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Published 3 Nov 2026, 11:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Pitch & athletics facilities repairs & maintenance in non-domestic properties (measured term contract 2027)

Authority: East Renfrewshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submission deadline 9 Dec 202612:00 GMT · 35 days left
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

East Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified supplier to provide maintenance and repairs services for school pitches and athletic tracks within the Council. The services will be planned and, as and when required. Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PSC-T, and may be required to submit Means of Proof before contract award. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in Section III in this OJEU Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified supplier to provide maintenance and repairs services for school pitches and athletic tracks within the Council. The services will be planned and, as and when required.

This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). We will apply a one stage Open procedure.

Bidders must self-certify their adherence to the conditions of participation via the SPD (Scotland) in PSC-T, and may be required to submit Means of Proof before contract award. Bidders must refer to the specific requirements listed in Section III in this OJEU Contract Notice when completing the SPD in PCS-T.

The Value shown in this notice is excluding VAT

CPV: Athletics equipment · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment · Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities · Sports fields maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£400,000

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
Quality: 95Price: 70Environmental: 5
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Methodology and Approach: 20
  • Contract Management: 20
  • Completion of Works: 10
  • On-Site Housekeeping: 10
  • Complaints Procedure: 10
  • Risk Management Measures: 10
  • Community Benefits: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 70
  • Sustainability: 5
Published award criteria (10)
  • Methodology and Approach: 20
  • Contract Management: 20
  • Completion of Works: 10
  • On-Site Housekeeping: 10
  • Complaints Procedure: 10
  • Risk Management Measures: 10
  • Community Benefits: 10
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    To be eligible to bid for this contract, the Contractor carrying out works must be a current member of SAPCA (Sports & Play Construction Association) and be able to evidence their membership.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 200,000 GBP for the last 2 years in the business area covered by the contract.

    The Council reserves the right at its own discretion to seek information from the applicant in accordance with Regulation 61(7) or Regulation 61(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to determine the Applicant’s economic and financial standing. East Renfrewshire Council requires to ensure that the economic operator has the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform and complete the contract. In the current difficult economic environment, the Council seeks to ensure that the contractor who undertakes the works has suitable financial strength and capacity to complete these goods, works or services.

    Where an economic operator wishes to be considered for selection under this contract but cannot meet the turnover and/or Credit Safe score of 30 that economic operator must provide financial information which will satisfy the Council that they have an equivalent level of economic and financial standing; and must provide related guarantees or formal assurances to support their right to participate and be considered for any contract award (Regulation 61(8)). Please note that any financial information disclosed should evidence the financial strength of the economic operator tendering, therefore additional supporting information will need to be provided where joint or group accounts are provided in support of a…

    Minimum: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP Public Liability Insuran…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 170 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. Quality carries 95 of 170: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • Turnover usually expected at this size: about £800,000 (twice the annual value).

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. 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 East Renfrewshire Council buys Sports fields maintenance services (CPV 7732), and who usually turns up

East Renfrewshire Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Sports fields maintenance services (CPV 7732) →

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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 buyerEast Renfrewshire Council · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

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: 9 of 10 known-size awards · market: division 77 · Scotland, n=98
90%95%

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.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Scotland.

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

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 4 of 5 known-location awards · market: division 77 · Scotland, n=85
80%96%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

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

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: division 77 · UK-wide, n=141
—42 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 42 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

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 2 of 11 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7732 · UK-wide, n=7
18%14%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

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 buyer11 lots with bid counts · all categories
18% had one bid
The market6 lots with bid counts · CPV 7732 · UK-wide
17% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid18% / 17%
Buyer: 2 of 11 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 6 lots with published bid counts.
2–318% / 67%
Buyer: 2 of 11 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 6 lots with published bid counts.
4–636% / 17%
Buyer: 4 of 11 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 6 lots with published bid counts.
7+27% / 0%
Buyer: 3 of 11 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 6 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 buyer7 lots with estimate and award · all categories
71% below estimate
The market23 lots with estimate and award · division 77 · Scotland
48% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate71% / 48%
Buyer: 5 of 7 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 11 of 23 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%29% / 9%
Buyer: 2 of 7 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 2 of 23 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate0% / 43%
Buyer: 0 of 7 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 10 of 23 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 #1CPV 773212 monthsPublished estimate£400k
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 bids11% chance of a single bid
similar past contests in this category: 4
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid11%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 11%. This is a forecast.
2–365%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 65%. This is a forecast.
4–617%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 17%. This is a forecast.
7+7%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 7%. 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 1 comparable award. 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.

£400kLevel with estimate
1 comparable award
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£358k–£400k
Half of likely prices fall between £357,948 and £400,000.
Estimate£400k
The buyer published an estimate of £400,000 for this lot.
A 35% 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
2 panel places
£32m21 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago8 live · £2.4m
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.

5% below n=8
8 panel places
£11m37 awards in 36m · last this month11 live · £3.6m
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.

at estimate n=13
10 panel places
£65m38 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago18 live · £49m
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.

at estimate n=14
2 panel places
£1.6m5 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago1 live · £460k
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.

5% below n=6
1 panel places
£1.0m7 awards in 36m · last 11 months agoNone on file16% below n=1
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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Nov 2026, 11:54 GMT
Last source update
3 Nov 2026, 11:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Dec 2026 – …
Authority reference
ERC000847
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104142
Classification (CPV)
Athletics equipmentRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of playground equipmentRepair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilitiesSports fields maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07966c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per key performance indicators

Publisher note: Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice. Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. Bidders must provide a response at SPD Q4.C.4 and this will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of: a) their standard payment terms. b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year. Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment performance. It should be noted that where a bidder is unable to confirm or provide a satisfactory improvement plan the Council reserves the right to remove you from the process. Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1 of the qualification envelope. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32795. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ Community Benefits has been included as a mandatory requirement. Minimum Community Benefit Points (CBP) Required - a minimum of 40 points for year 1 (& 120 points in total over 4 years). The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32795. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ (SC Ref:844449)

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Public Contracts Scotland
Submission portal named on this notice: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
—
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Nov 2026 → 9 Dec 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published1h ago
    3 Nov 2026, 11:54 GMT
  2. Today
    3 Nov 2026
  3. Submission deadlinein 35 days
    9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Bids openedin 35 days
    9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT

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

East Renfrewshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Eastwood HQ, Eastwood Park,, Giffnock, Scotland, G46 6UGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body PaisleyContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria