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Garden Assistance Scheme & Ad-Hoc Garden Works 2025 - 2028, Motherwell

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jun 2025 at 00:00

TenderUpdate

03 Mar 2025 at 00:00

Tender

03 Mar 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

North Lanarkshire Council has completed the procurement process for the "Garden Assistance Scheme & Ad-Hoc Garden Works 2025 – 2028" in Motherwell, targeting the general public services category. The contract was awarded to The Landscaping Centre, with the process following an open procedure. The planning stage was announced on 3 March 2025, with the tender stage closing on 2 April 2025. The contract was successfully awarded on 10 June 2025, marking the status of the procurement process as complete. The services will be implemented across the North Lanarkshire region within CPV classification 77300000, focusing on general garden maintenance activities targeted primarily at elderly and infirm council tenants.

This procurement provides a substantial opportunity for businesses involved in garden maintenance and landscaping. Large-scale service providers like The Landscaping Centre can benefit from the contract's value, which stands at £858,732. The contract covers extensive maintenance work including grass cutting, hedge trimming, and other garden-related tasks, with a focus on improving service delivery to vulnerable tenant groups. The open procedure invites a wide range of companies to participate, though firms should ensure compliance with tender requirements, particularly regarding serious and organised crime prevention checks embedded in the process. Business growth can be substantially supported through the integration of community benefits in procurement, encouraging local and newly established firms in similar sectors to engage in future opportunities.

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Notice Title

Garden Assistance Scheme & Ad-Hoc Garden Works 2025 - 2028, Motherwell

Notice Description

The requirements of this procurement exercise is to award a contract to an individual contractor to provide a Garden Maintenance Service and an Ad-Hoc Garden Works Service within 6 the Motherwell area within North Lanarkshire.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service will operate throughout the growing season between approximately March and November each year and will provide nine (9) grass cuts with reforming edges on two (2) of these visits; two (2) weedkills; and three (3) hedge trims at each property, each year. The service is predominantly provided to elderly and infirm council tenants, but it may also be provided to non-council tenants who meet the same criteria on a chargeable basis. The Ad-Hoc Garden Works is to provide garden works to properties throughout North Lanarkshire, including general tidying and maintenance within gardens, grass cutting, hedge cutting, tree pruning, reforming garden areas, clearance of debris and path clearing, on an ad-hoc basis throughout North Lanarkshire. This ad-hoc service is predominantly carried out in void properties, properties recently allocated through the void process, or provided as an initial one-off service to elderly or infirm tenants who have been assessed and qualify to be included on our Garden Assistance Scheme.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Council intends to include an additional 1 x 12 month extension period which can be utilised should circumstances arise that such an extension is required.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000791458
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532647
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

77300000 - Horticultural services

77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

77312000 - Weed-clearance services

77313000 - Parks maintenance services

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£858,732 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£858,732 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jun 20258 months 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk, stewartpa@northlan.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3451430015

Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Post Town
Motherwell
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire

Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE LANDSCAPING CENTRE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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