Official UK procurement notice
COV - Weed Control (2025)
Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has a requirement for weed control across the city. Currently, this covers twice yearly spraying on the adopted highway, footpaths, cemeteries as well as invasive weeds spraying. Streetpride is the Council's main customer of this service, and the spraying is arranged directly with the contractor. Other Council departments may access this contract if required and coordinated through Streetpride.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: The contracting authority already has knowledge of the market and is carrying out an open procedure with sufficient timescales.
CPV: Weed-clearance services · Weed-killing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Weed Eradication: 10%
- Treatment and eradication of Non-native Invasive Weeds: 10%
- Complaints and remedial works: 5%
- Cost: 70%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Cost
- Weed Eradication
- Treatment and eradication of Non-native Invasive Weeds
- Complaints and remedial works
- Social Value
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2029
- First published
- 24 Apr 2025, 17:21 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
COV21522- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016886- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05073dFind a Tender
- Risks
The supplier's performance will be measured against agreed KPIs, under performance could lead to contract termination.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Apr 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Apr 2025, 17:21 BST
- Clarification questions by20 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline27 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by14 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent18 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025
- Latest notice published7 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2025- Tender notice published24 Apr 2025, 17:21 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Jun 2025, 12:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2025, 12:53 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Jul 2025, 16:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Ground Care LtdSME2 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: 2 x 12-month extension periods available based on performance | £300,000 | 18 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
COV - Weed Control (2025) · Empire Ground Care LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- 8 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12-month extensions available
6 agreed KPIs: Completed within agreed timeframe · Cost · Quality …
- Completed within agreed timeframe, Meets agreed timeframe
- Cost, Invoiced at contract rates
- Quality, Meets agreed rates
- Health & Safety
- Complaints upheld
- Social Value
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonEmpire Ground Care LtdSME · East Midlands
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
1 commercial party on the notice- Empire Ground Care LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender