Buyer Name: Almond Housing Association
Buyer Address: New Almond House, 44 Etive Walk, Livingston, UKM78, EH54 5AB
Contact Email: enquiries@almondha.org.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1506439291
Landscape Maintenance Contract 2026-2029
Buyer Contact Info
Status
active
active
Procedure
open
open
Value
1150000.0 GBP
1150000.0 GBP
Published
16 Feb 2026, 00:00
16 Feb 2026, 00:00
Deadline
18 Mar 2026, 12:00
18 Mar 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
n/a
Contract End
n/a
n/a
Category
services
services
CPV
77314000
77314000
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
n/a
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland
Open Public Contracts Scotland
Description
The Contract will principally comprise landscape maintenance services including litter picking, leaf collection, amenity and rough grass cutting, weed and moss growth removal, herbicide weed application, weed removal to shrub and hedge planting beds, pruning to shrubs and hedges. The Contract will also include a Winter gritting & snow clearance services to existing properties and common landscaped areas. The Contract will further include a three year tree management service incorporating an annual tree survey report with follow up action works, and minor repairs to existing hard and soft landscape areas. The service will be delivered primarily to estates located in Livingston, Whitburn and Blackburn, and Almond Housing Association may instruct the Contractor to provide landscape maintenance services at additional estates within their ownership or factored throughout West Lothian, which may include recently completed new build housing sites or future new build housing developments that have not been completed at the date of inviting tenders.
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External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549647
Link Title: Landscape Maintenance Contract 2026-2029
Link Description: The Contract will principally comprise landscape maintenance services including litter picking, leaf collection, amenity and rough grass cutting, weed and moss growth removal, herbicide weed application, weed removal to shrub and hedge planting beds, pruning to shrubs and hedges. The Contract will also include a Winter gritting & snow clearance services to existing properties and common landscaped areas. The Contract will further include a three year tree management service incorporating an annual tree survey report with follow up action works, and minor repairs to existing hard and soft landscape areas. The service will be delivered primarily to estates located in Livingston, Whitburn and Blackburn, and Almond Housing Association may instruct the Contractor to provide landscape maintenance services at additional estates within their ownership or factored throughout West Lothian, which may include recently completed new build housing sites or future new build housing developments that have not been completed at the date of inviting tenders.
Lots
Lot Description: Single Stage Tendering in accordance with Regulations 28 (Open Procedure) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.. 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
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Value: GBP 1,150,000.00
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-03-31T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Documents
Document Title: Landscape Maintenance Contract 2026-2029
Document Description: The Contract will principally comprise landscape maintenance services including litter picking, leaf collection, amenity and rough grass cutting, weed and moss growth removal, herbicide weed application, weed removal to shrub and hedge planting beds, pruning to shrubs and hedges. The Contract will also include a Winter gritting & snow clearance services to existing properties and common landscaped areas. The Contract will further include a three year tree management service incorporating an annual tree survey report with follow up action works, and minor repairs to existing hard and soft landscape areas. The service will be delivered primarily to estates located in Livingston, Whitburn and Blackburn, and Almond Housing Association may instruct the Contractor to provide landscape maintenance services at additional estates within their ownership or factored throughout West Lothian, which may include recently completed new build housing sites or future new build housing developments that have not been completed at the date of inviting tenders.
Document Title: Document A
Document Title: Document B
Document Title: Document D
Document Title: Document E
Document Title: Document F
Document Title: Document G
Document Title: Document H
Document Title: Document I
Document Title: MAP1
Document Title: MAP2
Document Title: MAP3
Document Title: MAP4
Document Title: MAP5
Document Title: MAP6
Document Title: MAP7
Document Title: MAP8
Document Title: MAP9
Document Title: MAP10
Document Title: MAP11
Document Title: Tender Document C - Activity Schedule
Document Title: Almond HA Tree Report 2025
Document Title: Document E Revision A
Document Title: Document A Revision A
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