# Soft Market Test - Weed Treatment Services

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire County Council](/buyers/leicestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £650,000
- Published: 13 September 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 2e543a12-96be-42c9-8799-389241023349-680205
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-17ccdad1-36e1-4a37-89df-5229e292ba00

## Description

Leicestershire County Council are currently preparing to issue further competitions for Weed Treatment Services, via a suitable DPS, split into Lot 1: Routine weed treatment - North Leicestershire, Lot 2: Routine weed treatment - South Leicestershire and Leicestershire High Speed Roads, Lot 3 - Targeted invasive and noxious weed treatment - Leicestershire, with the further competitions anticipated to commence on 20th October 2023\. This is to replace the Weed Treatment Services\_2021 \(currently in place\)\. The Council is looking to appoint suitably experienced contractor\(s\) to provide weed treatment services throughout Leicestershire, with areas of treatment to be within the highway, footways, and jitties, commencing with the 2024 season, and invite interested organisations to register an interest and to possibly discuss the requirements further\. Please note that this is not a call for competition, and any information given above is not guaranteed within any subsequent procurement, only indicative of our potential requirements\. Any future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e543a12-96be-42c9-8799-389241023349-680205)