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Published 5 Oct 2026, 12:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hardcore Surface Weed Treatment

Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC23)
Published estimate£448,110≈ £224k / year · £537,732 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 9 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 1 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Market Engagement Information must be accessed via the e tendering Open System - www.open.org.

The Council requires a contractor to carry out hardcore surface weed treatment on pathways, car parks and footpaths in the City of Sunderland.

CPV: Weed-killing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Mar 2027 — 28 Feb 2029 (2 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East
77312100 Weed-killing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2026, 12:02 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 12:02 BST
Authority reference
OPEN20262048
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Weed-killing services
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07809c

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    5 Oct 2026, 12:02 BST
  2. Market engagementin 15 days
    20 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTTo access this project, please visit www.open-uk.org ↗. It can be found under project OPEN20262048.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 36 days
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 147 days
    1 Mar 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 12:02 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sunderland City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLVZ-4154-GGRZ City Hall, Plater Way,, Sunderland, North East, SR1 3AA

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure