Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Snow Clearing & Gritting Services
Notice Description
The Provision of Snow Clearing & Gritting Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Inverness College UHI is to source a contractor through a formal compliant tender process to deliver the Provision of a Snow Clearings and Gritting Scope of Work and Services. Snow clearing and gritting services are essential in ensuring that in times of adverse weather that Inverness College UHI can remain open with safe roads and car parks for both its students and staff. The College is seeking to enter a local contract with a Contractor to provide fully qualified personnel and equipment to conduct snow clearing and gritting activities at its following sites: Inverness College UHI, 1 Inverness Campus, Inverness Scottish School of Forestry, Balloch, Inverness College UHI, 58 Harbour Road, Inverness Note, Inverness College UHI, 7 Burnett Road, this site may only be available on request and may not be included within the contract. The building is unoccupied at present although the lease does not run out until May 2026. Priority Areas: All fire escape routes should be prioritised before car parks. 1 Inverness Campus: Priority Areas - Car Park 1 and pavements / walkways at front entrance to building. Maximum duration of 3 hours for snow clearing. Scottish School of Forestry: Priority Area - Access Road and pavements / walkways at front and rear entrance to main building. Maximum duration of 2 hours for snow clearing. 58 Harbour Road: Priority Area - Car Park area and front entrance. Maximum duration of 1 hour for snow clearing. Note as above - 7 Burnett Road: Priority Area - Car Park Area to East of site. Maximum duration of 1 hour for snow clearing. For any additional hours over the above the contractor must receive approval from an authorised member of the Estates Team in advance prior to the commencement of additional snow clearing and gritting activities.. A site visit will take place on 7 July 2025 (exact date/times to be confirmed), please confirm your attendance via the Public Contracts Scotland mailbox no later than 4 July 2025.
Renewal: Proposed 2 x 12-month options to extend subject to contractor performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000801463
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538139
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90620000 - Snow-clearing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £12,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Every 2 years unless an extension is granted of 2 x 12-month options to extend subject to contractor performance.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- INVERNESS COLLEGE UHI (ALSO KNOWN AS UHI INVERNESS)
- Contact Name
- Derek Cowie, Stuart Murray
- Contact Email
- derek.cowie.ic@uhi.ac.uk, stuart.murray@uhi.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463273000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 5NA
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=13
9th July 2025 - Site Visit Q&A Sheet 07-07-25 Tender CS-IC-27454-V1 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=6
11th June 2025 - Appendix F Quality Questionnaire CS-IC-27454 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=7
11th June 2025 - Appendix G Snow Clearing + Gritting Pricing Schedule CS-IC-27454 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=8
11th June 2025 - Appendix H Inverness College UHI Campus Location Map -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=9
11th June 2025 - Appendix I SSF Balloch Location Map -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=10
11th June 2025 - Appendix J - 58 Harbour Road Location Map -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=11
11th June 2025 - Appendix K - 7 Burnett Road Location Map -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=12
11th June 2025 - Main ITT for the Provision of Snow Clearing + Gritting Services CS-IC-27454-V1 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=1
11th June 2025 - Appendix A Form of Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=2
11th June 2025 - Appendix B Conflict of Interest -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=3
11th June 2025 - Appendix C Freedom of Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=4
11th June 2025 - Appendix D Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct V2021b -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532354&idx=5
11th June 2025 - Appendix E Specification of Requirements CS-IC-27454 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532354
The Provision of Snow Clearing & Gritting Services - The Provision of Snow Clearing & Gritting Services -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538139
The Provision of Snow Clearing & Gritting Services - The Provision of Snow Clearing & Gritting Services
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