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title: "Development and Trial of Sustainable Weed Control Solutions for the Strategic Road Network"
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# Development and Trial of Sustainable Weed Control Solutions for the Strategic Road Network

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-and-trial-of-sustainable-weed-control-solutions-for-the-strategic-road-network-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc47). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Highways Limited: "Development and Trial of Sustainable Weed Control Solutions for the Strategic Road Network". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Highways Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-highways-limited-gov-ot1346)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-and-trial-of-sustainable-weed-control-solutions-for-the-strategic-road-network-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc47#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dc47`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-and-trial-of-sustainable-weed-control-solutions-for-the-strategic-road-network-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc47#tl-md)

## Description
National Highways is a government-owned company and the appointed strategic highways authority and licence holder responsible for operating, maintaining and improving England’s SRN; 4,300 miles of motorways and major A roads at the core of the national transport network.
Use of glyphosate; known to be a probable carcinogen to humans, is a widely used chemical to control weeds in highway maintenance.
Although approved for use in the UK, concerns regarding glyphosate’s impact on biodiversity, and management of this health hazard to the general public and highway operatives are considerable.
National Highways is seeking to engage the market to explore and trial credible, scalable alternatives to glyphosate for weed control on the Strategic Road Network (SRN), alongside existing local trials, with the aim of reducing exposure risks and improving environmental outcomes.
This notice is issued as part of a Preliminary Market Engagement under the Procurement Act 2023. Participation does not constitute a commitment to procure or award any contract, nor does it provide any guarantee of involvement in future commercial opportunities. Information gathered will be used to support technical decision-making, standards development, and potential future procurement strategies.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 73111000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074144-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-05T11:24:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T11:17:00.119Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dc47