Official UK procurement notice
Linstone Housing Landscape Maintenance Contract 2026-2029
Authority: Linstone Housing
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract will principally comprise litter picking, grass cutting, shrub bed & hedging, ad-hoc moss clearance of hard standing areas maintenance and leaf collection landscape maintenance services to existing properties and common landscaped areas throughout Renfrewshire to the areas detailed within the Landscape Architects MAP’s. The Contract may also include tree maintenance services, tree and stump removal works, and repairs to existing damaged grass areas.
The Contract, as tendered, only includes properties and landscaped areas throughout Linwood, Johnstone and Paisley. However, Linstone Housing also provide services to their customers in Bridge of Weir, Renfrew, Elderslie and Kilbarchan, and additional properties or landscaped areas throughout Renfrewshire may be introduced by Linstone Housing during the Contract.
Shrubs bed maintenance will mainly be undertaken by the Estates Management Team of Linstone Housing rather than the Contractor. However, the Contractor will be required to undertake shrub bed maintenance to the following estates/MAP’s, the areas of which have been incorporated within the tender pricing document;
- M02 Rev B Dykebar – areas S11 and S12 to be maintained by the Contractor. Bidders are advised that areas S11 and S12 are actually hedging and have been incorrectly recorded as shrub bed areas on MAP M02
- M10 Rev B Sandyflats – areas S1 and S2 to be maintained by the Contractor;
- M19 Rev B Town Centre – all shrub beds to be maintained by the Contractor; and
- M20 Rev B Abernethy Drive – all shrub beds to be maintained by the Contractor.
Bidders are also advised that Linstone Housing do not anticipate the Contractor having to undertake any works during the contract at the following estates/MAPS’s;
a. M01 Bridge of Weir;
b. M04 Glen Street Paisley;
c. M06 Johnstone Castle;
d. M07 Rev A Kilbarchan;
e. M08 Renfrew Rd or Kirklandneuk;
f. M09 Corseford;
g. M21 Brown Street; and
h. M22 Ellerslie Street.
Bidders are further advised that the grass area G1 detailed on MAP M10 Rev B Sandyflats is rough grass and will receive only one rough grass cut per annum.
The Estates Management Team of Linstone Housing will also generally undertake moss clearance of hard standing areas with the exception of the hard standing areas detailed on M02 Rev B Dykebar. The Contractor will be required to undertake moss clearance three times annually (April, June and October) to the hard standing areas detailed on M02 Rev B Dykebar.
- Recurrence: 2029 at the earliest if the optional 24 month extensions are not applied
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Landscape gardening services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Tree pruning · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Single Stage Tendering in accordance with Regulations 28 (Open Procedure) of the…RenewalPublished value£1,015,000
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
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: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have a minimum 'general' yearly turnover of 290000 GBP for the last two years or have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 290000 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
- Technical & professional ability
Question 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide three examples of landscape maintenance services that are similar to the requirements of Linstone Housing 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 …
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £2,030,000 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Linstone Housing buys Landscape architectural services (CPV 7142), and who usually turns up
Linstone Housing has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Landscape architectural services (CPV 7142) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
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Across this market, small firms won 77% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Scotland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 100% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 52 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, 18% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid25%
2–317%
4–642%
7+17%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate50%
Within ±2%17%
Above estimate33%
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See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Single Stage Tendering in accordance with Regulations 28 (Open Procedure) of the…CPV 7142Published estimate£1.0m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid4%
2–347%
4–638%
7+11%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 8 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£920k–£1.0m
Estimate£1.0m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Digby LandscapingEarlier contract | Linstone Housing - Three Year Landscape Maintenance Services Contractnotice published Apr 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| ASSIST Design LtdWorked for this buyer | Linstone Housing - Three Year Stock Condition Surveynotice published Jan 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £71k1 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £9.2m21 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £601k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=10 | |
| £33m22 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 8 live · £2.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=8 | |
| £2.6m4 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=2 | |
| £229k1 awards in 36m · last 28 months ago | None on file | 8% below n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
64% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
64% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (64% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Linstone Housing - Three Year Landscape Maintenance Services Contract — held by Digby Landscaping; no contract end date published.
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
- Open for tender
- 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 · 2029 at the earliest if the optional 24 month extensions are not applied
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 14:29 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 14:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Oct 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091933- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c9dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- 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 Linstone Housing.
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.
Publisher note: SPD, Part IV Section C 'Technical and Professional Ability' will be scored on a pass or fail basis using the following scoring methodology; 0 - Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. A Tenderer which scores ‘0 – Unacceptable’ against any question will be disqualified. 1 - Poor - Response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 - Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 - Good - Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 – Very Good - Response is largely relevant and very good. The response demonstrates a very good understanding of the requirements and provides adequate details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 5 - Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. A Tenderer will be required to achieve a minimum score of 2 against each Question within Part C, i.e. a score of 2 or greater shall represent a Pass whereas a score of 1 or lower will represent a Fail. Linstone Housing will disregard, and not evaluate the remainder of a Tenderers bid should the Tenderer fail to achieve the minimum score of 2 (a Pass) against any of the Questions included with Part C NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=844250. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please refer Tender Document D 'Community Benefits' (SC Ref:844250) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=844250
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Public Contracts ScotlandTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 27 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Notice published27 days ago29 Sept 2026, 14:29 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 3 days29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 3 days29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid untilin 93 days27 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- A.D.A Construction ConsultantsProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.