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title: "Provision of Grounds Winter Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843570"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "UHI Moray"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Provision of Grounds Winter Maintenance

Buyer: UHI Moray  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843570

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## Summary

UHI Moray is procuring winter grounds maintenance services to keep its education sites accessible and safe during adverse weather. The work covers proactive and reactive gritting, salting and snow clearance at UHI Moray on Moray Street, Elgin, and the UHI Moray Technology Centre on Linkwood Road, Elgin. It includes private access roads, car parks, paths, pavements, walkways, stairs, steps and doorways, together with removal of displaced snow where it presents a safety risk. Visits will be scheduled using Met Office forecasts and carried out reactively when instructed by the UHI Moray Facilities Team. The service is classified as grounds maintenance (CPV 77314000) and may be extended to additional sites during the contract.

The procurement has reached tender: UHI Moray invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission. The tender deadline and bid opening are both 8 October 2026 at 09:00. The initial contract period is 720 days, with an option to extend it by two further 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and continuing need. Bids must remain valid for 90 days. Evaluation includes pass/fail checks on compulsory employers’ liability insurance and public liability insurance, each at £5 million or the statutory requirement for employers’ liability, plus financial standing. Tenderers must submit two years of audited accounts, or an equivalent signed financial statement demonstrating capacity to deliver. Alternative bids are not allowed.

This opportunity suits winter maintenance, grounds services, gritting and snow-clearing contractors with the equipment, qualified personnel and operational capacity to cover roads, car parks and pedestrian areas across two Elgin sites. Suppliers need to provide staff names and qualifications and be able to combine planned visits based on weather forecasts with rapid reactive attendance when directed by the college’s facilities team. The requirement is suited to businesses able to maintain safe access during severe weather and remove displaced snow where necessary. Before award, successful tenderers must evidence £5 million public liability cover and employers’ liability cover of £5 million or the statutory requirement. Financially robust firms with suitable audited accounts or equivalent financial evidence will be well placed.

## Notice

Provision of winter ground maintenance including proactive and reactive gritting and snow clearing.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Snow clearing and gritting services is essential in ensuring that in times of adverse weather that UHI Moray can remain open with safe roads and carparks for both its students and staff. The College is seeking to enter into a contract with a Contractor to provide fully qualified personnel and equipment to perform snow clearing and gritting activities at its following sites: UHI Moray, Moray Street, Elgin, IV30 1JJ UHI Moray Technology Centre, Linkwood Road, Elgin IV30 6DJ Please note that UHI Moray retain the option to include additional sites throughout the contract term, should a requirement arise. A formal contract amendment would be agreed with the Contractor, in accordance with relevant Procurement Legislation and Terms and Conditions of Contract. Description of Works/Scope The scope of work is as follows but not limited to - Gritting of all College Private Access Roads. Snow Clearing of all College Private Access Roads. Gritting of all College Private Car Parks. Snow Clearing of all College Private Car Parks. Salting of all College Paths, Pavements & Walkways Snow Clearing of all College Paths, Pavements & Walkways Salting of all College Stairs, Steps and Doorways Snow Clearing of all College Stairs, Steps and Doorways Removal of Displaced Snow from the College Premises if deemed a Safety hazard Scheduled visits according to the MET Office website https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ Reactive Visit as and when required as per instruction from UHI Moray Facilities Team

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for two (2) x twelve (12) month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and continued Authority requirement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565048 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | To be confirmed. Estimated 2-4 years. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UHI Moray |
| Locality | ELGIN |
| Postcode area | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV30 1JJ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Moray |
| Electoral ward | Elgin City South |
| Westminster constituency | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565048

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565048
  Provision of Grounds Winter Maintenance - Provision of winter ground maintenance including proactive and reactive gritting and snow clearing.

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843570
- https://scotcourts.gov.uk/
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
- https://www.moray.uhi.ac.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=843570
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=843570
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