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/041184-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 4 May 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041184-2026
5th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017782-2026
27th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059570-2025
25th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=28c4a01e-c613-f111-813c-005056b64545
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=28c4a01e-c613-f111-813c-005056b64545
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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