Official UK procurement notice
Pest Control Lot 1 and Lot 2
Authority: The Riverside Group Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£1,500,000total for 5 lots · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2025awarded 1 Aug 2025
Awarded to Pestology +2 more3 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Riverside Group wish to appoint a Pest control contractor/s for their national requirements.
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market engagement completed prior to Procurement Act
CPV: Pest-control services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Pest Control - Liverpool City RegionAwardedRenewal North WestPublished value£0
The Riverside Group are procuring a service for Pest Control in the Liverpool City Region
Lot #2Pest Control NorthAwardedRenewal North East, North WestPublished value£0
The Riverside Group are procuring a service for Pest Control in the North of England
Lot #3Pest Control - Central and South including LondonRenewal UKPublished value£0
The Riverside Group are procuring a service for Pest Control in the Central and South region of England including London
Lot #4Bed Bugs Liverpool City Region and NorthAwardedRenewal UKPublished value£0
The Riverside Group are procuring a service for the treatment of Bed Bugs Liverpool City Region and North
Lot #5Bed Bugs, South and Central including LondonAwardedRenewal UKPublished value£0
The Riverside Group are procuring a service for the treatment of Bed Bugs, South and Central including London
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
Lot distribution rule: suppliers will be asked to detail preferences in terms of lots awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Sept 2025, 11:05 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2025, 13:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
TRG/0118- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011916- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa70Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders to be submitted to Intend eprocurement portal.
The portal address is in-tendhost.co.uk/theriversidegroup/as… ↗
Timeline
31 Mar 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published31 Mar 2025, 09:31 BST
- Clarification questions by23 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
- Award decision expected by29 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published10 Sept 2025, 13:18 BST
- Standstill ends16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts392 days ago1 Oct 2025
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025- Tender notice published31 Mar 2025, 09:31 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Sept 2025, 11:05 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published5 Sept 2025, 14:48 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published9 Sept 2025, 09:38 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published10 Sept 2025, 13:18 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract signature expected18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract signature expected20 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 5 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £850,0003 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 16
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Pest Control - Liverpool City Region1 award | |||
| PestologyPest Control - Lot 31 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: 12 months | £100,000 inc. VAT | 1 Aug 2025standstill to 16 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
| Across several lots2 awards | |||
| Rentokil Initial UK LtdPest Control Services Lot 1 and Lot 21 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: one 12 month relationship | £600,000 inc. VAT | 1 Aug 2025standstill to 19 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
| CANINE ASSISTED PEST ERADICATION LIMITEDPest Control Lot 4 and Lot 51 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: 0ne 12 month extension | £150,000 inc. VAT | 23 Jul 2021 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Pest Control - Liverpool City Region | 8final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Pest Control North | 8final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonPestology · Greater London · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CANINE ASSISTED PEST ERADICATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PestologyAwarded supplier
- RENTOKIL INITIAL UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender