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Winter Maintenance Assistance Service Framework

Scottish Borders Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council procured winter maintenance assistance services through its framework for work across the Scottish Borders. The requirement covers practical winter-road support, including snow clearing, gritting and salt spreading, together with associated plant, machinery, materials and agricultural or grounds-maintenance equipment. The classification is winter road maintenance services (CPV 90620000). The service is delivered for the council in the Scottish Borders area. Six suppliers were involved: Borders Machinery Ring Ltd, Irvine Plant Ltd, Ian Hunter trading as St Boswells Mowers, Swans Minicoach Hire, Pearsons of Duns and NWH Construction Services Ltd. The arrangement is a collaborative framework used for council call-offs rather than a standalone invitation to tender.

This is a completed contract award and cumulative-spend notice, not an invitation to tender. The council used an open procedure to call off from the Winter Maintenance Assistance Service Framework. One lot was completed. The reported spend covers the 12-month period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, and the contract was signed on 1 April 2026. The active contract value is £282,618. Awards were recorded separately as follows: Borders Machinery Ring Ltd, £121,262; Irvine Plant Ltd, £87,788; Ian Hunter trading as St Boswells Mowers, £50,803; and Swans Minicoach Hire, £22,765. Pearsons of Duns and NWH Construction Services Ltd were each recorded at £0. Six bids were received, all from SMEs. Price and quality weightings did not apply to the cumulative-spend publication.

This award shows recurring demand from Scottish Borders Council for locally deployable winter-service capacity rather than a single specialist contractor. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would have access to suitable vehicles, tractors, snow-clearing or gritting equipment, salt and related materials, together with the people able to operate them when required. The successful supplier mix indicates that SMEs and locally based machinery, plant, mowing, agricultural, construction and transport businesses can participate, either independently or through a coordinated service offer. A credible competitor would need practical winter-maintenance capability, dependable equipment and operators, and the ability to cover multiple locations across the Scottish Borders. The framework route also indicates that businesses should understand council call-off arrangements and be able to support operational demand at local scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Winter Maintenance Assistance Service Framework

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Winter Maintenance Assistance Service (1001298) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Winter Maintenance Assistance Service (1001298) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838674
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561765
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

14 - Mining, basic metals and related products

16 - Agricultural machinery

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

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

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

14410000 - Rock salt

14450000 - Salt in brine

16400000 - Spraying machinery for agriculture or horticulture

16700000 - Tractors

34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles

34144420 - Salt spreaders

34144440 - Gritter vehicles

34927100 - Road salt

37411000 - Winter equipments

43313100 - Snowploughs

44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials

77100000 - Agricultural services

90620000 - Snow-clearing services

90630000 - Ice-clearing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£282,618 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
6
Supplier Names

Borders Machinery Ring Ltd

Ian Hunter T/A ST BOSWELLS MOWERS

Irvine Plant Ltd

NWH Construction Services Ltd

Pearsons of Duns

Swans minicoach hire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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