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title: "Landscaping Services - Lot 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000643197"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE"
published: "2021-06-18"
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# Landscaping Services - Lot 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles)

Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000643197

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Highlands and Islands Enterprise seeking qualified suppliers for "Landscaping Services - Lot 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles)." This initiative falls within the services industry and is located in Inverness, Scotland. Currently, the procurement stage is at the active tender phase, with proposals due by 7 April 2021. The contract will commence on 1 July 2021, covering an initial period of 2.75 years until 31 March 2024, and carries a budget between GBP 48,125 and GBP 68,750, excluding VAT, for this lot. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, allowing all interested parties to submit bids.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for landscape maintenance businesses, gardening firms, and contractors specialising in property upkeep. Companies equipped to handle grass cutting and seasonal maintenance, particularly those with prior experience in working with public sector contracts, would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, businesses that can demonstrate their capacity to provide quality management and delivery methodologies stand to benefit from this contract, which may also involve community benefit proposals that enhance local engagement and support.

## 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.. 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 | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418744 |
| 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 | 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 | Unsuccessful |
| 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 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418744
- 12 Feb 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB406663

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=3
  29th March 2021 - Lot 7 Pricing Proforma
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=14
  29th March 2021 - Lot 7 Pricing Proforma v2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=6
  18th February 2021 - Appendix A - Lot 7 Area Plans
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=13
  18th February 2021 - Appendix A - Lot 7 Area Plans updated
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=12
  18th February 2021 - Lot 7 Balivanich additional area plan
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=2
  17th February 2021 - Lot 7 Award Criteria Response Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=11
  17th February 2021 - Lot 7 Award Criteria Response Form v2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=1
  12th February 2021 - Scope of Requirements and Tender Guidance Notes
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=4
  12th February 2021 - Community Benefits and Fair Work Practices Response Form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=5
  12th February 2021 - Lot 7 Forms for Signature
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=7
  12th February 2021 - Appendix B - Lot 7 Schedule of Areas
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=8
  12th February 2021 - Appendix C - Reporting Template
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=9
  12th February 2021 - Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB406663&idx=10
  12th February 2021 - Community Benefits and Fair Work Practices Guidance
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB406663
  Landscaping Services - Lot 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles) - 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).
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN418744
  Landscaping Services - Lot 7 Innse Gall (Western Isles) - 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).

## 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-r6ebe6-0000643197
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/inverness-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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