Official UK procurement notice
Mini Athletics Track · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMid Suffolk District Council Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a Mini Athletics Track. Construction of a new athletics track, long jump pit, connection path and associated fencing. External lighting to be installed and connected to the neighbouring leisure centre. This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of the Suffolk Sourcing portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.
Clarification questions which must be generated via the correspondence option on the Suffolk Sourcing website.
Stowmarket Health Education and Leisure Facility (SHELF) is a programme founded on a unique set of circumstances and opportunities to create a ‘hub’ or ‘campus’ model for improving inclusive community sporting, social and healthy activity outcomes for people in Stowmarket and the surrounding area. The mini athletic track which is part of the SHELF programme is based on Stowmarket High School. The Council are working in partnership with the school for this school land community use facility.
CPV: Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: The following criteria will be used to evaluate bid responses , full details of the evaluation criteria are detailed within the tender documentation • 45% Quality • 10% Social Value • 45% Cost
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
- 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
- 8 Aug 2025, 23:32 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Oct 2025, 23:19 BST
- Authority reference
583a- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047456- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
8 Aug 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published8 Aug 2025, 23:32 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published374 days ago17 Oct 2025, 23:19 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025- Tender notice published8 Aug 2025, 23:32 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Oct 2025, 23:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Oct 2025, 23:19 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McArdle Sport Tec Ltd1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026Extensions: With the option to extend for up to a further 2 months to ensure the completion of the installation | £694,364 | 17 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- McArdle Sport Tech LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender