Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Services - Contract B - Central Mainland
Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract shall generally comprise Grounds Maintenance of Amenity Areas including Office, Social Work and Sheltered Housing, Roadside Verges and Planted Border Areas.
- Recurrence: 5 years
CPV: Grassing services · Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procedure is a regulated procurement governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland)…AwardedRenewal
The procedure is a regulated procurement governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Evidence of current Employers and Public Liability Insurances to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and 5,000,000 GBP respectively; A current bank reference to a minimum of 116,000 GBP; Where the tenderer has not provided a bank reference or the bank has not provided a reference, an ind…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 5 years
- First published
- 27 Feb 2025, 13:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2025, 13:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
I/06/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014960- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e85dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:796304)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Mar 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2025, 15:30 BST
Timeline
31 Mar 2025 → 14 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline31 Mar 2025, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened31 Mar 2025, 15:30 BST
- Notice published14 Apr 2025, 13:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2025, 13:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shetland Grasscutting (a trading name of Grounds Maintenance Solutions Ltd)SME | £499,125 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014960-2025-1 · Shetland Grasscutting (a trading name of Grounds Maintenance Solutions Ltd)SME
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2025
- Value
- £499,125
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.