Grounds Maintenance Services: 2027-2031
Orkney Islands Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 10 November 2026
- Deadline
- Deadline: 11 December 2026 (29 days left)
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Overview
Contracting authority
9 live opportunities · 42 awarded contracts
Kirkwall, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Orkney Islands Council
BuyerKirkwall, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Orkney Islands Council
BuyerKirkwall, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Orkney Islands Council
BuyerKirkwall, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Orkney Islands Council
BuyerKirkwall, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Orkney Islands Council
BuyerKirkwall, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Orkney Islands Council
BuyerKirkwall, United Kingdom
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Lots (3)
GM General
To provide grounds maintenance services across the Orkney mainland, linked south isles and Hoy. This will include grass cutting, strimming, weed control, maintenance of planting including shrubs and small trees. Note this will be a term service contract for the four year period from 1 April 2027 until 31 March 2031, with an option to extend for one further year subject to meeting the performance criteria defined in the contract.
GM Pitches
Provision of grounds maintenance services to five football pitches at Bignold Park, Firth, Market Green, Stromness Academy and St Margaret’s Hope School. This will include grass cutting, strimming, marking out, lining, aerating and carrying out repairs to playing surfaces throughout the football season (generally April to September).
GM Cemeteries
Provision of grounds maintenance services to five cemeteries at Warbeth, St Olaf’s, St Magnus Cathedral, Firth and Stenness. This will include grass cutting, strimming, and weed control.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Open for bids
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £2,500,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- Published
- 10 November 2026
- Deadline
- 11 December 2026
Competition and scoring criteria
Expected competition
4
Median bids on comparable tenders
Open and restricted tenders in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 14% received only one.
How bids will be scored
Price 60% · Quality 40%
- Quality40%
- Price60%
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Market context
Typical award in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
£140,438
Median of 1,212 awards in the last 24 months
Orkney Islands Council in the last 12 months
27
contracts awarded, worth £20,643,326 in total
Recent awards in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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Notice history
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