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title: "Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services"
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# Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-grounds-winter-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee84). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Galleries of Scotland: "Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Galleries of Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-galleries-of-scotland-GB-FTS-3913)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services, Landscape gardening services, Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ee84`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-grounds-winter-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee84#tl-md)

## Description
National Galleries Scotland (NGS) plan to procure a single Contractor for the Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services.
The Contractor will be responsible for providing all resources including labour, materials, plant and equipment to conduct the service activities required to be delivered.
The Contractor shall be required to apply modern horticultural techniques and practices which together with their own comprehensive expertise and experience, will manage and complete Grounds and Winter Maintenance to rigorous standards of discipline, cleanliness and tidiness to achieve the requirements of the contract.
The contract is anticipated to commence 1st August 2026 and run for a period of 5 years with the option to extend up to an additional 24 months, resulting in a maximum 7 year contract duration.
NGS is looking to engage with the market. The purpose of this PIN is to gauge interest as well as seek views and information from the marketplace in relation to a potential future contract opportunity. It will also inform the procurement strategy ensuring that any procurement route subsequently selected is attractive to the marketplace and will provide a competitive tendering environment for efficient delivery of any future contract requirements.
Contractors should note that this PIN does not constitute any guarantee or work, it is purely for market research purposes.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45112720, 71421000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This is a Request for Information (RFI) only (not an Invitation to Tender).
The RFI document is available from the Public Contracts Scotland Website.
The deadline for raising any questions in relation to the RFI is 12noon on Monday the 15th December ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079618-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-04T10:32:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:22:47.519Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ee84