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Opportunity overview
Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC) on behalf of itself and Dover District Council and Thanet District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision of pest control services and invites organisations to submit a tender to meet the councils' requirements.
This tender will be conducted using a one-stage 'open' procedure.
This is a joint tender exercise between Folkestone and Hythe District Council, Dover District Council, and Thanet District Council. A single shared supplier will be selected for all three councils, but awarded a separate contract by each council individually.
The contract is anticipated to start 4 January 2027 and continue for a period of 3 years (with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each i.e. 3+1+1 years).
The estimated contract values for the initial 3-year term excluding VAT are £123,000 for Dover District Council, £69,000 for Folkestone and Hythe District Council, and £129,000 for Thanet District Council (total £321,000 excl. VAT).
The estimated contract values for the full 5-year term (including allowance for inflation) excluding VAT are £229,600 for Dover District Council, £128,800 for Folkestone and Hythe District Council, and £240,800 for Thanet District Council (total rounded to £600,000 excl. VAT).
Classification
No classification was supplied.
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Procurement termination notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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Tender withdrawn due to errors on UK4 Tender Notice (contract incorrectly identified as above threshold).
A new tender has been published: see notice 2026/S 000-098592 (OCID ocds-h6vhtk-078b02).
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
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097176-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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097638-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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098593-2026Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Open tender for one shared supplier to provide pest control services to Folkestone and Hythe, Dover, and Thanet district councils. Each council will award its own contract. The anticipated term is 3 years from 4 January 2027, with two optional 12-month extensions.
Who this may suit
Suitable for suppliers able to provide pest control services across all three participating councils under separate council contracts.
Key points identified
Core serviceProvision of pest control servicesEvidence: "provision of pest control services"
Shared supplierA single supplier for all three councilsEvidence: "A single shared supplier will be selected for all three councils"
Supplier eligibility requirementsUnknown from supplied notice data; refer to tender documents.Evidence: Tender documents are referenced but their contents are not supplied.
96% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Open tender for one shared supplier to provide pest control services to Folkestone and Hythe, Dover, and Thanet district councils. Each council will award its own contract. The anticipated term is 3 years from 4 January 2027, with two optional 12-month extensions.
Who this may suit
Suitable for suppliers able to provide pest control services across all three participating councils under separate council contracts.
Key deliverables
Pest control services
Service delivery for Folkestone and Hythe, Dover, and Thanet district councils
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Core service
99% confidence
Provision of pest control services
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"provision of pest control services"
Shared supplier
99% confidence
A single supplier for all three councils
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"A single shared supplier will be selected for all three councils"
Supplier eligibility requirements
93% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice data; refer to tender documents.
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Tender documents are referenced but their contents are not supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Initial term estimated value excluding VAT
99% confidence
£321,000 total: Dover £123,000; Folkestone and Hythe £69,000; Thanet £129,000.
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"total £321,000 excl. VAT"
Maximum estimated value excluding VAT
98% confidence
£600,000 rounded total for the full potential 5-year term, including inflation allowance.
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"total rounded to £600,000 excl. VAT"
Contract structure
99% confidence
Separate contract awarded by each council to the shared supplier.
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"awarded a separate contract by each council individually"
Delivery
Delivery area
90% confidence
UKJ44, United Kingdom
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Delivery location is recorded as region "UKJ44", country "United Kingdom".
Participating authorities
99% confidence
Folkestone and Hythe District Council, Dover District Council, and Thanet District Council
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"This is a joint tender exercise between Folkestone and Hythe District Council, Dover District Council, and Thanet District Council."
Anticipated start
98% confidence
4 January 2027
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"The contract is anticipated to start 4 January 2027"
Term
99% confidence
3 years, with up to two further 12-month extensions (3+1+1 years)
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"3 years (with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each i.e. 3+1+1 years)"
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender
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display_status: "open"; stage: "tender".
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure, one stage
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"This tender will be conducted using a one-stage 'open' procedure."
Submission deadline
99% confidence
17 November 2026, 13:00 UTC
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submission_deadline: "2026-11-17T13:00:00Z".
Tender documents
96% confidence
Available via Kent Business Portal
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Document title: "tender documents are available from www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Multi-authority delivery and contracting
99% confidence
One supplier must support three councils, while each council will award a separate contract.
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"A single shared supplier will be selected for all three councils, but awarded a separate contract by each council individually."
Extension uncertainty
98% confidence
The final duration may be 3, 4, or 5 years because both 12-month extensions are optional.
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"option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each"
Unseen tender requirements
97% confidence
Mandatory qualifications, service specifications, pricing rules, and evaluation criteria are unknown because the tender documents have not been supplied.
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Tender documents are referenced through the Kent Business Portal, but their content is not included in the supplied evidence.
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