Official UK procurement notice
FTS 041 Landscaping Services - Moray
Authority: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE - HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at:
Horizon Scotland (Business Centre), The Apex (HIE's Moray office), Strathcona House, Unit 9 (shortly to open as the Manufacturing Innovation Centre), the common areas of the Enterprise Park Forres.
Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance.
It is expected that these services will be required from 1st May 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term.
The initial 3-year budget available to deliver the services is between GBP195,000 and GBP222,500 (excluding VAT).
- Recurrence: HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract, including any extension period.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Horticultural services · Landscape gardening services · Landscaping work · Snow-clearing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE - HIE requires a suitable qualified and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£296,382
THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE - HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at:
Enterprise Park Forres, The Apex, Horizon Scotland, Unit 9, Strathcona House, Forres.
Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance.
It is expected that these services will be required from 01 May 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term.
The initial 3-year budget available to deliver the services is between GBP195,000 and GBP222,500 (excluding VAT). 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.
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 (6)
- Delivery Methodology: 25%
- Management & Delivery Team: 20%
- Fair Work Practices: 5%
- Monitoring & Reporting of Community Benefits: 5%
- price: 40%
- Sustainability & Net Zero: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Delivery Methodology: 25%
- Management & Delivery Team: 20%
- Sustainability & Net Zero: 5%
- Fair Work Practices: 5%
- Monitoring & Reporting of Community Benefits: 5%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
4A.2A: Is it a requirement in the bidder's country of establishment to hold a particular authorisation or membership of a particular organisation needed in order to be able to perform the service in question:
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Contract a valid Waste Carriers Licence.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract, including any extension period.
- First published
- 23 Jan 2025, 08:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
FTS041- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014236- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d5a1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The contract will include Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which can be found within the tender documentation.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Values of the procurement include the value of the 12 month extension option. (SC Ref:795988)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Feb 2025 → 10 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published10 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Ground Community Services LtdSMESubcontracting: Winter gritting and snow clearing | £266,408 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014236-2025-FTS041-1 · Higher Ground Community Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2025
- Value
- £266,408
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Higher Ground Community Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria