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Published 29 Sept 2026, 08:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Construction of a concrete wheeled sports facility at The Carrs Park, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA

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Competition analysis

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£180,000≈ £180k / year · £216,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 20 Nov 202612:00 GMT · 5 days left
Clarification cut-off 5 Nov 202612:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Jan 2028 · starts 3 Jan 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

1.1 Cheshire East Council ("the Council") requires a single contractor to provide services associated with the construction of a concrete wheeled sports facility at The Carrs Wilmslow, SK9 4AA. 1.2 The Carrs is one of the main open spaces within Wilmslow, in 2025 the steel wheeled sports facility was inspected and found to be end of life due to excessive corrosion as a result the facility was removed.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1.1 Cheshire East Council ("the Council") requires a single contractor to provide services associated with the construction of a concrete wheeled sports facility at The Carrs Wilmslow, SK9 4AA

1.2 The Carrs is one of the main open spaces within Wilmslow, in 2025 the steel wheeled sports facility was inspected and found to be end of life due to excessive corrosion as a result the facility was removed.

NB - The Terms & Conditions for this procurement will be under a JCT Minor Works Contract with Contractors Design. 2024 version.

CPV: Construction work · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 3 Jan 2027 – 2 Jan 2028 (1 yr)Value: £180,000 exc. VAT · £216,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleTurnover guideline: ~£360,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
45000000 Construction work92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored

Lot awarding rule: The evaluation will be based upon two stages within a single RFQ Response Document and will have two key areas consisting of: • A Mandatory 'Procurement Specific Questionnaire' (PSQ); and • An RFQ 'Award' section, made up of: o Financial Evaluation o Qualitative Evaluation Questions Only those Quotes that meet the qualifying criteria (as set out in the 'PSQ') will then progress to the RFQ 'Award' criteria assessment stage. Each question which is scored will have a weighting applied to it - to view the weighting allocated, please see the individual questions or refer to the right-hand column of Table 2 above, which is a summary of the sections. The Organisations response to each scored question at Schedule 2 PSQ Questions and scored questions at Schedule 5 are/is scored between 0 and 10 according to the pre-agreed scoring grid. For each question the actual score given is divided by the maximum score possible, then multiplied by the weighting. Actual score / Max score allowed X question weighting = score The sum of all of the derived percentages as awarded on the Qualitative and Financial criteria allows final ranking of Suppliers

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Turnover usually expected at this size: about £360,000 (twice the annual value).

Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Cheshire East Council buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up

Cheshire East Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerCheshire East Council · division 45
The marketConstruction work (CPV 45) · UK-wide
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 29 of 34 known-size awards · market: division 45 · UK-wide, n=5,959
85%81%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

Buyer: 0 of 13 known-location awards · market: division 45 · UK-wide, n=5,657
0%69%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered. Less of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 0% against 69%, n=13.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: 3 decided notices · market: division 45 · UK-wide, n=1,263
74 days44 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 74 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 0 of 9 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: division 45 · UK-wide, n=6,984
0%32%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer35 lots with bid counts · all categories
20% had one bid
The market1,757 lots with bid counts · division 45 · UK-wide
12% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (35) / the market (1,757) · select a colour for counts
1 bid20% / 12%
Buyer: 7 of 35 lots with published bid counts. Market: 205 of 1,757 lots with published bid counts.
2–329% / 27%
Buyer: 10 of 35 lots with published bid counts. Market: 474 of 1,757 lots with published bid counts.
4–614% / 31%
Buyer: 5 of 35 lots with published bid counts. Market: 542 of 1,757 lots with published bid counts.
7+37% / 31%
Buyer: 13 of 35 lots with published bid counts. Market: 536 of 1,757 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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This buyer27 lots with estimate and award · all categories
33% below estimate
The market1,426 lots with estimate and award · division 45 · UK-wide
42% below estimate
% of lots with an estimate and award: this buyer (27) / the market (1,426) · select a colour for counts
Below estimate33% / 42%
Buyer: 9 of 27 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 605 of 1,426 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%52% / 30%
Buyer: 14 of 27 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 434 of 1,426 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate15% / 27%
Buyer: 4 of 27 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 387 of 1,426 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 4512 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£180k

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.

Expected competition
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

6expected bids5% chance of a single bid
similar past contests in this category: 357
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid5%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 5%. This is a forecast.
2–316%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 16%. This is a forecast.
4–615%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 15%. This is a forecast.
7+65%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 65%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
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Based on 183 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

£174k3% below estimate
183 comparable awards
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£158k–£180k
Half of likely prices fall between £158,499 and £180,000.
Estimate£180k
The buyer published an estimate of £180,000 for this lot.
A 10% chance the award lands exactly on the estimate.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
Schofield & SonsWorked for this buyer19 146 - Low Value Construction Services Frameworknotice published May 2021Construction Works (up to £250,000)—Similar wording and category
Red Tree Building Contractors LtdWorked for this buyer19 146 - Low Value Construction Services Frameworknotice published May 2021Construction Works (up to £250,000)—Similar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
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Reserved for SMEs and VCSEs: only small and medium-sized firms and voluntary, community and social enterprises can take part. Firms labelled Large are listed last.
SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Schofield & SonsSME
Buyer regular3 panel places
£3.3m8 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago2 live · £2.7m
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2% below n=2
KOMPAN Limited
4 panel places
£6.3m75 awards in 36m · last this month17 live · £3.3m
i
at estimate n=17
Miles Macadam LtdSME
£7.5m8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago3 live · £1.3m
i
no comparable pairs
Landscape Engineering LtdSME
1 panel places
£958k12 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago1 live · £402k
i
at estimate n=5
Canvas Spaces LimitedSME
£244k3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago1 live · £107k
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11% below n=2
About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Coming up in this sector

Contracts ending within 12 months · Retender Radar, sector filter set

Contracts ending in Construction & Civil EngineeringRetender Radar, CPV 45: incumbents and end dates for the next 12 months

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Sept 2026, 08:35 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 08:35 BST
Authority reference
C6014
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091636
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction workRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077bf5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)
Submission portal named on this notice: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to bid for this opportunity all bidders if not already done so, should register themselves via the Chest. Providing that they have registered correctly they should be able to access the documents. All tenders are to be submitted electronically via The Chest. procontract.due-north.com ↗

Published estimate £180,000 excludes VAT (£216,000 including VAT).

Timeline

29 Sept 2026 → 3 Jan 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published46 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 08:35 BST
  2. Clarification questions by9 days ago
    5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  4. Submission deadlinein 5 days
    20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 49 days
    3 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 08:35 BST
    UK4

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire East Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTWR-7124-XZXQ Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe, North West, CW12JZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender