- Value
- £1.2m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- Wales
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2031
In plain English
Cardiff Council is preparing to tender a contract for weed control, pesticide/fertiliser application and hand weeding across the city's parks, housing estates, highways, cemeteries, Cardiff Bay and other public spaces, running from April 2027 to March 2031 (with possible extensions). This is a pre-market engagement notice only, meaning the council is gathering feedback from contractors before the tender is formally advertised in winter 2026/27 - it is not yet open for bids.
Good fit for: Established grounds maintenance or amenity horticulture contractors with relevant industry accreditations and experience managing large public-realm weed control programmes.
- Needs industry-specific certifications (several required)
required to hold several of the following independently awarded industry specific quality certificates and schemes before they can tender
- Needs ISO 14001 or BS9002 (or equivalent)
Either ISO 14001 or BS9002 Or European equivalent certifications.
- Staff may transfer to you under TUPE
the successful tenderer if not the current contractor should note that TUPE will apply to this contract
- Award scored 45% price, 45% quality, 10% social value
awarded once the tenders have been assessed using the following scores matrix 45% price : 45% quality : 10% Social value
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Pre-Market Engagement Weed Control Contract The services required under this contract involve the successful contractor to undertake application of a range of pesticides and fertilisers and hand weeding across arrange of publicly accessible spaces located the city and county of Cardiff, the area of work covers the city’s 500 parks, over 300 housing estates, 2000km highway pavements but also includes special sites such as Cardiff Bay, cemeteries, Cardiff Castle and public rights of way. The aim of the contract is to manage weed growth to the required standards on a variety of hard surfaces, planted areas, walls, sport surfaces (natural and artificial), and control the spread of noxious weeds (such as Japanese Knotweed). Further to this there may be additional work added to include maintenance of Sustainable Drainage features and Green Roofs. These services must be delivered in accordance with the Government’s National Action Plan (NAP) so the contractor will be required to utilise the latest pesticide application technology to ensure that they comply with this and minimise the quantity of pesticides used to deliver the standards of control specified. Under this contract Cardiff Council will also require the contractor to reduce the volume of pesticide being used year on year over the period of the contract. The client will work with the contractor to help achieve this by increasing use of hand weeding, sweeping and mulching over the contract period. The successful contractor will be required to hold several of the following independently awarded industry specific quality certificates and schemes before they can tender – Amenity Assured Certificate BASIS qualification BASIS Advanced Contract certification Amenity Assured Certification Either ISO 14001 or BS900…
Procedure: not stated. Published 29 Sep 2026.
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