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Published 19 Dec 2025, 13:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Weed Spraying Services - Peterborough

Official notice

Authority: Peterborough City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East of England (UKH11)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Jan 2026awarded 26 Mar 2026
Awarded to Empire Ground Care Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Weed Spraying Services within Peterborough City Council boundaries

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Weed-killing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 months extensions
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
  • Price
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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2030
First published
19 Dec 2025, 13:35 GMT
Last source update
8 Apr 2026, 13:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
Authority reference
DN79410
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084926
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Weed-killing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa69 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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

19 Dec 2025 → 8 Apr 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published311 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 13:35 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by280 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline273 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by245 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent215 days ago
    26 Mar 2026
  6. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published201 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 13:47 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Dec 2025, 13:35 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 13:47 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Apr 2026, 13:47 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Empire Ground Care Ltd1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months if both parties are agreeable£500,00026 Mar 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Peterborough City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLXM-3229-WVQH Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way, Peterborough, East of England, PE2 8TYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Empire Ground care LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09998796 26 Main Street, Market Harborough, East Midlands, LE16 9TYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender