Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply & Delivery of Grounds Maintenance / Landscaping Materials & Associated Products (2026-30)
Notice Description
This Contract Notice relates to a project to establish a Contract for the Supply & Delivery of Grounds Maintenance / Landscaping Materials & Associated Products (2026-30) (UOS-42185-2026).
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University of Strathclyde ("the University") is seeking to establish a contract to support the delivery of activities outlined below. This Contract will include, however, will not be limited to the supply & delivery of: - Weedkillers: - Fertilisers - Grass seed: - Lawncare: - Sands and top dressings: - Moss control; and - Grounds maintenance materials. The Contract will be awarded on a sole supply basis, and its remit is largely related to Goods.. 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.
Options: In line with 72 - Modification of Contracts During their Term, of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this Contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases.
Renewal: The contract duration is 24-months, with the option to extend for up to an additional two 12-month periods. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to utilise the extension periods at its discretion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000828428
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY556324
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
14 - Mining, basic metals and related products
16 - Agricultural machinery
24 - Chemical products
-
- CPV Codes
03100000 - Agricultural and horticultural products
03111000 - Seeds
03441000 - Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens
14200000 - Sand and clay
14210000 - Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates
14211000 - Sand
14211100 - Natural sand
14212000 - Granules, chippings, stone powder, pebbles, gravel, broken and crushed stone, stone mixtures, sand-gravel mixtures and other aggregates
14212210 - Sand-gravel mix
14213000 - Macadam, tarmac and tar sands
14213300 - Tar sands
14300000 - Chemical and fertiliser minerals
14310000 - Fertiliser minerals
16141000 - Fertiliser distributors
24400000 - Fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
24410000 - Nitrogenous fertilisers
24420000 - Phosphatic fertilisers
24421000 - Mineral phosphatic fertilisers
24422000 - Chemical phosphatic fertilisers
24430000 - Animal or vegetal fertilisers
24440000 - Miscellaneous fertilisers
24453000 - Herbicides
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £212,393 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Jun 20261 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 4 May 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Yes, it is envisaged that when this Contract comes to an end that the Contracting Authority will tender this requirement again - a Contract Notice is expected to be published in c. May 2030.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1XU
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR553180
Supply & Delivery of Grounds Maintenance / Landscaping Materials & Associated Products (2026-30) - This Prior Information Notice (PIN) relates to a project to establish a Contract for the Supply & Delivery of Grounds Maintenance / Landscaping Materials & Associated Products (2026-30) (UOS-42185-2026). -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY556324
Supply & Delivery of Grounds Maintenance / Landscaping Materials & Associated Products (2026-30) - This Contract Notice relates to a project to establish a Contract for the Supply & Delivery of Grounds Maintenance / Landscaping Materials & Associated Products (2026-30) (UOS-42185-2026).
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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