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title: "Landscaping Services - Lot 6 Skye and Wester Ross"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000479791"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE"
published: "2017-05-17"
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# Landscaping Services - Lot 6 Skye and Wester Ross

Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000479791

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## Summary

Highlands and Islands Enterprise has recently completed a procurement process for Landscaping Services related to Lot 6 for Skye and Wester Ross. The procurement was classified under the services category and valued at approximately £167,750. The tender, which was advertised via an open procedure, required suppliers to provide repair, maintenance, and upkeep of landscaped areas, including grass cutting and winter preparation. The tender submission deadline was 13 March 2017, with the awarded contract being effective from 6 April 2017 and lasting until 31 March 2020, with an option to extend for a further year.

This procurement opportunity presents significant potential for landscape service providers, horticulturists, and maintenance contractors, especially those capable of delivering comprehensive landscaping solutions. Businesses that can ensure the maintenance of both hard and soft landscapes, along with a winter service schedule, will find this contract particularly relevant. Additionally, the successful bidder may also contribute towards community benefits by donating leftover materials to local communities, providing an avenue for businesses to enhance their local engagement and corporate responsibility.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice and as such the procurement process has now ended. 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a NEW contract opportunity for Lot 6 Skye and Wester Ross and the competition is open to any supplier to submit a bid. This is irrespective of whether they submitted a bid (whether successful or not) for any of the Lots in the previous exercise. Although this is a separate procurement exercise, HIE uses the name Lot 6 Skye and Wester Ross for consistency and administrative purposes. 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 in the following 2 lots: Lot 5 Lochaber Lot 6 Skye and Wester Ross This particular contract relates to Lot 6 Skye and Wester Ross. Tenderers who are interested in bidding for Lot 5 can do so by locating the respective PCS/OJEU notice, which was published on the same date with Landscaping Services - Lot 5 Lochaber in the contract description. Please note that the same supplier can bid for both of the lots, however you may only be awarded a maximum of one Lot. You can identify your preference for which Lot you want to be awarded if you're the highest scoring bidder in both lots but the final award of the contracts will be at the discretion of HIE. This may mean you are not awarded your preferred Lot but this decision will be at our sole discretion. If HIE receives only one compliant bid for both lots from the same supplier, this supplier can be awarded both of the lots in this case. Further details are provided in the Scope of Requirements & Tender Guidance Notes. It is estimated that the total value of these services for both of the lots over the maximum duration of 4 years will be between GBP153,150 and GBP218,750 excluding VAT.. 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 may require the supplier to provide additional services or the volume of services required may be reduced. Any such modification shall be in terms of section 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract will be awarded for approx 35 months, (starting approximately on 20th April 2017) until 31 March 2020 with an optional 12 month extension. The estimated value relates to the total lenght of the contract including the optional extension.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY283542 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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 | 17 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Mar 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Apr 2017 |
| 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 | £167,750 |
| Lots value | £167,750 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 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
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71421000 - Landscape gardening services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 77314100 - Grassing services
- 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services

## Release History

- 17 May 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY283542
- 3 Feb 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB272017

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=9
  7th February 2017 - ESPD Lot 6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=10
  7th February 2017 - ESPD Lot 6 - Rev 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=6
  6th February 2017 - Award Criteria Tender Response Form - Lot 6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=7
  6th February 2017 - Pricing Proforma - Lot 6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=8
  6th February 2017 - Scope of Requirements and Tender Guidance Notes
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=3
  6th February 2017 - Appendix C - Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=4
  6th February 2017 - Generic and ESPD Guidance
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=5
  6th February 2017 - Form of Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=1
  6th February 2017 - Appendix A - Landscape Maintenance Schedule
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272017&idx=2
  6th February 2017 - Appendix B - Area Plans
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB272017
  Landscaping Services - Lot 6 Skye and Wester Ross - 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.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY283542
  Landscaping Services - Lot 6 Skye and Wester Ross - This is a Contract Award Notice and as such the procurement process has now ended. 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000479791

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