Official UK procurement notice
Supply & Delivery of Grounds Maintenance / Landscaping Materials & Associated Products (2026-30)
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract Notice relates to a project to establish a Contract for the Supply & Delivery of Grounds Maintenance / Landscaping Materials & Associated Products (2026-30) (UOS-42185-2026).
- Recurrence: Yes, it is envisaged that when this Contract comes to an end that the Contracting Authority will tender this requirement again - a Contract Notice is expected to be published in c. May 2030.
CPV: Agricultural and horticultural products · Animal or vegetal fertilisers · Chemical and fertiliser minerals · Chemical phosphatic fertilisers · Fertiliser distributors · Fertiliser minerals · Fertilisers and nitrogen compounds · Granules, chippings, stone powder, pebbles, gravel, broken and crushed stone, stone mixtures, sand-gravel mixtures and other aggregates · Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates · Herbicides · Macadam, tarmac and tar sands · Mineral phosphatic fertilisers · +10 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University of Strathclyde (“the University”) is seeking to establish a contract to…Renewal
The University of Strathclyde (“the University”) is seeking to establish a contract to support the delivery of activities outlined below. This Contract will include, however, will not be limited to the supply & delivery of:
- Weedkillers:
- Fertilisers
- Grass seed:
- Lawncare:
- Sands and top dressings:
- Moss control; and
- Grounds maintenance materials.
The Contract will be awarded on a sole supply basis, and its remit is largely related to Goods. 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.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.1.2: "Average" Yearly Turnover
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.5: Insurance Requirements
- Economic & financial standing
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.1.2: "Average" Yearly Turnover
- SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.5: Insurance Requirements
Minimum: 1. SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.1.2: "Average" Yearly Turnover The Tenderer will be required to have a minimum average yearly turnover of GBP 424,786 for the past 3 financial years. 2. SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.5: Insurance Requirements It is a requirement that the Tenderer holds… - Technical & professional ability
- SPD (Scotland) SPD Part 4D.1: Quality Assurance Schemes
- SPD (Scotland) SPD Part 4D.2: Environmental Management
Minimum: 1. SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1: Quality Assurance Schemes Due to restrictions placed upon the character count by the advertising portal, the Tenderer should refer to the full detail provided within the document "Appendix I - Contract Notice Additional Information", which can be …
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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 · Yes, it is envisaged that when this Contract comes to an end that the Contracting Authority will tender this requirement again - a Contract Notice is expected to be published in c. May 2030.
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 13:26 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 11:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jun 2026 – …
- Authority reference
UOS-42185-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046914- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067bcfFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Contract, please refer to the tender documents (details of how to access these being set out in section 1.3) Communication, of this Contract Notice. The University of Strathclyde will require the members of any tendering group of entities (including, but not limited to consortium members, members of a group of economic operators and/or subcontractors) to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the Contract (no matter the legal form taken by those entities in order to enter into the Contract).
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss, or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: In line with 72 - Modifications of Contracts during their Term, of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this Contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31895. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 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: In accordance with section 25(3) of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, the University of Strathclyde intends to include community benefit requirements. As part of your response within the Technical Envelope, the Tenderer will be requested to commit to the delivery of community benefits in accordance with the methodology outlined in the tender documents. (SC Ref:832555)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 May 2026 → 22 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected178 days ago4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published160 days ago21 May 2026, 11:18 BST
- Submission deadline128 days ago22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened128 days ago22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Status changed to active21 May 2026, 11:18 BST
- Procurement method changed21 May 2026, 11:18 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST21 May 2026, 11:18 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.