Official UK procurement notice
Weed Control Services Contract 2025-2028
Authority: London Borough of Hackney (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Hackney has appointed a qualified contractor to provide borough-wide weed control services on public highways and Hackney-owned housing estates (excluding green spaces). The contract covers the targeted application of Glyphosate by knapsack with strict adherence to exclusion zones and environmental controls. The procurement was run as an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Weed-clearance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum Turnover: Suppliers must confirm a turnover of at least £200,000 in the most recent financial year.
Yes = Pass
No = Fail
Insurance: Suppliers must confirm they have (or will have prior to contract start):
Public Liability Insurance of £2 million
Employers’ Liability Insurance of £5 million (if applicable)
Yes = Pass
No = Fail
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: All criteria are stated in the procurement documents.
- Price: All criteria are stated in the procurement documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum Turnover: Suppliers must confirm a turnover of at least £200,000 in the most recent financial year.
Yes = Pass
No = Fail
Insurance: Suppliers must confirm they have (or will have prior to contract start):
Public Liability Insurance of £2 million
Employers’ Liability Insurance of £5 million (if applicable)
Yes = Pass
No = Fail
- 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 13 Jun 2025, 11:07 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
DN775711- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032191- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05484bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Jun 2025 → 21 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published13 Jun 2025, 11:07 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent24 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
- Latest notice published368 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2025- Tender notice published13 Jun 2025, 11:07 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2025, 15:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2025, 15:25 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Oct 2025, 12:36 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weedfree LimitedSME1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 | £308,546 | 24 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Weed Control Services Contract (2025 - 2028) · Weedfree LimitedSME
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2025
- Value
- £308,546
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Weedfree LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender