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SBC0326 Provision of Weedspray Application for Stevenage Borough Council and East Herts Council

Stevenage Borough Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

21 Jul 2026 at 11:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

23 Jun 2026 at 12:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

04 Mar 2026 at 13:47

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

12 Nov 2025 at 16:25

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stevenage Borough Council led this service procurement with East Hertfordshire District Council. It covers professional weed-spray application across two council areas. Lot 1 covers Stevenage sites including hard footpaths, kerb channels, central reservations, underpasses, traffic islands, shrub beds and cemeteries. Lot 2 covers East Hertfordshire footpaths, hard standings, kerbed areas, traffic islands, central reservations, roundabouts, and channelled roads linking towns and villages. Each lot requires two planned treatments per year, with the council able to request an additional treatment or part-treatment when needed. The work is classified as weed-killing services (CPV 77312100), delivered in Stevenage and East Hertfordshire. Each lot has a separate contract with the relevant council, although the same supplier was selected for both.

The procurement was completed through an above-threshold open procedure. Four bids were received for each lot, and both lots were awarded to S H Goss & Co Ltd. Lot 1 was awarded on 4 June 2026 and has a contract value of £229,009.63 gross; its signed contract runs from 15 July 2026 to 30 June 2028, with an extension option to 30 June 2029. Lot 2 was awarded on 19 June 2026 and has a contract value of £213,714.04 gross; its signed contract has the same dates and extension option. The tender submission deadline was 7 April 2026 at noon, and the award period ended on 18 May 2026. Evaluation for each lot weighted price at 70%, quality at 20% and social value at 10%.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from two neighbouring local authorities for planned, operational weed control across extensive public-realm sites and transport-related areas. A credible competitor would need to deliver reliable herbicide application across footpaths, roads, kerbs, islands, roundabouts, underpasses, cemeteries and landscaped areas, while managing two scheduled treatments each year and responsive additional work. The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and an SME secured both lots. Suppliers should be prepared to evidence economic and technical capability, provide strong service quality, and offer measurable social value, since these factors formed 30% of the evaluation. They would also need to manage uncertainty around future herbicide licensing and accommodate possible changes arising from local-government reorganisation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SBC0326 Provision of Weedspray Application for Stevenage Borough Council and East Herts Council

Notice Description

Stevenage Borough Council is leading a procurement for Weed Spray Application consisting of two separate lots. Lot 1 for Stevenage Borough Council and Lot 2 for East Hertfordshire District Council. Please read all documentation carefully, there are slight differences in the requirements for each lot. Lot 1 - The areas to be treated include hard footpaths, kerb channels, central reservations, underpasses, traffic islands, shrub beds, cemeteries as detailed in the Lot 1 specification. There are 2 set treatments per year with potential for an additional treatment/part treatment if required at the Councils discretion. Lot 2 - The areas to be treated include footpaths, hard standings, kerbed areas, around traffic islands, central reservations, roundabouts, channelled roads linking towns and villages as detailed in the Lot 2 specification. There are 2 set treatments per year with potential for an additional treatment/part treatment if required at the Councils discretion. Bidders may apply for either or both lots. Each lot will be awarded to the top ranking bidder for that lot and each lot will have its own contract with winning bidder and the relevant council. The Contract Period for each of the lots is an initial period of two (2) years with the option to extend up to a further one (1) year. Therefore, the maximum duration of each Contract could be three (3) years. This procurement is an Open procedure. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express an interest' and also 'opt in' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline on the portal. You will need to access the Social Value Portal as well to submit your Social Value offer by the same deadline. Allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender (and Social Value) submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline. Where possible documents are to be uploaded as a PDF and file names should be succinct. Also please ensure all your CDP information is up to date and you provide the most up to date CDP Share Code as part of your submission. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website prior to the deadline for clarifications, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Lot Information

SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 1 SBC

Renewal: 1 year

SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 2 EHC

Renewal: 1 year

Planning Information

Submit questionnaire which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home following the instructions contained in the Pre Market engagement document also found at that site before the 3rd December 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dfe4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068627-2026
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
£380,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£380,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£368,950 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£442,723 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
4 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
15 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
2029-02-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stevenage Borough Council
Additional Buyers

East Hertfordshire District Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HERTFORD
Postcode
SG1 1HN
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
Local Authority
Stevenage
Electoral Ward
Old Town
Westminster Constituency
Stevenage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

S H Goss &Co Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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