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title: "Winter Maintenance Assistance Service Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838674"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Borders Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Winter Maintenance Assistance Service Framework

Buyer: Scottish Borders Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000838674

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## Summary

Scottish Borders Council procured winter maintenance assistance services through its framework for work across the Scottish Borders. The requirement covers practical winter-road support, including snow clearing, gritting and salt spreading, together with associated plant, machinery, materials and agricultural or grounds-maintenance equipment. The classification is winter road maintenance services (CPV 90620000). The service is delivered for the council in the Scottish Borders area. Six suppliers were involved: Borders Machinery Ring Ltd, Irvine Plant Ltd, Ian Hunter trading as St Boswells Mowers, Swans Minicoach Hire, Pearsons of Duns and NWH Construction Services Ltd. The arrangement is a collaborative framework used for council call-offs rather than a standalone invitation to tender.

This is a completed contract award and cumulative-spend notice, not an invitation to tender. The council used an open procedure to call off from the Winter Maintenance Assistance Service Framework. One lot was completed. The reported spend covers the 12-month period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, and the contract was signed on 1 April 2026. The active contract value is £282,618. Awards were recorded separately as follows: Borders Machinery Ring Ltd, £121,262; Irvine Plant Ltd, £87,788; Ian Hunter trading as St Boswells Mowers, £50,803; and Swans Minicoach Hire, £22,765. Pearsons of Duns and NWH Construction Services Ltd were each recorded at £0. Six bids were received, all from SMEs. Price and quality weightings did not apply to the cumulative-spend publication.

This award shows recurring demand from Scottish Borders Council for locally deployable winter-service capacity rather than a single specialist contractor. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would have access to suitable vehicles, tractors, snow-clearing or gritting equipment, salt and related materials, together with the people able to operate them when required. The successful supplier mix indicates that SMEs and locally based machinery, plant, mowing, agricultural, construction and transport businesses can participate, either independently or through a coordinated service offer. A credible competitor would need practical winter-maintenance capability, dependable equipment and operators, and the ability to cover multiple locations across the Scottish Borders. The framework route also indicates that businesses should understand council call-off arrangements and be able to support operational demand at local scale.

## Notice

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Winter Maintenance Assistance Service (1001298) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Winter Maintenance Assistance Service (1001298) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561765 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £282,618 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Borders Council |
| Locality | NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS |
| Postcode area | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD6 0SA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Selkirkshire |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | Borders Machinery Ring Ltd; Ian Hunter T/A ST BOSWELLS MOWERS; Irvine Plant Ltd; NWH Construction Services Ltd; Pearsons of Duns; Swans minicoach hire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 14 - Mining, basic metals and related products
- 16 - Agricultural machinery
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 14410000 - Rock salt
- 14450000 - Salt in brine
- 16400000 - Spraying machinery for agriculture or horticulture
- 16700000 - Tractors
- 34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles
- 34144420 - Salt spreaders
- 34144440 - Gritter vehicles
- 34927100 - Road salt
- 37411000 - Winter equipments
- 43313100 - Snowploughs
- 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
- 77100000 - Agricultural services
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services
- 90630000 - Ice-clearing services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561765

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561765
  Winter Maintenance Assistance Service Framework - This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Winter Maintenance Assistance Service (1001298) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000838674

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