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DBC (EE) Pre Market Engagement for Provision of Weed Control

Dacorum Borough Council

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Planning

27 Jul 2026 at 14:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dacorum Borough Council is assessing the market for herbicide application and associated weed-control services across highways, housing and garage sites in the borough. The anticipated core service is targeted, safe and lawful glyphosate-based treatment of weeds in public areas, residential estates and garage areas. The council also wants views on alternative or complementary methods for sensitive locations, environmental reasons, access constraints, public concerns, or future policy and legislative changes. The work is intended to maintain highway safety, accessibility, asset condition and the appearance of residential areas. This is a public-sector environmental maintenance service for amenity weed-control contractors, delivered across Dacorum Borough, including Hemel Hempstead.

The procurement is at preliminary market-engagement and planning stage, before any invitation to tender. The council is carrying out soft market testing to understand supplier interest, capability and market approaches; a formal procurement may follow subject to the engagement outcome and internal approvals. It expects to use a single service lot, with the contract anticipated to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The council expects the next notice around 21 September 2026. Suppliers are invited to complete a questionnaire by 5pm on 14 August 2026 through the council’s e-tendering portal. The engagement concerns weed-clearance and weed-killing services, and the lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This engagement will suit experienced amenity weed-control contractors preparing for a possible future procurement rather than seeking an immediate tender. Relevant suppliers are likely to have operational capability in herbicide application, targeted weed treatment and maintenance of public or residential environments. The council is looking for methods that are safe, compliant with legal requirements and environmentally responsible, so businesses should be ready to explain their controls, environmental approach and ability to work around sensitive sites, access constraints and public concerns. Suppliers offering suitable alternatives or complementary treatments alongside glyphosate-based methods may also be relevant, particularly where environmental conditions or future policy changes affect the preferred approach. The single planned service lot and stated SME suitability may support smaller specialist contractors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DBC (EE) Pre Market Engagement for Provision of Weed Control

Notice Description

This Preliminary Market Engagement is being issued by Dacorum Borough Council to understand supplier interest, capability and market approach for the delivery of herbicide application and associated weed control services across Highways, Housing and Garage sites within the Borough. The Council is inviting experienced amenity weed control contractors to engage with us as part of a soft market testing exercise. The anticipated core approach is Glyphosate-based weed control, applied safely, lawfully and in a targeted manner. The Council is also interested in understanding suitable alternatives or complementary methods where these may be needed for sensitive locations, environmental reasons, access constraints, public concerns or future changes in policy or legislation. The Council is particularly interested in safe, compliant and environmentally responsible methods of treating weeds in public areas while maintaining highway safety, accessibility, asset condition and the appearance of residential estates and garage areas. We ask all interested parties to respond to the questionnaire below (Appendix 1) via the Council's e-tendering portal 'Supply Hertfordshire'. Suppliers must register to use the portal - this is free of charge. Documents can be downloaded from the portal and via this link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home The closing date for the questionnaire is 5pm on Friday 14th August 2026. A formal procurement process may follow, subject to the outcome of this market engagement and internal approvals.

Planning Information

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Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d458
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070815-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

77312000 - Weed-clearance services

77312100 - Weed-killing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dacorum Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Postcode
HP1 1DN
Postcode Area
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Dacorum
Electoral Ward
Hemel Hempstead Town
Westminster Constituency
Hemel Hempstead

Further Information

Notice Documents

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