Official UK procurement notice
Pest Control Services 2026-2028
Authority: Dartford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£225,000≈ £113k / year · £270,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Jun 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDartford Borough Council (Environmental Protection) is inviting tenders to enter into a contract to deliver a ‘pest control service ‘for the Dartford Borough Council geographical area.
The contract is for the period from 1st August 2026 for 2 years (ending 31st July 2028) with an option to extend for a period of up to 12 months (1x 12 month extension).
CPV: Pest-control services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£225,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Customer Service: 20%
- Account Management: 18%
- Location: 8%
- Schedule of Rates: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
- Environment and Sustainability: 4%
Published award criteria (6)
- Schedule of Rates: Price
- Customer Service
- Account Management: Technicians
- Location
- Environment and Sustainability: Environmental
- 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
- Closed
- 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
- 19 May 2026, 13:23 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 11:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
DBC00044- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045723- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069bd6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 May 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published160 days ago19 May 2026, 13:23 BST
- Latest notice published133 days ago15 Jun 2026, 11:23 BST
- Clarification questions by132 days ago16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline126 days ago22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by118 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2026- Tender notice published19 May 2026, 13:23 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jun 2026, 11:23 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST15 Jun 2026, 11:23 BST+7 days · was 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications This opportunity is advertised on the Kent Business Portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender