How to win: NHSDG Estates & Property Grounds Maintenance

About this contract

The contract to be tendered by NHS Dumfries & Galloway (the “Authority) is for the direct provision of the estate wide grounds maintenance services. The works will be to the Estates open spaces, pathways, common grounds, shrub beds and wooded areas, mainly located within the boundaries of the Estates properties.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Dumfries and Galloway Health Board scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £300,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 17 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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