Notice Information
Notice Title
Inverness Campus Landscape Maintenance
Notice Description
The Services cover grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance at An Lochran, Solasta House and Aurora House on Inverness Campus. This contract has a start date of 1.4.2026 and an end date of 31.3.2029.
Lot Information
Lot 1
It is expected that these services will be required from 1st April 2026 for a period of 3 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the contract. The 3 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP75,000 and GBP94,000 (excluding VAT), Consumer Price Index and Real Living Wage increases for Year 3. This figure is inclusive of Travel and Subsistence (T&S). Travel time will not be paid.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulations 8, 9 and 10 of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Options: HIE reserves the right to make changes to the Services including but limited to: - Sale of any sites/properties, therefore (some of) the services will no longer be required. - Addition of sites/properties with associated landscaping services required. - Re-designation of areas associated with maintenance activities - Weather conditions requiring more/less frequent services. In these situations, HIE will agree a price variation based on the pricing submitted as part of your bid.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000818132
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549950
- 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71421000 - Landscape gardening services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £89,790 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Feb 20265 days 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, 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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=DEC545391&idx=12
11th December 2025 - Terms and Conditions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=11
11th December 2025 - Conflicts of Interest Policy -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=10
11th December 2025 - Contractor Annual Return Form -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=9
11th December 2025 - Forms for Signature -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=7
11th December 2025 - Cyber Security Response Form -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=8
11th December 2025 - Community Benefits Selection Menu -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=6
11th December 2025 - Award Criteria Tender Response Form -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=5
11th December 2025 - Pricing Schedule -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=4
11th December 2025 - Appendix 3 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=3
11th December 2025 - Appendix 2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=2
11th December 2025 - Specification -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC545391&idx=1
11th December 2025 - Scope of Requirements -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545391
Inverness Campus Landscape Maintenance - The Services cover grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance at An Lochran, Solasta House and Aurora House on Inverness Campus. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549950
Inverness Campus Landscape Maintenance - The Services cover grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance at An Lochran, Solasta House and Aurora House on Inverness Campus. This contract has a start date of 1.4.2026 and an end date of 31.3.2029.
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