Official UK procurement notice
DHC Gritting and Snow Clearance Services
Authority: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWinter services for Dorset HealthCare sites, to include snow clearance and gritting.
CPV: Ice-clearing services · Snow-clearing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£125,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Compliance to Specification: 35%
- Quality Assessment: 5%
- Service and Support: 10%
- Financial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Compliance to Specification: 35
- Social Value: 10
- Quality Assessment: 5
- Service and Support: 10
- Financial: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Open 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Feb 2025, 10:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2025, 12:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DH1318- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058112- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e318Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Trust incorporated a 10 day mandatory procedure before contract award.
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Mar 2025 → 19 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published19 Sept 2025, 12:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Sept 2025, 12:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitie Landscapes | £201,477 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 058112-2025-1 · Mitie Landscapes
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- £201,477
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mitie Landscapes LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.