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Published 17 Oct 2025, 10:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cadder Housing Association Ltd. Open Space Maintenance Works 2026-2030, Cadder, Glasgow

Official notice

Authority: Cadder Housing Association (Housing)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£282,813published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2025awarded 26 Mar 2026
Awarded to M Squared (Scotland) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cadder Housing Association Ltd. intends to enter into a contract with a single Main Contractor who will undertake all Open Space Maintenance to their factored estate in Cadder, Glasgow.

  • Recurrence: Between 3 and 5 years from this procurement, dependent on extension options being taken up.

CPV: Landscape gardening services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The works will comprise the upkeep and regular maintenance of communal open and…AwardedRenewal

The works will comprise the upkeep and regular maintenance of communal open and restricted areas of hard and soft landscaping, the upkeep of tenants’ gardens ain accordance with the specification. Ad hoc repair works will also be included to both hard and soft landscaping throughout the duration of the contract as instructed by the Association which will include, for example, replacement planting of shrubs and trees and renewal of slabbing and fencing, etc. Additional information: 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.

Delivery: Scotland · Cadder.
Extensions: The contract duration is three years with an option to extend the contract for any further variable periods up to a maximum of two years. Extension of the contract will be subject to satisfactory quarterly reviews of the contractor’s performance by the Association.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    The relevant requirement is set out in the SPD, Part IV Selection Criteria [4A1a] Enrolment in a relevant professional register. The following statement clarifies the requirement:

    If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

    The relevant trade register in the UK is the Companies House Register - ://www.gov.uk/government/organisat… ↗ or equivalent in other countries

  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Between 3 and 5 years from this procurement, dependent on extension options being taken up.
First published
17 Oct 2025, 10:19 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2026, 14:49 BST
Authority reference
ESP 4916
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037160
Classification (CPV)
Landscape gardening services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce89 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:830248)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Nov 2025 → 23 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline345 days ago
    17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  3. Notice published188 days ago
    23 Apr 2026, 14:49 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2026, 14:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £282,8131 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
M Squared (Scotland) LtdSME£282,813 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cadder Housing Association Ltd.

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 20 Fara Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G23 5AEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Ewing Somerville Partnership (Scotland) Ltd.Process contact point Glasgow, ScotlandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria