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000788289
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526460
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

45112700 - Landscaping work

71421000 - Landscape gardening services

77300000 - Horticultural services

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

90620000 - Snow-clearing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£178,082 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£178,082 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£160,720 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract period, including any extension period.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 5NA
Postcode Area
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

Higher Ground Community Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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