Dunbritton Housing Association awards open space maintenance contract to DAS Contracts

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:10.

Opportunity overview

Open Space Maintenance (OSM) & Associate Works 2026/27 to 2029/30 with the (Option to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods)

Awarded to

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DAS Contracts

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Contract value: £126.8k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 4 May 2026
Award ID: 094855-2026-1
Status: active
Location: Alexandria, UKM, G83 0ED, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV77314000 — Grounds maintenance services

Lots

The service will consist of the Open Space Maintenance to all open space areas in accordance with the maintenance schedule (Priced Section) on behalf of The Association as part of their Cyclical Maintenance programme 2026/27 to 2029/30, generally to the DHA properties in covering two geographical areas, West Dunbartonshire and Argyle and Bute but may include a wider geographical area in future. The maintenance programme will be provided to ensure that all the annual Open Space Maintenance and Reactive Repair work too hard and soft landscaped areas belonging to the Association. A number of other adhoc items have been included that maybe required across the term of the contract such as maintenance and repairs of slabbing, paving, resurfacing, tarmac repairs, removal of abandoned cars and septic tank emptying, cleaning and maintaining The Association wishes to enter into Measured Term Contract (MTC) with a suitably qualified and experienced contractor in the provision of Open Space Maintenance Services as detailed in the specification in the Contract Documents. The MTC for Open Space Maintenance Services will be for a 3-year period with the option to extend for 2 x single 1-year periods solely at the Associations discretion to a maximum of 5 years. It should be noted that it will be a contractual requirement to ensure that contractors must provide itemised invoices per block address maintained. This must have the full breakdown of all items of works completed and itemised costs. Additional information: See ITTValue not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-065cdc
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314000
Description: Grounds maintenance services

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: The service will consist of the Open Space Maintenance to all open space areas in accordance with the maintenance schedule (Priced Section) on behalf of The Association as part of their Cyclical Maintenance programme 2026/27 to 2029/30, generally to the DHA properties in covering two geographical areas, West Dunbartonshire and Argyle and Bute but may include a wider geographical area in future. The maintenance programme will be provided to ensure that all the annual Open Space Maintenance and Reactive Repair work too hard and soft landscaped areas belonging to the Association. A number of other adhoc items have been included that maybe required across the term of the contract such as maintenance and repairs of slabbing, paving, resurfacing, tarmac repairs, removal of abandoned cars and septic tank emptying, cleaning and maintaining The Association wishes to enter into Measured Term Contract (MTC) with a suitably qualified and experienced contractor in the provision of Open Space Maintenance Services as detailed in the specification in the Contract Documents. The MTC for Open Space Maintenance Services will be for a 3-year period with the option to extend for 2 x single 1-year periods solely at the Associations discretion to a maximum of 5 years. It should be noted that it will be a contractual requirement to ensure that contractors must provide itemised invoices per block address maintained. This must have the full breakdown of all items of works completed and itemised costs. Additional information: See ITT
Has Options: Yes
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality
Description: 60%

Criterion 2

Name: Cost of Service
Type: cost
Description: 40%

Options

Description: As required

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314000
Description: Grounds maintenance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKM81

Delivery Location

Description: Areas of work will be West Dunbartonshire and Argyle And Bute

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Dunbritton Housing Association
Id: GB-FTS-4891

Identifier

Legal Name: Dunbritton Housing Association

Address

Street Address: 1st Floor, 32 High Street
Locality: Dumbarton
Region: UK
Postal Code: G82 1LL
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Paul Sweeney
Telephone: +44 1389761486
Email: psweeney@dunbritton.org.uk
Fax Number: +44 1389730067

Roles

buyer

centralPurchasingBody

Details

Url: http://www.scottishhousingconnections.org/shcc/association.aspx?assoc=1 ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA14925 ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Description: Housing association

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 06
Description: Housing and community amenities

Organisation 2

Name: DAS Contracts
Id: GB-FTS-187399

Identifier

Legal Name: DAS Contracts

Address

Street Address: Lennox Foundry, Lennox Street
Locality: Alexandria
Region: UKM
Postal Code: G83 0ED
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 7468576055

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id: GB-FTS-2271

Identifier

Legal Name: Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Street Address: 1 Carlton Place
Locality: Glasgow
Postal Code: G5 9TW
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Url: http://www.scottishhousingconnections.org/shcc/association.aspx?assoc=1 ↗

Award information

Award 1

Id: 094855-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-187399
Name: DAS Contracts

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 094855-2026-1
Award ID: 094855-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 5 May 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 126,826.29
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Dumbarton · UK · G82 1LL · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKM81

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

017239-2026tender · 26 Feb 2026, 11:42
094855-2026award, contract · 7 Oct 2026, 15:15

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Dunbritton Housing Association awarded its Open Space Maintenance measured-term contract for lot 1 to DAS Contracts. The source records an active contract with a stated signed date of 5 May 2026 and a value of £126,826.29.

Published outcome signals

Tender notice published26 February 2026Evidence: Release history records tender release 017239-2026 on 2026-02-26.
Award and contract notice published7 October 2026Evidence: Release history records release 094855-2026, tagged award and contract, on 2026-10-07.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 094855-2026-1 is recorded with status active.

93% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 094855-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065cdc
First published: 26 Feb 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 08:10
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

DAS Contracts is the named supplier for the single awarded lot.

Market significance

This is a grounds-maintenance and associated reactive-works requirement covering West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute, with potential for a wider area.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

DAS Contracts

99% confidence

Award 094855-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 126826.29 GBP · active

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Award 094855-2026-1 is active, relates to lot 1 and names DAS Contracts as supplier; linked contract value is £126,826.29.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Tender notice published

99% confidence

26 February 2026

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Release history records tender release 017239-2026 on 2026-02-26.

Award and contract notice published

99% confidence

7 October 2026

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Release history records release 094855-2026, tagged award and contract, on 2026-10-07.

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 094855-2026-1 is recorded with status active.

Contract signed

99% confidence

5 May 2026

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Contract 094855-2026-1 contains dateSigned 2026-05-05.

VALUES

Published values explained

Stated contract value

99% confidence

£126,826.29

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The linked active contract records value amount 126826.29 GBP.

Published process maximum value

90% confidence

£750,000

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Process-level value_max is 750000 GBP; no basis is supplied and it should not be treated as the awarded contract value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender publication

99% confidence

26 February 2026

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Tender release history.

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

30 March 2026, 12:00 (+01:00)

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-03-30T12:00:00+01:00.

Contract signed

99% confidence

5 May 2026

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Contract dateSigned is 2026-05-05.

Award and contract notice publication

99% confidence

7 October 2026

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Award/contract release history.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service category

99% confidence

Grounds maintenance services (CPV 77314000)

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Tender classification and item additional classification identify CPV 77314000.

Requirement

96% confidence

Open-space maintenance, annual maintenance and reactive repairs to hard and soft landscaped areas, plus specified ad hoc works.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 description lists open-space maintenance, reactive repair work and examples including paving, resurfacing, abandoned-car removal and septic-tank emptying.

Contract model

98% confidence

Measured Term Contract

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 description states that the Association wishes to enter into a Measured Term Contract (MTC).

Delivery area

96% confidence

West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute; a wider geographical area may be included in future.

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Lot and delivery-location descriptions specify these areas and note possible future wider coverage.

Invoice requirement

98% confidence

Itemised invoices by maintained block address, including works completed and itemised costs.

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Lot 1 description specifies this contractual requirement.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Process procurement_method_details is Open procedure.

Award criteria

99% confidence

Quality 60%; cost of service 40%

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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists Quality at 60% and Cost of Service at 40%.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No tenderer count, bid list, scores or evaluation results are supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Base term described in tender

96% confidence

3 years

View supporting evidence

Lot description states the MTC will be for a 3-year period.

Extension options described in tender

98% confidence

Up to two single 1-year extensions, at the Association's sole discretion; maximum described term 5 years.

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Lot description specifies 2 x single 1-year options and a maximum of 5 years.

Start and end dates

99% confidence

Unknown

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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; the contract record supplies a signing date but no commencement or end date.

Options status

92% confidence

Options indicated

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Lot 1 hasOptions is true, with options description stated as 'As required'.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

96% confidence

Measured-term maintenance arrangement with scheduled and reactive work components.

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Lot description describes an MTC covering scheduled open-space maintenance and reactive repairs.

Operational reporting

98% confidence

Address-level itemised invoicing is required.

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Lot description requires invoices per block address with itemised work and costs.

Potential scope variability

94% confidence

Ad hoc work types and possible future wider geographic coverage may vary the operational workload.

View supporting evidence

Lot description lists ad hoc items and states a wider geographical area may be included in future.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

93%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-065cdc
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Dunbritton Housing Association

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Buyer party and process buyer_name identify Dunbritton Housing Association.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Housing association

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Buyer party classification describes Housing association.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Dumbarton, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Dumbarton, G82 1LL, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Awarded supplier

99% confidence

DAS Contracts

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Award supplier entry names DAS Contracts.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Alexandria, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists Alexandria, G83 0ED, United Kingdom.

Supplier size

96% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details records scale as sme.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal estimate

99% confidence

Not calculable

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Although tender documentation describes extension options, no explicit contract end date is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award-to-contract linkage

99% confidence

Clear

View supporting evidence

Contract 094855-2026-1 explicitly references awardID 094855-2026-1.

Lot status inconsistency

99% confidence

Lot 1 is marked cancelled while its linked award and contract are active.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 094855-2026-1 are both active and linked to lot 1.

Value ambiguity

99% confidence

The £126,826.29 contract value differs from the process-level £750,000 maximum; the source does not explain their relationship or value basis.

View supporting evidence

Contract value is 126826.29 GBP, while process value_max is 750000 GBP and value_basis is null.

Term dates missing

99% confidence

No contract commencement or end date is supplied.

View supporting evidence

contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null, and no contract period is present in the contract record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Lot 1 is marked cancelled despite a linked active award and active contract; verify source status before relying on lot lifecycle reporting.
No contract start date, end date or explicit contract period is recorded; actual duration and renewal timing cannot be established.
The award date is not supplied; only the contract signing date and award/contract notice publication date are available.
The stated contract value (£126,826.29) and process maximum value (£750,000) differ materially, with no value basis or explanation supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won Dunbritton Housing Association's Open Space Maintenance contract?

DAS Contracts is named as supplier for the awarded lot.

What is the stated contract value?

The linked contract states £126,826.29. The process record separately lists a £750,000 maximum value without a stated basis.

When was the contract signed?

The contract record gives a signed date of 5 May 2026.

What is the contract duration?

Tender documentation describes a three-year term with up to two one-year extensions, but no actual start or end date is supplied.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Open Space Maintenance (OSM)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

DAS Contracts

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Options

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Delivery Location

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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