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Published 21 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT

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Mersey Forest Staged Pathway Guidance: Consolidation, Editing, Design and Infographic

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD6)
Published estimate£25,000£30,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2026awarded 31 Mar 2026
Awarded to Tomlinson Design Limited
Contract term 5 moends 7 Aug 2026 · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Mersey Forest Team invites tenders to consolidate, professionally edit, and design the Staged Pathway guidance for woodland creation on Vacant and Derelict Land (VDL). The approach has been developed with Defra funding via the Nature for Climate Fund.

This RFQ seeks a contractor to produce three outputs-(1) a concise summary, (2) a comprehensive technical print-style report, and (3) a clear infographic-so that professional practitioners can understand and apply a seven-stage, threshold-based methodology that manages risk and avoids unnecessary costs.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 7 Aug 2026 (5 mo)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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: Examples of similar technical publication projects 20% References for two examples 5% Relevance and performance Project plan & milestones; staff allocation by task 35% Team capability & CVs 10% Demonstrated experience producing similar documents Price 30%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
21 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
Last source update
18 Aug 2026, 12:27 BST
Authority reference
DN802543
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005399
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060b59 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: 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
Submission deadline
16 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

21 Jan 2026 → 18 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published274 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
  2. Submission deadline248 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts235 days ago
    2 Mar 2026
  4. Latest notice published65 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 12:27 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    18 Aug 2026, 12:27 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2026, 12:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tomlinson Design Limited£25,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Mersey Forest Staged Pathway Guidance: Consolidation, Editing, Design and Infographic · Tomlinson Design Limited

    Signed
    31 Mar 2026
    Value
    £25,000
    Period
    6 Apr 2026 – 6 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCJB-2814-BHZP The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, North West, CH65 0BAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Tomlinson Design LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07547899 2 Lakeview Stables, St. Clere, Kemsing, sevenoakes, South East, TN15 6NLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender