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Published 20 Oct 2026, 18:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

General Groundworks and Landscaping Works

Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£240,000≈ £60k / year · £288,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 2 Dec 202612:00 GMT · 42d 0h left
Clarification cut-off 25 Nov 202612:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oldham Council wish to appoint a Contractor for general groundworks and landscaping works.

The Contractor shall undertake:

  • Reactive repair Works
  • Emergency response services
  • Minor replacement Works

The Works to be undertaken by the Contractor will be in relation to Council buildings, Schools, park lands, assets and sites within the Metropolitan Borough and Parishes of Oldham where the Council has an interest

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrsSMEPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)Value: £240,000 exc. VAT · £288,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleTurnover guideline: ~£119,918/yr≈ 2× annual value

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality 50% Social Value 10% Price 40%

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 £119,918 (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 Oldham Council buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up

Oldham Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. 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 buyerOldham Council · division 45
The marketConstruction work (CPV 45) · North West England
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 3 of 3 known-size awards · market: division 45 · North West England, n=498
3 of 380%

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

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in North West England.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 5 of 8 known-location awards · market: division 45 · North West England, n=748
63%71%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North West England.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 5 decided notices · market: division 45 · North West England, n=130
26 days39 days

Half of these awards were announced within 26 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: exactly 3 of 8 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: division 45 · North West England, n=741
38%28%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer5 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 45
0% had one bid
The market229 lots with bid counts · division 45 · North West England
7% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid0% / 7%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 17 of 229 lots with published bid counts.
2–3100% / 24%
Buyer: 5 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 54 of 229 lots with published bid counts.
4–60% / 31%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 70 of 229 lots with published bid counts.
7+0% / 38%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 88 of 229 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer5 lots with estimate and award · broad CPV 45
60% below estimate
The market153 lots with estimate and award · division 45 · North West England
44% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate60% / 44%
Buyer: 3 of 5 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 67 of 153 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%0% / 29%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 44 of 153 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate40% / 27%
Buyer: 2 of 5 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 42 of 153 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #148 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£240k
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

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

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

3expected bids8% single-bid risk
forecast from 347 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid8%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 8%. This is a forecast.
2–368%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 68%. This is a forecast.
4–69%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 9%. This is a forecast.
7+15%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 15%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
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Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

Based on 174 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

£221k8% below estimate
174 comparable awards
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£203k–£239k
Half of likely prices fall between £203,457 and £239,136.
Estimate£240k
The buyer published an estimate of £240,000 for this lot.
A 3% chance the award lands exactly on the estimate.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
6 wins in North West England3 panel places
£3.3m8 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago2 live · £2.7m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

2% below n=2
5 wins in North West England
£5.6m7 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago2 live · £2.5m
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Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
1 win in North West England
£1.0m1 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago1 live · £1.0m
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Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=1
4 wins in North West England2 panel places
£187k5 awards in 36m · last 3 months agoNone on file10% above n=1
1 win in North West England
£400k1 awards in 36m · last 6 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

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
20 Oct 2026, 18:19 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2026, 18:19 BST
Authority reference
DN829436
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099223
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
North West (UKD37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c53 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
2 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender documents can be found on The Chest'

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Please search for DN829436 to express interest in the project and download the tender documents/submit the tender documents.

Or direct link at:

Link to tender

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Published estimate £240,000 excludes VAT (£288,000 including VAT).

Timeline

20 Oct 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    20 Oct 2026, 18:19 BST
  2. Today
    21 Oct 2026
  3. Clarification questions byin 35 days
    25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadlinein 42 days
    2 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 161 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2026, 18:19 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

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMRJ-8362-DVNT Spindles Shopping Centre, West Street, Oldham, North West, OL1 1HDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender