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Landscape Maintenance Contract 2026-2029

Almond Housing Association · tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 21:08.

Opportunity overview

The Contract will principally comprise landscape maintenance services including litter picking, leaf collection, amenity and rough grass cutting, weed and moss growth removal, herbicide weed application, weed removal to shrub and hedge planting beds, pruning to shrubs and hedges. The Contract will also include a Winter gritting & snow clearance services to existing properties and common landscaped areas. The Contract will further include a three year tree management service incorporating an annual tree survey report with follow up action works, and minor repairs to existing hard and soft landscape areas. The service will be delivered primarily to estates located in Livingston, Whitburn and Blackburn, and Almond Housing Association may instruct the Contractor to provide landscape maintenance services at additional estates within their ownership or factored throughout West Lothian, which may include recently completed new build housing sites or future new build housing developments that have not been completed at the date of inviting tenders.

Classification

  • CPV71421000 — Landscape gardening services
  • CPV77211300 — Tree-clearing services
  • CPV77211400 — Tree-cutting services
  • CPV77211500 — Tree-maintenance services
  • CPV77310000 — Planting and maintenance services of green areas
  • CPV77314000 — Grounds maintenance services
  • CPV77340000 — Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • CPV77341000 — Tree pruning

Lots

  • Single Stage Tendering in accordance with Regulations 28 (Open Procedure) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. 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. SPD Question 2D.1.2- Bidders must provide a separate SPD response (Sections A and B of this Part and Part III) for each subcontractor£1.2m

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
ocds-h6vhtk-065534
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
71421000
Description
Landscape gardening services

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Communication

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Bidders will be required to have a minimum 'general' yearly turnover of 460000 GBP for the last two years or have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 460000 GBP for the last two years. Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurances indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Question 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide three examples of landscape maintenance services that are similar to the requirements of Almond Housing Association and demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.1.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Question 4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of: a) their standard payment terms b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year. If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance. Questions 4C8.1 and 4C8.2 - Bidders will be required to confirm their average annual manpower for the last three years. Bidders will be required to confirm their and the number of managerial staff for the last three years. Question 4C.9 - Bidders will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the relevant tools, plant or technical equipment to deliver the types of requirements detailed in II.1.4 in the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice

Applies To

supplier

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Tender Document F 'Key Performance Indicators' attached to this Contract Notice. Where performance falls below the minimum acceptable level during the Contract, the Contractor will be required to produce a Remedial Plan for the approval of Almond Housing Association. Failure to produce a Remedial Plan or implement an approved Remedial Plan will be deemed to be a breach of the Contract, which may lead to the termination of the Contractor
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed
Has Electronic Payment
Yes

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Tender Period

Ends
18 Mar 2026, 12:00

Submission terms

Languages

en

Expected award period

Starts
18 Mar 2026, 12:00

Bid Opening

Date
18 Mar 2026, 12:00

Recurrence

Description
2028 at the earliest if the optional 12 month extensions are not applied

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Single Stage Tendering in accordance with Regulations 28 (Open Procedure) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. 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. SPD Question 2D.1.2- Bidders must provide a separate SPD response (Sections A and B of this Part and Part III) for each subcontractor
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
No
Status
active

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Value

Amount
1,150,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
May take up option of twelve month extensions up to a maximum of two further years (2029-2031) at an estimated value 230000 GBP (excluding VAT) per annum. The annual anticipated cost per annum excluding VAT is 230000 GBP

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77314000
Description
Grounds maintenance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
77211300
Description
Tree-clearing services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
77211400
Description
Tree-cutting services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
77211500
Description
Tree-maintenance services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
77340000
Description
Tree pruning and hedge trimming
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
77341000
Description
Tree pruning
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
77310000
Description
Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM78

Delivery Location

Description
Livingston, Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Almond Housing Association
Id
GB-FTS-87561

Identifier

Legal Name
Almond Housing Association

Address

Street Address
44 Etive Walk
Locality
Livingston
Region
UKM78
Postal Code
EH54 5AB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Iona Taylor
Telephone
+44 1506439291

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Registered Social Landlord
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
06
Description
Housing and community amenities
Organisation 2
Name
A.D.A Construction Consultants
Id
GB-FTS-30814

Identifier

Legal Name
A.D.A Construction Consultants

Address

Street Address
Pavilion 3, St James Business Park, Linwood Road
Locality
Paisley
Region
UKM83
Postal Code
PA3 3BB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Alan Shanks
Telephone
+44 1418160184

Roles

processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id
GB-FTS-37521

Identifier

Legal Name
Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Locality
Livingston
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Livingston · UKM78 · EH54 5AB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM78

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 013960-2026tender ·