Official UK procurement notice
Road and Pavement Weed Spraying
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Road and Pavement Weed Spraying
- Recurrence: 2029
CPV: Weed-clearance services · Weed-killing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Service to be provided is the spraying of weeds with herbicide on adopted roads…AwardedRenewalPublished value£342,520
The Service to be provided is the spraying of weeds with herbicide on adopted roads and pavements within the City of Aberdeen on 2
occasions per year. The first spray will start during May and the second in August.
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: 10
- Price: 90
- Suitability
Bidder is required to provide a certificate from the registrar of companies stating that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Assessment - The Authority will use an independent credit scoring organisation, namely Credit Safe, to conduct appropriate Financial probity checks.
Minimum: If the credit report or any bidder contains a risk rating between Very High Risk / Moderate Risk, bidders will be given an opportunity to provide additional information which will be considered during the Council's assessment. Where it is considered that the additional supporting…
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2029
- First published
- 18 Feb 2021, 11:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Dec 2025, 16:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CRN00041669- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085094- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029424Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per tender documents
Publisher note: (SC Ref:819213)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 30 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Nov 2025 → 19 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline334 days ago27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened334 days ago27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published312 days ago19 Dec 2025, 16:24 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2021- Status changed to complete10 Jun 2021, 12:45 BST
- Published value updated to £451,17014 Feb 2025, 15:19 GMTwas £304,000
- Status changed to active14 Feb 2025, 15:19 GMT
- Deadline moved to 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT14 Feb 2025, 15:19 GMT+1458 days · was 22 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to unsuccessful9 Apr 2025, 15:34 BST
- Published value updated to £342,52021 Oct 2025, 09:16 BSTwas £451,170
- Status changed to active21 Oct 2025, 09:16 BST
- Deadline moved to 27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT21 Oct 2025, 09:16 BST+253 days · was 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete19 Dec 2025, 16:24 GMT
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-02: 1 release · 14 Feb 2025
- 2021-06: 1 release · 10 Jun 2021
- 2021-02: 1 release · 18 Feb 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&D Spray Services LtdSME | £323,672 † | — | Awarded |
| Highland Groundcare LtdSME | £304,988 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 085094-2025-CRN00041669-1 · Highland Groundcare LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2025
- Value
- £304,988
- Status
- active
Contract 013047-2021-000-KNFM2335-1 · R&D Spray Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2021
- Value
- £323,672
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Sheriff and Justice of the PeaceReview body
- Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court BuildingReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Highland Groundcare LtdAwarded supplier
- R&D Spray Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.