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Published 17 Mar 2023, 11:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

City Weed Spraying Service

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2023awarded 21 Jul 2023
Awarded to Japanese Knotweed Ltd2 awards
Contract term 6 moends 31 Oct 2023 · starts 5 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southampton City Council (the Council) was seeking a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to undertake weed spraying and control services to highways and footpath hardstanding's across the Councils area of responsibility.

CPV: Weed-clearance services · Weed-killing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 mo
Contract period: 5 May 2023 – 31 Oct 2023 (6 mo)
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
77312100 Weed-killing services

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
17 Mar 2023, 11:44 GMT
Last source update
2 Feb 2024, 08:59 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
SCC-SMS-0490
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003457
Classification (CPV)
Weed-clearance servicesWeed-killing services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b3cd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST

Timeline

17 Apr 2023 → 2 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    5 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    2 Feb 2024, 08:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Jan 2024, 15:20 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 Jan 2024, 15:20 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.2.731 October 202331 October 2025

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-03: 1 release · 17 Mar 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £600,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 21 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Japanese Knotweed LtdCity Weed Spraying Services£300,000 †—Awarded
Japanese Knotweed Ltd£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • City Weed Spraying Services · Japanese Knotweed Ltd

    Signed
    21 Jul 2023
    Value
    £300,000
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2023
    Status
    active

  • Contract 003457-2024-1 · Japanese Knotweed Ltd

    Signed
    21 Jul 2023
    Value
    £300,000
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEnvironmental protection Civic Centre,Civic Centre Road, SOUTHAMPTON, South East, SO147LYContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement Review BodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Japanese Knotweed LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 0728170 Unit 13A Westlink Belbins Business Park, Cuperham Lane, Romsey, South East, SO51 7AA
  • Japanese Knotweed LtdAwarded supplier Unit 13A Westlink Belbins Business Park, Cuperham Lane,, Romsey, South East, SO51 7AA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.