Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Winter Gritting and Snow Clearance

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£250,000envelope for 4 lots · £300,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2025
Lots 4max 2 per supplier
Contract term 1 yr 4 moup to 4 yrs 4 mo with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Winter Gritting and Snow Clearance For Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - including Community Sites

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Snow-clearing services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£250,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Northern General Hospital CampusAwardedRenewal 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
• Combined Winter Services: Full gritting, salt treatment, and snow clearance services • Service Areas Include: o Accident & Emergency / Major Trauma Department access routes (Blue Light routes) o Cardio-thoracic Department (Chesterman building) access routes o Helipad area (automated heating system - no rock salt/grit on landing surface) o Primary thoroughfares for patient, public, visitor and staff access o All designated car parks and pedestrian areas o Emergency access routes and building entrances
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 — 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 4 mo) · up to 4 yrs 4 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Value
£100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
additional 3 optional years · Initial 2 years followed by 3 optional years - split either annually or 2 years plus 1
77314000 Grounds maintenance services90620000 Snow-clearing services
Lot #2Central Campus (Royal Hallamshire Hospital)AwardedRenewal 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
• Combined Winter Services: Full gritting, salt treatment, and snow clearance services • Locations Include: o Royal Hallamshire Hospital main site o Weston Park Hospital o Jessop Wing o Charles Clifford Dental Hospital • Service Areas Include: o Main hospital access routes o Patient and visitor circulation areas o Emergency access routes o Specialist department access areas o All designated car parks and pedestrian areas
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 — 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 4 mo) · up to 4 yrs 4 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Value
£100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
additional 3 optional years · Initial 2 years followed by 3 optional years - split either annually or 2 years plus 1
77314000 Grounds maintenance services90620000 Snow-clearing services
Lot #3Community PropertiesAwardedRenewal 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000
• Combined Winter Services: Full gritting, salt treatment, and snow clearance services • Service Areas Include: o Main access routes to healthcare facilities o Patient and visitor access areas o Emergency service access routes o All designated car parks and pedestrian areas
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 — 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 4 mo) · up to 4 yrs 4 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Value
£50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
additional 3 optional years · Initial 2 years followed by 3 optional years - split either annually or 2 years plus 1
77314000 Grounds maintenance services90620000 Snow-clearing services
Lot #4Complete Trust PackageAwardedRenewal 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£0
• Combined Winter Services: Full gritting, salt treatment, and snow clearance services across ALL Trust locations • Includes: All areas covered in Lots 1, 2, and 3 • Benefits: Integrated service delivery across the entire Trust estate with coordinated response and resource deployment
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 — 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 4 mo) · up to 4 yrs 4 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Value
£0 exc. VAT · £0 inc. VAT
Extensions
additional 3 optional years · Initial 2 years followed by 3 optional years - split either annually or 2 years plus 1
77314000 Grounds maintenance services90620000 Snow-clearing services

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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical50%
  • Commercial50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • CommercialQuestionnaire 2 - commercial
  • TechnicalQuestionnaire 1 - Supplier Tender Return
Lot 1 - Northern General Hospital Lot 2 - Royal Hallamshire (Central Campus) Lot 3 - Community Sites Lot 4 - All locations
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
  • Technical & professional ability
    All conditions are stated in the Tender Documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMT
Last source update
28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesSnow-clearing services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056712 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary
30 Days arrears

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 13:25 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline395 days ago
    25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by374 days ago
    15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published331 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMT
  6. Contract starts297 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
LotAwarded toValueDateStatus
1 · Northern General Hospital Campus; 2 · Central Campus (Royal Hallamshire Hospital); 3 · Community Properties; 4 · Complete Trust Packagesupplier not published27 Oct 2025CancelledIn accordance with Section 55 of the Procurement Act 2023, this notice formally confirms the termination of the procurement process for tender notice 2025/S 000-043461. Following a comprehensive and careful evaluation on 27th October 2025, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have determined that the financial budget allocated to this procurement is insufficient to enable the award of a contract that fulfils the current specification. Consequently, due to these affordability constraints, the procurement process cannot proceed in its present form. This notice is issued in strict accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 37 of the Procurement Regulations 2024.

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMTwas £250,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    28 Oct 2025, 17:27 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 13:25 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYZV-3517-VQCJ Herries Road,, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S5 7AU

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender