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Published 27 Mar 2025, 13:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Highways & Footways Weed Treatment

Official notice

Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
+7 moreYorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£345,000≈ £112k / year · £414,000 inc. VAT25.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2025awarded 22 May 2025
Award (standstill) to FELDEN LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrs 1 moends 30 Jun 2028 · starts 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Guildford Borough Council is seeking to appoint a single contractor to undertake the highways and footways weed treatment in local authority areas of Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council, and for noxious/injurious weed treatment across the county of Surrey.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement was carried out under PCR2015 regulations.

CPV: Weed-clearance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs 1 moPublished value£345,000
Contract period: 2 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2028 (3 yrs 1 mo)Value: £345,000 exc. VAT · £414,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
77312000 Weed-clearance 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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Mar 2025, 13:51 GMT
Last source update
26 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 May 2025
Authority reference
GBC - 038219
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011565
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Weed-clearance services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f986 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/asp… ↗

Timeline

27 Mar 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Mar 2025, 13:51 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    23 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts
    2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
  8. Standstill ends
    7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Mar 2025, 13:51 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2025, 14:47 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    8 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £256,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FELDEN LIMITEDHighways and footways weed treatment [GBC]14 Jul 2025 – 13 Jul 2028£256,00022 May 2025standstill to 7 Jul 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guildford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRYN-3355-CPMV Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, South East, GU2 4BBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FELDEN LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06450301GB-PPON: PBTM-2987-GVRM Partnership House, Southampton, South East, SO14 6RGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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