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PAN3435 - Highway and Housing Land Weed Spraying Services

Leicester City Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2026 at 11:43

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

05 May 2026 at 16:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

27 Feb 2026 at 11:01

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

25 Sep 2025 at 11:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured highway and housing land weed-spraying services, covering all council-owned or council-controlled highways and housing land in Leicester. The requirement is for weed control under the council’s weed control programme, intended to prevent complaints, reputational damage, unkempt land and potential slip or trip claims. This is a public-sector environmental and grounds-maintenance service, classified as weed-killing services (CPV 77312100). The work concerns operational delivery across the council’s highway and housing land estate rather than a single site. The council is the buying organisation and the requirement was treated as a service procurement above the relevant threshold. The completed contract was awarded to Empire Ground Care Limited, an SME based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an open procedure. One lot was used, and the award went to Empire Ground Care Limited on 5 May 2026. The award and contract value is £514,134 excluding VAT and £616,960.80 including VAT. The contract was signed on 8 June 2026 and runs from 8 June 2026 to 31 May 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions giving a maximum end date of 31 May 2031. Evaluation was split equally between quality and price: method statements accounted for 50% and the pricing schedule 50%. Four bids were received, with three reaching the final stage, including three SME final-stage bids. The award standstill ended on 14 May 2026.

This procurement indicates a recurring requirement for a specialist contractor able to plan and deliver weed control across a substantial urban highway and housing-land estate. A credible competitor would need practical weed-spraying capability, suitable equipment and capacity to service council-controlled sites consistently, while managing work that affects public safety, land appearance and the authority’s exposure to complaints or slip and trip claims. The successful evaluation placed equal emphasis on quality method statements and price, so suppliers would need to demonstrate a clear, reliable delivery method as well as competitive cost control. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs, and the final-stage field included SME bidders, showing that smaller grounds-maintenance or vegetation-management businesses can compete when they can evidence sufficient operational coverage and service quality.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PAN3435 - Highway and Housing Land Weed Spraying Services

Notice Description

The council require weed control services to be provided on all Council owned / controlled highways & housing land, failure to provide this service will result in complaints, reputational damage, unkept land and claims against the authority for slip, trip incidents.

Planning Information

Leicester City Council ('the Council') would like to seek views and engagement from the market in relation to this provision. This contract will deliver all services associated with the Highway and Housing Land Weed Spraying Services. The Council require weed control services to be provided on all Council-owned / controlled highways and Housing land, under the weed control programme. At this stage, it is a Pre-Market Engagement only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Pre-Market Engagement questionnaires can be accessed at the link below: https://forms.office.com/e/dH7swY9SSP Return Date: Monday, 13 October 2025 at 12:00 noon

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a1c7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075219-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77312100 - Weed-killing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£564,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£564,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£514,134 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£514,134 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
27 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
5 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Empire Ground Care Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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