---
title: "HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000781291"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HIGHLAND"
published: "2024-10-23"
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# HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting

Buyer: NHS HIGHLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000781291

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## Summary

NHS Highland has awarded a contract titled "HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting" for gritting and snow clearing during Winter 2023/24. The project is located in Inverness, within the UKM6 region and falls under the Health industry category. This award follows a limited procurement method owing to no acceptable responses from the competitive process and the urgent need to secure reliable services for safety reasons. The contract was signed on 18th October 2024, marking the procurement stage as complete.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses focusing on grounds maintenance and winter services. Companies specialising in gritting, snow clearance, and grounds maintenance, particularly SMEs like Highland Groundcare Ltd, which has won the contract, would find this contract beneficial for growth. The procurement process, designed to swiftly appoint reliable service providers, particularly suits firms capable of meeting stringent safety and service performance standards in challenging weather conditions.

## 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 our failure to ensure that areas are properly gritted and cleared of snow. Will include requirement in 2024 planned Ground Maintenance term contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516756 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 18 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 | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516756

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516756
  HH079-23-TW10 Grounds Maintenance including Gritting - Gritting and snow clearing Winter 2023/24

## Notice URLs

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

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