Official UK procurement notice
GJ25017 Grounds Maintenance Service
Authority: NHS Golden Jubilee (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NHS Golden Jubilee requires a comprehensive grounds maintenance service including provision for winter services that include salting and snow clearing. The Contractor will be required to provide key services including planned, routine, unplanned reactive works and emergency call outs for grounds maintenance, horticultural duties and winter duties.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
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The NHS Golden Jubilee requires a comprehensive grounds maintenance service including provision for winter services that include salting and snow clearing.
The Contractor will be required to provide key services including planned, routine, unplanned reactive works and emergency call outs for grounds maintenance, horticultural duties and winter duties.
The service will be delivered within the NHS Golden Jubilee site, which occupies an area of sixteen hectares. The site includes soft landscaped areas, hard landscaping including 1000 car parking spaces (tar macadam and block paving), footpaths and courtyards (block paving), service yards (concrete) and roadways (tar macadam & block paving).
There are small planted beds adjacent to the entrances to the hospital and hotel that will require a more in-depth maintenance.
The Contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2026, for an initial duration of 24 months, plus 2 x 12 month optional extension periods, to be taken at the Boards discretion. Additional information: Bidders must note that a Mandatory Site Visit will take place at NHS Golden Jubilee site on Monday 23rd February 2026 at 10:00am - please see Specification document for further details.
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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 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 (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Commercial: 60
- Suitability
SPD Q4A1b - Enrolment in a trade register.
Economic operators are required to advise of any enrolment in a relevant trade register.
- Economic & financial standing
SPD Q4B1a:
Economic operators are required to state turnover for the last one (1) financial years.
Mandatory criteria: Turnover for each year stated must be at least 1 times the estimated contract value.
Evidence: Copies of audited accounts or equivalent for the number of years stated.
SPD Q4B5b:
Economic operators are required to confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance cover indicated GBP 5M.
SPD 4B5c:
Economic operators are required to confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of Public Liability Insurance cover indicated GBP 10M.
SPD Q4B6:
Economic operators are required to provide Current Ratio (Liquidity Ratio) Total current assets divided by total current liabilities and confirm the acceptable range of >0.99.
Economic operators are required to provide Net Profit Margin of the Company (net profits divided by revenue x100) and confirm the acceptable range of >0 (i.e. positive) or higher.
- Technical & professional ability
SPD Q4C1.2:
Using the '11. SPD Q4C1.2 Template' document provided.
Bidders must provide a minimum of two (2) examples that demonstrate they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Public Contracts Scotland Notice and Specification. Examples must be from within the last three (3) years. In addition, please submit references for each example used.
SPD 4C10:
Economic operators must specify the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract within the Mandatory Requirements table provided.
Where the economic operator is relying on other parties to deliver this contract this must be declared within the Single Procurement Document (SPD).
For example as part of a consortium or is using a sub-contractor, a separate SPD response will be required from each party being relied on.
These parties should complete the exclusion criteria section of the SPD and whichever selection questions, the main economic operator is relying on them for.
This must include evidence and completion of any requested documents against each section.
If the economic operator is using a sub-contractor but not relying on them to meet the selection criteria, each sub-contractor should complete an SPD response.
In this instance, they will only need to complete the exclusion criteria.
The responses will be evaluated alongside the main economic operator SPD response.
Where a party fails on exclusion criteria, the main economic operator must replace them.
By sub-contracting, t…
- 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Feb 2026, 09:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 16:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Mar 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059118- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06547eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Bidders must note that a Mandatory Site Visit will take place at NHS Golden Jubilee site on Monday 23rd February 2026 at 10:00am - please see Specification document for further details. (SC Ref:835415)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Mar 2026 → 23 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened218 days ago18 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Submission deadline216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published121 days ago23 Jun 2026, 16:24 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2026- Deadline moved to 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT16 Mar 2026, 11:12 GMT+3 days · was 17 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete23 Jun 2026, 16:24 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Mar 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 | +3 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 18 Mar 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 | +2 d |
to allow more time
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramora LimitedSME | £60,371 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 059118-2026-1 · Ramora LimitedSME
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- £60,371
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ramora LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.