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Published 5 Sept 2025, 17:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WDC AB Winter Gritting Services (ESPH721 JB)

Official notice

Authority: Wealden District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ22)
Published estimate£125,000≈ £47k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT20% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2025awarded 15 Dec 2025
Awarded to OUTCO Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 8 moends 31 May 2028 · starts 7 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wealden District Council is in the process of appointing a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to deliver a new Winter Gritting Services contract.

The new Winter Gritting Services contract will deliver an uninterrupted gritting service including the removal of snow and/or ice where appropriate, across a number of General Fund and Housing Revenue Account sites across the Borough during the winter months (defined as 1st October to 31st March).

CPV: Car park services · Ice-clearing services · Road salt · Snow-clearing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 8 moPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 7 Oct 2025 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs 8 mo)Value: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
34927100 Road salt90620000 Snow-clearing services90630000 Ice-clearing services98351100 Car park services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Cost - 40% Quality - 60%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Sept 2025, 17:01 BST
Last source update
17 Dec 2025, 10:08 GMT
Authority reference
ESPH721
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054432
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Car park servicesIce-clearing servicesRoad saltSnow-clearing services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05954e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
30 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/esph/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

5 Sept 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 17:01 BST
  2. Clarification questions by397 days ago
    17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline385 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts378 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published307 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 10:08 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 17:01 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 10:08 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Dec 2025, 10:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OUTCO LtdSME£150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · OUTCO LtdSME

    Signed
    15 Dec 2025
    Value
    £150,000
    Period
    15 Dec 2025 – 31 May 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wealden District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRN-7814-TGXG Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, South East, BN27 2AXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Outco LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05161189 Forbury Road, Reading, South East, RG1 1AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender