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Published 16 Feb 2026, 09:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

GJ25017 Grounds Maintenance Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Golden Jubilee (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 17 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The NHS Golden Jubilee requires a comprehensive grounds maintenance service including…Renewal

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.

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Golden Jubilee, Beardmore Street, Clydebank, G81 4HX
Extensions: The Board reserve the right to purchase any additional, associated services from the awarded supplier throughout the duration of the contract. · 2 x 12 month optional extensionsVariant bids: 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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Commercial: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • 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.

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    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…

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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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, 09:05 GMT
Last source update
16 Feb 2026, 09:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Mar 2026 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013682
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06547f Find a Tender
Contract terms
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. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=823694. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits Question has been included within the Quality Weighting. (SC Ref:823694) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=823694

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 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Feb 2026 → 18 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published248 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 09:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline219 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened218 days ago
    18 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Golden Jubilee

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Golden Jubliee National Hospital Beardmore Street, Agamemnon Street, Clydebank, Scotland, G81 4DYContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body DumbartonContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.