Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Calvay Housing Association
The Calvay Centre, 16 Calvay Road, Barlanark
Glasgow
G33 4RE
UK
Contact person: Richard Innes
E-mail: richard.innes@g-s.co.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.calvay.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA21502
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Graham + Sibbald
233 ST Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5QY
UK
Contact person: Richard Innes
E-mail: richard.innes@g-s.co.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://g-s.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Housing Association
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Calvay Housing Association - Landscape Maintenance 2027 - 2030
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
3 Year Landscape Maintenance Services Contract for areas owned by Calvay Housing Association located in Barlanark, Glasgow.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77314000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
Main site or place of performance:
Barlanark, Glasgow
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is the Calvay Housing Associations' intention to enter into a contract with a main contractor from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2030 to deliver their routine open space maintenance and associated reactive repair work to hard and soft landscaped areas owned by the Association.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2027
End:
31/03/2030
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Possible 1 + 1 year extension based on Contractor performance.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders shall be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of 150,000.00 GBP for the last 3 financial years.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
In respect to the bidders operatives salaries/wages - it shall be a strict condition for this contract / tender process that all applicants must adhere to paying their operatives, as a minimum, rates applicable to the REAL LIVING WAGE (SCOTLAND)(2026). Bidders must include within their tender a statement confirming that they meet this condition. Failure to do so will mean exclusion from the process.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/12/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/12/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
NOVEMBER 2029
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
TUPE transfer is applicable to this contract. Cost / operative information has been submitted by the incumbent contractor and can be found within the tender documentation.
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A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
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:
Community Benefits - Shall be equatable to 3% of the cost of the awarded contract.
(SC Ref:846494)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Glasgow
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/10/2026