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FTS 041 Landscaping Services - Moray

Highlands and Islands Enterprise · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:10.

Opportunity overview

THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE - HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at: Horizon Scotland (Business Centre), The Apex (HIE's Moray office), Strathcona House, Unit 9 (shortly to open as the Manufacturing Innovation Centre), the common areas of the Enterprise Park Forres. Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance. It is expected that these services will be required from 1st May 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term. The initial 3-year budget available to deliver the services is between GBP195,000 and GBP222,500 (excluding VAT).

Awarded to

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Higher Ground Community Services Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£266.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Award ID
014236-2025-FTS041-1
Status
active
Location
Dingwall, UKM62, IV7 8AQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV77314000 — Grounds maintenance services
  • CPV45112700 — Landscaping work
  • CPV71421000 — Landscape gardening services
  • CPV77300000 — Horticultural services
  • CPV90620000 — Snow-clearing services

Lots

  • THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE - HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at: Enterprise Park Forres, The Apex, Horizon Scotland, Unit 9, Strathcona House, Forres. Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance. It is expected that these services will be required from 01 May 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term. The initial 3-year budget available to deliver the services is between GBP195,000 and GBP222,500 (excluding VAT). 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.£296.4k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
FTS041
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of the Court of Session.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
26 Feb 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract, including any extension period.

Expected award period

Starts
26 Feb 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
26 Feb 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
The contract will include Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which can be found within the tender documentation.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
77314000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Grounds maintenance services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
4A.2A: Is it a requirement in the bidder's country of establishment to hold a particular authorisation or membership of a particular organisation needed in order to be able to perform the service in question: The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Contract a valid Waste Carriers Licence.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE - HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at: Enterprise Park Forres, The Apex, Horizon Scotland, Unit 9, Strathcona House, Forres. Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance. It is expected that these services will be required from 01 May 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term. The initial 3-year budget available to deliver the services is between GBP195,000 and GBP222,500 (excluding VAT). 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.

Value

Amount
296,382
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
HIE reserves the right to modify the contract for reasons including but not limited to: - Sale of any sites/properties, therefore (some of) the services will no longer be required. - Addition of sites/properties with associated landscaping services required. - Re-designation of areas associated with maintenance activities. - Weather conditions requiring more/less frequent services.

Renewal

Description
HIE reserve the right to extend the Initial Term by a period or periods together not exceeding 12 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Delivery Methodology
Type
quality
Description
25%
Criterion 2
Name
Management & Delivery Team
Type
quality
Description
20%
Criterion 3
Name
Sustainability & Net Zero
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 4
Name
Fair Work Practices
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 5
Name
Monitoring & Reporting of Community Benefits
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 6
Type
price
Description
40%

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Forres

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM62
Entry 2
Region
UKM62

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45112700
Scheme
CPV
Description
Landscaping work
Entry 2
Id
77300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Horticultural services
Entry 3
Id
90620000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Snow-clearing services
Entry 4
Id
71421000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Landscape gardening services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1479
Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM6
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV2 5NA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Id
04
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Economic affairs

Identifier

Legal Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463383189
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1262
Name
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV1 1AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road

Identifier

Legal Name
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-42078
Name
Higher Ground Community Services Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM62
Locality
Dingwall
Postal Code
IV7 8AQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Pines, Conon Bridge

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Higher Ground Community Services Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
014236-2025-FTS041-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-42078
Name
Higher Ground Community Services Ltd

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Description
Winter gritting and snow clearing

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
014236-2025-FTS041-1
Status
active
Award ID
014236-2025-FTS041-1
Date Signed
10 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
266,408
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM6 · IV2 5NA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM62

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04d5a1-2025-04-10T11:36:04+01:00compiled ·