AwardedAwarded 15 July 2026

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

Stevenage Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Stevenage Borough Council awarded grounds maintenance work to S H Goss &Co Ltd on 15 July 2026.

The notice gives a value of £380,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 15 June 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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…Read the full 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.

Lots

LotTradeValue
SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 1 SBC
15 June 2026 to 14 June 2028
What this lot covers

LOT 1 is for Stevenage Borough Council 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.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£220,000
SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 2 EHC
15 June 2026 to 14 June 2028
What this lot covers

Lot 2 is for East Herts District Council 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.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£160,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
S H Goss &Co Ltd (SME)
4 bids received
SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 1 SBC£190,850
Awarded 4 June 2026
15 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
S H Goss &Co Ltd (SME)
4 bids received
SBC0326 Provision of weed spray application LOT 2 EHC£178,100
Awarded 19 June 2026
15 July 2026 to 30 June 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 073304-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 019479-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 058932-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 068627-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

50

Awards

37

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

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    Closing soon8 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

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    Closing soon3 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £160kestimated
  3. 3 Year Floral Display Contract

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    Open15 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  4. Cliffe Park Play Area Refurbishment

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    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  5. Arboricultural Services for Peterborough

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    Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £5mestimated

From notice 073304-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 12 November 2025, last updated 21 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.