Official UK procurement notice
Haigh Woodland Park - Bothy Cottages and Events Venue Restoration and New Build Construction
Authority: Wigan Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWigan Council has been successful with a Round 2 National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) grant application for the restoration of Haigh Woodland Park. The Council is seeking to commission an appropriate contractor to undertake the restoration of the bothy cottages and potting sheds combined with a contemporary new-build range of glasshouses. The project will bring an under-used part of the site back into beneficial use and provide a focus for visitor experience combined with facilities for training, volunteering, events, and education.
Wigan Council are seeking to procure a main contractor suitably experienced, resourced and with capacity to lead on this combination of both restoration and new-build, appointing specialist sub-contractors as required to deliver the specification of work.
The programme of works targets the delivery of the specified works between October 2025 and January 2027.
The contract dates stated in this Contract Details Notice include a 12-month rectification period from practical completion.
Wigan Council have appointed a design team which will be assisting the Authority to carry out the procurement and management of the contract.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
The bidder, and their Associated Persons identified for this contract, must provide responses to a series of Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion questions as part of their core supplier information on Find a Tender (Central Digital Platform), and the bidder must respond to Corporate and Professional Standing questions in Section 3 of the Common Assessment Standard. Responses will be assessed in line with the supplier suitability assessment detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
The bidder must have a minimum annual turnover of £10million.
The bidder must commit to obtain a Parent Company Guarantee (in the event of a contractor having a parent company) and a Performance Bond or guarantee from a bank or other approved surety.
The bidder must hold, or commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover specified in the Bill of Quantities document and indicated as follows: a. Employer's Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event; b. Public Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event; c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = a minimum of £5 million for claims or series of claims arising out of one event; d. Contract Works Insurance (Option C, JCT SBC/Q 2024).
Bidders which are classed as a relevant commercial organisation as defined by section 54 ("Transparency in supply chains etc") of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 ("the Act") need to be compliant with the annual reporting requirements contained within Section 54 of the Act 2015.
- Technical & professional ability
Where the bidder is to sub-contract a proportion of the contract, evidence is required to demonstrate maintenance of a healthy supply chain with subcontractors and the procedures used to ensure performance of the contract.
The bidder will be required to hold the following organisational qualifications or standards: Considerate Constructors Scheme.
The bidder will be required to complete/evidence/certify against the 'Common Assessment Standard' question set in line with the assessment methodology detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality/Social Value: 50%
- Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality/Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
The bidder, and their Associated Persons identified for this contract, must provide responses to a series of Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion questions as part of their core supplier information on Find a Tender (Central Digital Platform), and the bidder must respond to Corporate and Professional Standing questions in Section 3 of the Common Assessment Standard. Responses will be assessed in line with the supplier suitability assessment detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
The bidder must have a minimum annual turnover of £10million.
The bidder must commit to obtain a Parent Company Guarantee (in the event of a contractor having a parent company) and a Performance Bond or guarantee from a bank or other approved surety.
The bidder must hold, or commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover specified in the Bill of Quantities document and indicated as follows: a. Employer's Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event; b. Public Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event; c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = a minimum of £5 million for claims or series of claims arising out of one event; d. Contract Works Insurance (Option C, JCT SBC/Q 2024).
Bidders which are classed as a relevant commercial organisation as defined by section 54 ("Transparency in supply chains etc") of…
- Technical & professional ability
Where the bidder is to sub-contract a proportion of the contract, evidence is required to demonstrate maintenance of a healthy supply chain with subcontractors and the procedures used to ensure performance of the contract.
The bidder will be required to hold the following organisational qualifications or standards: Considerate Constructors Scheme.
The bidder will be required to complete/evidence/certify against the 'Common Assessment Standard' question set in line with the assessment methodology detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 9 May 2025, 10:38 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2025, 09:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
DN775249- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024699- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050f77Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted via The Chest procurement portal at www.the-chest.org.uk ↗.
Bidders can obtain the tender documents at the following link to the advert on The Chest procurement portal - bidders will need to login and then 'register an interest' in the tender to view the tender documents and submit a bid:
Timeline
9 May 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published9 May 2025, 10:38 BST
- Next notice expected19 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published22 May 2025, 12:13 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends391 days ago24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts385 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published302 days ago22 Dec 2025, 09:33 GMT
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025- Pipeline notice published9 May 2025, 10:38 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published22 May 2025, 12:13 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £5,500,00022 May 2025, 12:13 BST
- Status changed to active22 May 2025, 12:13 BST
- Procurement method changed22 May 2025, 12:13 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST22 May 2025, 12:13 BST
- Tender notice published11 Jun 2025, 15:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Sept 2025, 09:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Sept 2025, 09:52 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Dec 2025, 09:33 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
The 'Legal and Financial Capacity Conditions of Participation' have been amended in respect of the insurance requirements and a parent company guarantee and performance bond.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 9 May 2025, 22 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.H. SMITH & SONS CO LTDSME13 Oct 2025 – 18 Dec 2026 | £5,601,562 | 5 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · H.H. SMITH & SONS CO LTDSME
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2025
- Value
- £5,551,562
- Period
- 27 Oct 2025 – 15 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Programme · Contract Sum · Social Value
- Programme, Achievement of programme against agreed milestones/timeline (updated construction programme required from the main contractor).
- Contract Sum, Forecast final account versus the tendered sum (financial update required from the main contractor).
- Social Value, Delivery of agreed Social Value commitments (updated Social Value Delivery Plan and progress report prepared by the contractor).
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonH.H. SMITH & SONS CO. LIMITEDSME · North West England
- did not winROSSLEE CONSTRUCTION LTDSME · North West England
- did not winTILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- H.H. SMITH & SONS CO. LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ROSSLEE CONSTRUCTION LTDBidder / tenderer
- TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Bidders can obtain the tender documents at the link provided to the advert on The Chest procurement portal - bidders will need to login and then 'register an interest' in the tender to view the tender documents and submit a bid.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender