Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463383189
E-mail: hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hie.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FTS 041 Landscaping Services - Moray
Reference number: FTS041
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE - HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at:
Horizon Scotland (Business Centre), The Apex (HIE's Moray office), Strathcona House, Unit 9 (shortly to open as the Manufacturing Innovation Centre), the common areas of the Enterprise Park Forres.
Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance.
It is expected that these services will be required from 1st May 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term.
The initial 3-year budget available to deliver the services is between GBP195,000 and GBP222,500 (excluding VAT).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
266 408.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45112700
77300000
90620000
71421000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Forres
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT NOTICE - HIE requires a suitable qualified and experienced supplier to provide hard and soft landscaping and winter maintenance services at:
Enterprise Park Forres, The Apex, Horizon Scotland, Unit 9, Strathcona House, Forres.
Services will include grass and shrub cutting, weed removal, car park maintenance and winter gritting/snow clearance.
It is expected that these services will be required from 01 May 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term.
The initial 3-year budget available to deliver the services is between GBP195,000 and GBP222,500 (excluding VAT).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Delivery Methodology
/ Weighting: 25%
Quality criterion: Management & Delivery Team
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Sustainability & Net Zero
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practices
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Monitoring & Reporting of Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
HIE reserves the right to modify the contract for reasons including but not limited to:
- Sale of any sites/properties, therefore (some of) the services will no longer be required.
- Addition of sites/properties with associated landscaping services required.
- Re-designation of areas associated with maintenance activities.
- Weather conditions requiring more/less frequent services.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-002314
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FTS041
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Higher Ground Community Services Ltd
The Pines, Conon Bridge
Dingwall
IV7 8AQ
UK
NUTS: UKM62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 266 408.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Winter gritting and snow clearing
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Values of the procurement include the value of the 12 month extension option.
(SC Ref:795988)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
E-mail: inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/04/2025