Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Highland Council
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
Contact
Gordon Duncan
Telephone
+44 1463702670
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Grounds Maintenance – Provision of Machinery
Reference number
HC/C&P/GM/2025
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 16310000 - Mowers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Highland Council have appointed a single Contractor for the provision of pedestrian, small, medium and high output industrial mowers, on a full maintenance hire basis annually from 01 April 2025 until November 2029.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,750,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 16310000 - Mowers
- 16311000 - Lawnmowers
- 16311100 - Lawn, park or sports-ground mowers
- 77112000 - Hire of mowers or agricultural equipment with operator
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Main site or place of performance
There are 9 principal operational bases plus small local depots.
- Caithness, Sutherland, Easter Ross, Mid and West Ross, Skye and Lochalsh, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, Lochaber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Highland Council has appointed a single Contractor for the provision of pedestrian, small, medium and high output industrial mowers, on a full maintenance hire basis annually from 01 April 2025 until November 2029.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-003298
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
HC/C&P/GM/2025
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fairways (GM) Ltd.
Bridgend Industrial Estate, Clashburn Close
Kinross
KY138GF
Telephone
+44 1577865586
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,750,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:780779)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Local Sheriff Court
Inverness
Country
United Kingdom