Official UK procurement notice
PAN3435 - Highway and Housing Land Weed Spraying Services
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe council require weed control services to be provided on all Council owned / controlled highways & housing land, failure to provide this service will result in complaints, reputational damage, unkept land and claims against the authority for slip, trip incidents.
CPV: Weed-killing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£564,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality Scores (method statements) -50%
- Price: Pricing Schedule -50%
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2025, 11:05 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 11:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
PAN3435- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017782- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a1c7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per Appendix D- Service agreement and the specification
- Risks
As the Specification
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Sept 2025 → 7 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published393 days ago25 Sept 2025, 11:05 BST
- Market engagement375 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Leicester City Council ('the Council') would like to seek views and engagement from the market in relation to this provision. This contract will deliver all services associated with the Highway and Housing Land Weed Spraying Services. The Council require weed control services to be provided on all Council-owned / controlled highways and Housing land, under the weed control programme.
At this stage, it is a Pre-Market Engagement only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.
Pre-Market Engagement questionnaires can be accessed at the link below:
forms.office.com/e/dH7swY9SSP ↗
Return Date: Monday, 13 October 2025 at 12:00 noon
- Next notice expected354 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published238 days ago27 Feb 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Clarification questions by221 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline210 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by176 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts173 days ago4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent172 days ago5 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends162 days ago14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 11:43 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Sept 2025, 11:05 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 11:01 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active27 Feb 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Feb 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT27 Feb 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Contract award notice published5 May 2026, 16:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 May 2026, 16:06 BST
- Contract signature expected25 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 11:43 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 25 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Ground Care Ltd1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: 3 years initial period with a 2 x extension of 12 months. | £514,134 | 5 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
PAN3435 - Highway and Housing Land Weed Spraying Services · Empire Ground Care Ltd
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- £514,134
- Period
- 8 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- An option to extend for 2years
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Empire Ground Care LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=28c4a01e-c613-f111-813c-005056b64545
Notices 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender