Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-4941 Pest Control Services
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI are looking to contract with a supplier to provide Pest Control Services at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and associated sites. The general service requirement includes: Internal/external rodent and insect control, Electric Fly Killers, Bed bug monitoring and Rabbit control. For transparency, the estimated value published is based on forecasted usage. The contract includes a maximum spend cap of £250,000, which cannot be exceeded under the terms of the agreement.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Pest-control services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
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)
- Price
- Quality: Including Social Value at 10%
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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 Nov 2029
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 09:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-4941- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074255- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e223Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Standard UKRI Payment Terms.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 9 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published344 days ago17 Nov 2025, 09:58 GMT
- Clarification questions by325 days ago5 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline318 days ago12 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by287 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent271 days ago29 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published270 days ago29 Jan 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Contract starts267 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends259 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025- Tender notice published17 Nov 2025, 09:58 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Jan 2026, 14:50 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Jan 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Pest Control (U.K.) Limited23 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2029 · up to 23 Feb 2029Extensions: The contract includes an optional extension period of up to 1 year, exercised at the Authority’s discretion in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement · Options: The contract includes an optional extension period of up to 1 year, exercised at the Authority’s discretion in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement. | £250,000 | 29 Jan 2026standstill to 9 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Total Pest Control UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender