Official UK procurement notice
Ubico - Invitation to tender for the provision of Weed Control Services
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)South West (UKK13)
Published estimate£504,000exc. VAT38.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2024awarded 3 Feb 2025
Awarded to Empire Ground Care Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionControl of weeds across highway verges and other public and service areas.
CPV: Weed-clearance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£504,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
Full details of pass/fail requirements are detailed in the published documents.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Nov 2024, 10:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN752088- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010853- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6b9Find 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
- 16 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 24 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened16 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Mar 2025, 11:03 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £308,8901 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Ground Care Ltd | £308,890 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010853-2025-1 · Empire Ground Care Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2025
- Value
- £308,890
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Empire Ground Care LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria