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title: "Winter Gritting contract for Paths and Car Parks across QE, Bensham and Spire House sites."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb17"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "QE Facilities Ltd"
published: "2026-08-25"
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# Winter Gritting contract for Paths and Car Parks across QE, Bensham and Spire House sites.

Buyer: QE Facilities Ltd  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb17

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## Summary

QE Facilities Ltd procured winter gritting services for paths and car parks across the Queen Elizabeth, Bensham and Spire House sites. The requirement is grounds maintenance work focused on keeping pedestrian routes and parking areas safe during winter conditions. The buyer is QE Facilities Ltd, based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, and the work concerns its healthcare sites in the local area. The procurement covers service delivery across all three named sites rather than the supply of standalone materials. Businesses suited to this requirement would typically provide operational winter grounds maintenance, gritting and site-safety services for hospital estates, including the ability to work across multiple locations and respond to changing winter conditions. The requirement was treated as a single lot.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. COATSWORTH LANDSCAPES LIMITED was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 23 July 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £27,000 excluding VAT and £32,400 including VAT. The procurement was evaluated as a services requirement, classified under CPV 77314000 for grounds maintenance services. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. This process used a limited rather than open procedure, so it provides evidence of the buyer’s route for sourcing this type of below-threshold winter gritting service. No separate lot awards are recorded.

This outcome indicates recurring operational demand from QE Facilities Ltd for winter gritting across a multi-site hospital estate. A future competitor would need credible experience in gritting paths and car parks, with the equipment, materials and trained staff to cover Queen Elizabeth, Bensham and Spire House sites reliably. The requirement favours suppliers able to coordinate work across several locations, manage winter-weather response, and maintain safe access for hospital users, visitors, staff and vehicles. Contractors with established grounds maintenance or winter services operations, appropriate health and safety controls, and sufficient local capacity would be well placed to compete when this requirement returns. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that the scale and delivery model can be handled by a smaller specialist business.

## Notice

Winter Gritting contract for Paths and Car Parksacross QE, Bensham and Spire House sites. Period: 01.09.26 - 31.08.27 Cost: PS27,000.00

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080616-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £27,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QE Facilities Ltd |
| Locality | GATESHEAD |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE9 6SX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Electoral ward | High Fell |
| Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COATSWORTH LANDSCAPES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 08:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080616-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080616-2026
  25th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.coatsworth.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.qefacilities.co.uk/

## Provenance

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