Tender closedWeed spraying

Weed Control Contract

Cardiff Council
Wales
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031

Weed management across 500 parks, over 300 housing estates, and 2,000km of highway pavements in Cardiff, including Cardiff Bay, cemeteries, and Cardiff Castle. The contractor must reduce pesticide volume year-on-year, utilise digital recording systems daily, and maintain noxious weed control such as Japanese Knotweed.

Open the official notice

Closed· 14 October 2026

Estimated value: £1.2m; Buyer estimate
Published: 29 September 2026
Deadline: 14 October 2026; Closed
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 31 March 2031

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of weed control and pesticide application services for public parks, housing estates, and highway pavements.

Application of a range of pesticides and fertilisers and hand weeding across arrange of publicly accessible spaces located the city and county of Cardiff
Manage weed growth to the required standards on a variety of hard surfaces, planted areas, walls, sport surfaces (natural and artificial)
Control the spread of noxious weeds (such as Japanese Knotweed)
Maintenance of Sustainable Drainage features and Green Roofs
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
Reduce the volume of pesticide being used year on year over the period of the contract
Employ a digital system to record their work daily on either a stand-alone system or a shared system to allow the Council to monitor performance
Undertake some self-monitoring which will also need report to the contract manager

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
Certifications asked for: Amenity Assured Certificate, BASIS qualification, BASIS Advanced Contract certification, ISO 14001, BS9002
TUPE: Applies
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 77000000

Services in this tender

Weed control of hard surfaces and highwaysMain service£127k typicalCity-wide weed control across parks, housing estates and highway pavements

Lifecycle

Published
29 September 2026
Deadline for bidsClosed
14 October 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
1 April 2027

The buyer

Cardiff Council

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3872081/weed-control-contract
Buyer reference: ERFX1008927
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c79
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Cardiff Council. Weed Control Contract. Tender, 29 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3872081/weed-control-contract (accessed 4 November 2026).