Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Contract & Associated Works, Faifley
Authority: Knowes Housing Association Ltd. (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGrounds maintenance of the existing soft and hard landscape works adjacent to properties managed by Knowes Housing Association and ad-hoc additional works instructed through the contract period.
- Recurrence: Between 3 and 5 years from this procurement, dependant on extension options being taken up.
CPV: Grassing services · Grounds maintenance services · Horticultural services · Landscape gardening services · Landscaping work · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Works comprise the inspection and maintenance of all tree, amenity planting, woodland…Renewal
Works comprise the inspection and maintenance of all tree, amenity planting, woodland and grass areas to communal residential land including cleansing and weed clearance of hard areas.
The contract duration is thirty six months with the option to extend by a further 24 months on a yearly basis subject to satisfactory review as assessed by the Association's Housing Management and by tenant feedback. 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 (2)
- Quality Weighting: 400
- price: 600
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Weighting: 400
- Price: 600
- Suitability
SPD Question 4a2b - Contracting authorities wishing to participate in the competition should be a member of the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) or equivalent. Certification or proof of membership to be supplied with the SPD submission.
- Economic & financial standing
All as stated in the online SPD.
Minimum: All as stated in the online SPD. - Technical & professional ability
All as stated in the online SPD.
Minimum: All as stated in the online SPD.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 600 of 1000 points: a 10% discount moves about 60 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
- Yes · Between 3 and 5 years from this procurement, dependant on extension options being taken up.
- First published
- 6 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Apr 2026 – …
- Authority reference
ESP: 4968- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020541- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06647fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Tenderers should note that the SPD will be treated as pass /fail and failure to submit a satisfactory response to any of the questions may result in exclusion from the competition. 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=825814. 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. (SC Ref:825814) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=825814
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
6 Mar 2026 → 6 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published229 days ago6 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Submission deadline198 days ago6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened198 days ago6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumbarton Sheriff CourtReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Ewing Somerville Partnership (Scotland) Ltd.Process contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.