Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance Services - Contract B - Central Mainland
Notice Description
The contract shall generally comprise Grounds Maintenance of Amenity Areas including Office, Social Work and Sheltered Housing, Roadside Verges and Planted Border Areas.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The procedure is a regulated procurement governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: Options for renewal are detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000790901
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528298
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - 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
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
77314100 - Grassing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £499,125 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 5 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Graeme MacDonald
- Contact Email
- contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1595744595
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LERWICK, SHETLAND
- Postcode
- ZE1 0LZ
- Post Town
- Lerwick
- 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
- TLM66 Shetland Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Shetland Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Lerwick North and Bressay
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524792&idx=1
27th February 2025 - Cover Letter -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB524792&idx=2
27th February 2025 - Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB524792
Grounds Maintenance Services - Contract B - Central Mainland - The contract shall generally comprise Grounds Maintenance of Amenity Areas including Office, Social Work and Sheltered Housing, Roadside Verges and Planted Border Areas. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528298
Grounds Maintenance Services - Contract B - Central Mainland - The contract shall generally comprise Grounds Maintenance of Amenity Areas including Office, Social Work and Sheltered Housing, Roadside Verges and Planted Border Areas.
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