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Ubico - Invitation to tender for the provision of Weed Control Services

Gloucestershire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:15.

Opportunity overview

Control of weeds across highway verges and other public and service areas.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Empire Ground Care Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£308.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Feb 2025
Award ID
010853-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Market Harborough, UKK13, LE16 9TY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV77312000 — Weed-clearance services

Lots

  • Control of weeds across highway verges and other public and service areas.£504k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN752088
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
16 Dec 2024, 17:00
Description
On tender deadline, dedicated verifiers from the legal team who are independent of the evaluation, will review and release all submissions and send a notification to the dedicated procurement officer before evaluation can commence. The procurement officer will forward the submissions to Ubico Ltd who will manage the evaluation process.

Address

Street Address
Gloucestershire county council procurement portal

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
16 Dec 2024, 17:00

Tender Period

Ends
16 Dec 2024, 17:00

Classification

Id
77312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Weed-clearance services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Full details of pass/fail requirements are detailed in the published documents.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Control of weeds across highway verges and other public and service areas.

Value

Amount
504,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
The initial contract term will be for the period of 2 years. The initial term may be extended by a period or periods of up to 3 years, taking the total potential contract term to 5 years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK13
Entry 2
Region
UKJ14
Entry 3
Region
UKK13

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-24838
Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Locality
Gloucester
Postal Code
GL1 2TH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Shire Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Contact

Name
Mr Peter Salmon
Telephone
+44 1452425000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-3499
Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Gloucester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Gloucestershire County Council
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-141541
Name
Empire Ground Care Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK13
Locality
Market Harborough
Postal Code
LE16 9TY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
26 Main Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Empire Ground Care Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
010853-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-141541
Name
Empire Ground Care Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
010853-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
010853-2025-1
Date Signed
3 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
308,890
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gloucester · UKJ14 · GL1 2TH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ14
  • Delivery location · UKK13

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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