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title: "Motorised Weed Management Equipment"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840067"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The City of Edinburgh Council"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Motorised Weed Management Equipment

Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840067

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council bought motorised weed management equipment for its neighbourhood environmental services team. The equipment supports operational weed control across Edinburgh, particularly on pavements and other public spaces, with the aim of improving effectiveness. This is a goods procurement for grounds-maintenance and plant equipment, classified under CPV 16120000. Delivery and use are centred on the council’s city-wide environmental services operations in Edinburgh. The requirement is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of motorised vegetation-control equipment, as well as businesses providing equipment suited to local-authority pavement and public-space maintenance. The purchasing organisation is a large local authority responsible for general public services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The council used an open procedure, with the award made as a direct award through the TPPL Framework within the NEPO and TPPL Grounds Maintenance Equipment and Plant Framework Agreement. FRASER C ROBB LIMITED was selected for the single lot. The contract value is £160,014.50. The contract was signed on 12 August 2026 and is recorded as active. One bid was received, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically. The award covered the council’s requirement for motorised weed management equipment. The available outcome information identifies the selected supplier and awarded value; the procurement record does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or detailed evaluation weighting.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it provides a clear indication of Edinburgh’s demand for powered weed-control equipment for pavement and public-space maintenance. Future competitors would need to supply motorised equipment suitable for routine local-authority environmental operations across a city, rather than small-scale domestic or occasional-use products. Credible suppliers are likely to include equipment manufacturers, framework-approved distributors and specialist grounds-maintenance plant businesses able to support a council operational team. Capability to provide dependable equipment, demonstrate suitability for weed management, and work through a public-sector framework route would be important. The award to an SME also shows that the requirement can be within reach of a suitably equipped specialist supplier, rather than only a large national contractor.

## Notice

The neighbourhood environmental services team require weed management equipment to support operational delivery across the city and improve the effectiveness of weed control on pavements and public spaces.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562314 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £160,014 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | FRASER C ROBB LIMITED; The City of Edinburgh Council |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery

### Codes

- 16120000 - Harrows, scarifiers, cultivators, weeders or hoes

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562314

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562314
  Motorised Weed Management Equipment - The neighbourhood environmental services team require weed management equipment to support operational delivery across the city and improve the effectiveness of weed control on pavements and public spaces.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840067

## Provenance

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