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Published 29 May 2026, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Construction of Revoe Community Sports Facilities Development

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £2.5m / year · £4,800,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2026
Next notice expected 1 Aug 2026
Contract term 1 yr 7 moends 1 Jun 2028 · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blackpool Council is looking to appoint a Supplier for the delivery of 2 x 7-a-side 3G Football Pitches, 1 x Multi Use Games Area, 2 x Padel Courts and associated landscaping. The site is adjacent to Blackpool Football Club, off Seasiders Way, Blackpool. The scheme is at RIBA Stage 3, and Blackpool Council will engage a Lead Consultant who will continue to be employed by Blackpool Council throughout the duration of the works through to completion. A planning application was submitted in April 2026, and a decision is due to be confirmed at the beginning of September 2026. The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint a Supplier who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most advantageous tender.

Stage 1 - Request to Participate (RtP)

The first stage of this Procurement Procedure requires that you complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). The PSQ is designed to capture core information and provide the Contracting Authority with sufficient information to select (short-list) a suitable number of capable Suppliers who will be invited to proceed to the next stage of the Procurement Procedure.

Only Requests to Participate which satisfy all conditions of participation will be eligible for consideration to be invited to the next stage of the Procurement Procedure.

In line with Regulation 85 subsection 3 of the Procurement Act 2023 this below threshold works tender is being conducted under a two-stage process.

CPV: Construction work for sports facilities · Construction work of leisure facilities · Multi-purpose sports facilities construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 7 moPublished value£4,000,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 1 Jun 2028 (1 yr 7 mo)Value: £4,000,000 exc. VAT · £4,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: All responses received to this Request to Participate via The Chest by the deadline will be assessed, scored and ranked using the criteria detailed in document 1. Stage 1 Request to Participate. Subject to passing the mandatory / discretionary exclusion elements your responses to the specific questions relating to Conditions of Participation at Part 3 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be evaluated in line with the scoring criteria set out. Only Requests to Participate which satisfy all conditions of participation will be eligible for consideration to be invited to the next stage of the Procurement Procedure. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to disregard any Request to Participate from the process where they or any associated person or any sub-contractor relied upon to satisfy any conditions of participation is deemed to be excluded or excludable. Any Supplier deemed to be excluded or excludable may not be invited to participate any further in the Procurement Procedure. Only Requests to Participate scoring 60% or above for the scored questions and ranked within the highest 5 scoring Suppliers will be invited to submit a Tender. In the event that the 5th highest ranking score is held by more than one supplier, each of the suppliers with that score will be invited to submit a tender. If, at the end of the Request to Participate Stage but before the commencement of the Tender stage, any of the 5 highest scoring suppliers chooses to withdraw from the process, then the next highest scoring supplier outside of the original 5 highest scoring suppliers will be invited to submit a tender (e.g. if 2 suppliers choose to withdraw, the 6th and 7th place suppliers will be invited to submit a tender). Where Requests to Participate may fall below any set minimum threshold, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to invite Suppliers to the Tender stage where it is deemed necessary in order to maintain a competitive process. Suppliers will only be invited to Tender where they meet all mandatory requirements and conditions of participation.

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
Closed
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 May 2026, 12:05 BST
Last source update
24 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
Authority reference
DN826703
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080543
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for sports facilitiesConstruction work of leisure facilitiesMulti-purpose sports facilities construction work
Delivery area
North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a8ba Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 May 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published146 days ago
    29 May 2026, 12:05 BST
  2. Market engagement138 days ago
    5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    Full details of early engagement process can be found via the procurement portal the Chest:

    www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

    Reference DN816476

    This Expression of Interest ('EoI') seeks to provide information on Blackpool Council's plans to construct Community Sports Facilities in the Revoe area of the town.

    Please note that this is not a tender exercise and participation (or non-participation) in this market sounding and dialogue will convey no advantage or disadvantage should Blackpool Council commence to a formal procurement process.

  3. Next notice expected81 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published58 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
  5. Clarification questions by51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline45 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  8. Contract startsin 10 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 May 2026, 12:05 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £4,000,000
    24 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    24 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    24 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
  6. Deadline published: 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    24 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHHB-5249-RZVD PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure