---
title: "HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b054"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HIGHLAND"
published: "2024-10-23"
---

# HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting

Buyer: NHS HIGHLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b054

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## Summary

NHS Highland has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting". This contract falls under the services category, specifically for grounds maintenance services, including gritting and snow clearing for Winter 2023/24. The process was managed using a limited procurement method due to a lack of acceptable responses from the competitive procedure. The contract was awarded on 18 October 2024 to Highland Groundcare Ltd, an SME based in Inverness, UKM6 region. This award ensures the maintenance of grounds and safety measures required for staff and patients during winter.

Businesses specialising in grounds maintenance and winter safety services have significant growth opportunities with such contracts. SMEs like Highland Groundcare Ltd, which secured this contract, stand to benefit from establishing trust and reliability with public organisations such as NHS Highland. This type of procurement provides a steady stream of work during critical periods, enabling companies to demonstrate expertise and reliability. Additionally, businesses focusing on winter-specific maintenance, such as gritting and snow clearing, can leverage such contracts to expand their portfolio and gain a competitive edge in the market.

## Notice

Gritting and snow clearing Winter 2023/24

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Grounds Maintenance including Gritting and snow clearance winter 2023/24

### Procurement Information

No acceptable responses received from competitive process. As Winter is fast approaching we need to secure the services of a company that we can trust to provide the required level of service as this impacts on the safety of both staff and patients, with the added risk of litigation should staff or members of the public injure themselves as a result of

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034232-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HIGHLAND |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 3BW |
| 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 | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HIGHLAND GROUNDCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2024 at 07:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034232-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000781291
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302

## Provenance

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