--- title: "Landscaping Services - Lot 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0292ef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0292ef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0292ef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0292ef.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE" published: "2021-06-18" --- # Landscaping Services - Lot 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles) Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0292ef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0292ef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0292ef.json) ## Summary Highlands and Islands Enterprise is undertaking a public procurement process for Landscaping Services - Lot 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles). This procurement falls under the category of grounds maintenance services and is located in the UKM64 region. The current stage of procurement is active, with key dates including a submission deadline of 7 April 2021 for tenders. The estimated budget for this contract ranges from GBP 48,125 to GBP 68,750, excluding VAT, and the award will be for an initial period of 2.75 years, starting from 1 July 2021, with an option for extension. The open procurement method allows suppliers to register their interest and submit applications via the Public Contracts Scotland website. This opportunity presents an excellent avenue for businesses specialising in landscaping, horticultural services, and related maintenance to expand their operations within the Highlands and Islands region. Companies that possess the necessary qualifications, such as required insurance coverage and valid licenses, would be well-suited to compete. The procurement includes an emphasis on management methodology and price, indicating that businesses able to demonstrate quality service delivery coupled with cost-effectiveness may have an advantage in securing the contract. ## Notice HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide the following services: repair, maintenance and general upkeep of hard and soft landscaped areas incl. grass cutting and a preventative winter schedule for HIE's commercial and HIE occupied property portfolio. It is expected that these services will be required from 1 July 2021 for an initial period of 2.75 years (until 31 March 2024), with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term. The initial 2.75-year budget currently available to deliver this service for this particular lot is between GBP 48,125 and GBP 68,750 (excluding VAT). ### Lot Information Lot 1 HIE's current requirements are divided into 8 Lots: 1 Moray 2 Inner Moray Firth 3 Argyll and the Islands 4 Caithness and Sutherland 5 Lochaber 6 Skye and Wester Ross 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles) 8 Orkney As the values for Lot 5 and 6 meet all of the following criteria it is exempt from both The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: - below the small lot threshold and - does not exceed 20% of the estimated aggregated value of all the combined Lots and - does not exceed GBP 50k Consequently, and as this requirement covers the whole of the HIE geographic area, HIE is procuring Lot 5 and 6 via a selective competitive process. Bidders who are interested in bidding for any of the other contracts can do so by locating the respective Public Contract Scotland (PCS)/Find a Tender Service (FTS) notices, which were all published on the same date with 'Landscaping Services' in the contract description. Please refer to the "Restriction on Number on Lots Awarded" section in the Scope of Requirements document. Additional information: 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: HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by way of the removal of Services, the addition of new Services, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The contract might be modified in the future - some examples, including but not limited to: -sale of any sites/properties, therefore (some of) the services will no longer be required -addition of any new sites e.g. new build/purchase/takeover - (some) additional landscaping services required -property / site becoming vacant: services still will be required / HIE takes over the responsibility until re-let -property will be let out: services will no longer be required -re-designation of areas associated with maintenance activities -change to HIE area office location -weather conditions requiring more/less frequent services -extraordinary forestry work which do not require regular attention -repair tasks required -disruptions / cancellation of services caused by pandemics Renewal: The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 2.75 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 calendar year following the Initial Term. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013880-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 7 Apr 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 Jun 2021 | | Contract period | 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 period, including any extension period. | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £93,750 | | Lots value | £93,750 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Unsuccessful | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Unsuccessful | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV2 5NA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness South | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM64 Na h-Eileanan Siar | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 45112700 - Landscaping work - 71421000 - Landscape gardening services - 77300000 - Horticultural services - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services - 77342000 - Hedge trimming - 90620000 - Snow-clearing services ## Release History - 18 Jun 2021 at 12:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013880-2021 - 12 Feb 2021 at 16:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002952-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.hie.co.uk - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313 - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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