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East Sussex Fire Authority

Vermin and Pest Control Services

Environment & WasteCPV 90923000
Value£20k
Deadline16 Sept 2026
Published21 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 21 Aug 202622 days leftCloses 16 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Mark Rivers
procurement@esfrs.org
01323462285

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

All correspondence must be submitted through the In-Tend e-Procurement portal. https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£20ktotal contract value
median £195k
this tender£0£5.0m

This sits below the typical range for Environment & Waste contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

East Sussex Fire Authority has published 13 Environment & Waste notices, about every 4 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around December 2026.

43% of East Sussex Fire Authority’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

East Sussex Fire Authority (ESFA) is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Vermin and Pest Control Services across its estate in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidWaste carrier licence / environmental permits
  • Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e95c
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
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