Find a TenderPast planning noticePlanned procurement notice
Published 15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AT1421 Pest Control Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£160,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 28 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 1 yrends 14 Sept 2026 · up to 14 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Luton Council’s Pest Control unit has a requirement for sub-contracted Pest Control Services for areas covering the 3 counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Pest Control services will include control of rodents, flying insects, biting insects, wasps, garden ants, cockroaches and other crawling insects with particular attention being paid to catering and food storage areas. It will also include commercial bird control to a wide variety of sites including industrial sites, heritage sites, construction sites, office blocks, shopping centres and airports.

CPV: Pest-control services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
1 yr · up to 2 yrs from 15 Sept 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 1 yrSME
Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 14 Sept 2027 with extensions
Delivery: East of England, South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1 x 12 months

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “AT1421 Pest Control Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST
Last source update
15 Jul 2025, 13:58 BST
Authority reference
DN775201
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039985
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Pest-control services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH2)South East (UKJ13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055f65 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Tender notice expected
    28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST
    UK2
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 13:58 BST
    UK3
  3. Status changed to planned
    15 Jul 2025, 13:58 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    15 Jul 2025, 13:58 BST
  5. Deadline published: 15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
    15 Jul 2025, 13:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWCV-4283-GVPW Town Hall, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure