Official UK procurement notice
SBC0326 Provision of Weedspray Application for Stevenage Borough Council and East Herts Council
Authority: Stevenage Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionStevenage Borough Council is leading a procurement for Weed Spray Application consisting of two separate lots.
Lot 1 for Stevenage Borough Council and Lot 2 for East Hertfordshire District Council.
Please read all documentation carefully, there are slight differences in the requirements for each lot.
Lot 1 - The areas to be treated include hard footpaths, kerb channels, central reservations, underpasses, traffic islands, shrub beds, cemeteries as detailed in the Lot 1 specification. There are 2 set treatments per year with potential for an additional treatment/part treatment if required at the Councils discretion.
Lot 2 – The areas to be treated include footpaths, hard standings, kerbed areas, around traffic islands, central reservations, roundabouts, channelled roads linking towns and villages as detailed in the Lot 2 specification. There are 2 set treatments per year with potential for an additional treatment/part treatment if required at the Councils discretion.
Bidders may apply for either or both lots.
Each lot will be awarded to the top ranking bidder for that lot and each lot will have its own contract with winning bidder and the relevant council.
The Contract Period for each of the lots is an initial period of two (2) years with the option to extend up to a further one (1) year. Therefore, the maximum duration of each Contract could be three (3) years.
This procurement is an Open procedure. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to ‘express an interest’ and also ‘opt in’ which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. To access this opportunity please visit in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline on the portal. You will need to access the Social Value Portal as well to submit your Social Value offer by the same deadline.
Allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender (and Social Value) submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.
Where possible documents are to be uploaded as a PDF and file names should be succinct. Also please ensure all your CDP information is up to date and you provide the most up to date CDP Share Code as part of your submission.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website prior to the deadline for clarifications, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Weed-killing services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£380,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 1 SBCAwardedRenewalPublished value£220,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Details are within the tender documents published on in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
- Technical & professional ability
Details are within the tender documents published on in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
Lot #2SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 2 EHCAwardedRenewalPublished value£160,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Details are within the tender documents published on in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
- Technical & professional ability
Details are within the tender documents published on in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
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 award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Details are within the tender documents published on in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
- Technical & professional ability
Details are within the tender documents published on in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2029
- First published
- 12 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 11:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 May 2026
- Authority reference
CCD01708/EHC-1315-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019479- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dfe4Find a Tender
- Risks
Known Risk - Local Government Re-Organisation
The Council may be subject to reorganisation under legislation introduced in relation to Local Government Reorganisation. In those circumstances there may be instances where repetitious or duplicated agreements become difficult or burdensome to continue with. In those circumstances, the contract that tenderers enter into will be subject to a provision that will allow the Council to terminate or curtail the contract if it would be prudent to do so.
For more information see Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation - eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com ↗
Known Risk - Herbicide
The future licencing of the most commonly used herbicide is not certain at the time of this notice. Should the licence not be renewed any changes to the contract will be agreed between both parties in writing with a variation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Nov 2025 → 21 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published338 days ago12 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Market engagement317 days ago3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submit questionnaire which can be found at in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗ following the instructions contained in the Pre Market engagement document also found at that site before the 3rd December 2025.
- Tender notice published226 days ago4 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMT
- Submission deadline192 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by151 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts124 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent116 days ago23 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends106 days ago2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published87 days ago21 Jul 2026, 11:33 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Nov 2025, 16:25 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published4 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £380,0004 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMTwas £500,000
- Status changed to active4 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST4 Mar 2026, 13:47 GMT
- Contract award notice published23 Jun 2026, 12:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jun 2026, 12:42 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Jul 2026, 11:33 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 12 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 1 SBC1 award | |||
| S.H. Goss & Co LtdSME7 Jul 2026 – 6 Jul 2028 · up to 6 Jul 2029Extensions: option for the council to extend for up to one year | £190,850 | 4 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 2 EHC1 award | |||
| S.H. Goss & Co LtdSME7 Jul 2026 – 6 Jul 2028 · up to 6 Jul 2029Extensions: up to one year | £178,100 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 · S.H. Goss & Co LtdSME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2026
- Value
- £229,010 inc. VAT
- Period
- 15 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- option for the council to extend for up to one year
Lot 2 · S.H. Goss & Co LtdSME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2026
- Value
- £213,714 inc. VAT
- Period
- 15 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- up to one year
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 1 SBC | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 2 EHC | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- East Hertfordshire District CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- S H Goss &Co LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All documents are available from the portal as per the web address above
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender