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OpenStage · planning

Kent County Council

Highway Weed Control

Agriculture & ForestryCPV 77312000
Value£3.0m
Deadline
Published21 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Cameron Croucher
cameron.croucher@kent.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£3.0mtotal contract value
median £150k
this tender£0£3.5m

This is a large award for Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,317 valued Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture tenders in our corpus.

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Kent County Council has published 20 Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture notices, about every 3 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

Kent County Council is seeking responses from the commercial market to help shape the new contract for the Highway Weed Control contract.

The Council shall look to identify a supplier that can carry out the following main activities that are required under this contract: •Weed control on kerbs and channels, modular paving, roundabouts, traffic islands and rear of footways.

The frequency of treatment shall be twice a year. •Treatment of Noxious Weeds on the highway including Japanese Knotweed and Giant Hogweed. •Treatment of ballast within identified highway escape lanes.

The contract is currently structured into six lots, which are as follows: •Lot 1: Dartford and Gravesham •Lot 2: Sevenoaks and Tonbridge & Malling •Lot 3: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells •Lot 4: Ashford and Swale •Lot 5: Canterbury and Thanet •Lot 6: Dover, Folkestone and Hythe For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Weed-clearance-services./547E754M7W To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/547E754M7W

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Council shall look to identify

The Council shall look to identify a supplier that can carry out the following main activities that are required under this contract:.

02

The frequency of treatment shall be twice

The frequency of treatment shall be twice a year.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9a8
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
079942-2026
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