How to win: Planned Grounds Maintenance

About this contract

Scottish Water requires a sole supplier who will primarily cover scheduled grass-cutting, weed control, hedge-trimming, winter gritting and snow clearing throughout the Scottish Mainland, Highland and Islands and a planned general ground maintenance works schedule outside of the main grass-cutting season. <br/><br/>A single contractor will be appointed to provide the service pan-Scotland to streamline contract management and standardise on a single portal-based reporting system. <br/><br/>Initial 4 years + 2 x 2 years Year Extension Options at the sole discretion of Scottish Water.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Scottish Water scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £12,500,000, 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 27 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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