Official UK procurement notice
Ground Maintenance - Ayr and Paisley Campuses
Authority: University of the West of Scotland (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide a total ground maintenance service at both Paisley and Ayr campuses.
CPV: Grassing services · Horticultural services · Landscape gardening services · Tree pruning · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Weed-clearance services · Weed-killing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University wishes to appoint a contractor to deliver a total ground maintenance…AwardedRenewal
The University wishes to appoint a contractor to deliver a total ground maintenance service at our Ayr and Paisley campuses. This is a year round service which will include, but not be limited to, the following:
Litter Clearing and Disposal
Grass Cutting
Leaf Collection
Flower beds/Shrubs/ Bushes Maintenance
Pruning Shrubs/ Bushes/hedges
Pruning and Maintenance of Trees
Weed Control
A summer and winter schedule will be in place for all services required.
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 (2)
- Technical: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 30
- Price: 70
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Please refer to Question 4B.5 of the SPD and Economic and Financial Standing section of the Contract Notice. Tenderers must confirm that they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Public/Product L…
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- 9 Sept 2025, 16:32 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Nov 2025, 11:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
UWS-2025-177- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078027- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059700Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:817081)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline377 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened377 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 11:44 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Nov 2025, 11:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramora LimitedSME | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078027-2025-UWS-2025-177-1 · Ramora LimitedSME
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Paisley Sheriff 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.