Official UK procurement notice
Highways Weeding · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: London (UKI63)
Awarded value£190,643published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jan 2025awarded 25 Feb 2025
Awarded to Japanese Knotweed Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHighways Weeding
CPV: Weed-clearance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Relevant experience and contract examples: 13%
- Understanding of brief and how it will be delivered: 10%
- Methodology: 10%
- price: 60%
- Social Value: 5%
- Sustainability: 2%
Published award criteria (6)
- Relevant experience and contract examples: 13
- Understanding of brief and how it will be delivered: 10
- Methodology: 10
- Sustainability: 2
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 60
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Nov 2024, 15:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2025, 09:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN751982- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018257- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be13Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 8 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Jan 2025 → 1 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published1 May 2025, 09:37 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Mar 2025, 10:25 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextName and address of the contractor · V.2.3 | Japanese Knotweed Ltd Hampshire | Weedfree Ltd North Yorkshire |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £190,6431 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Knotweed Ltd | £190,643 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009369-2025-1 · Japanese Knotweed Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2025
- Value
- £190,643
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Japanese Knotweed LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.