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# Procurement of an Electric Scissor Lift for St Helens Council - Soft Market Test

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-an-electric-scissor-lift-for-st-helens-council-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-05fbde). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** St Helens Council: "Procurement of an Electric Scissor Lift for St Helens Council - Soft Market Test". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [St Helens Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-helens-council-ons-e08000013)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-an-electric-scissor-lift-for-st-helens-council-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-05fbde#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fbde`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-an-electric-scissor-lift-for-st-helens-council-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-05fbde#tl-md)

## Description
St Helens Council are looking to procure an Electric Scissor Lift to use in the workshop and possibly around the depot for the fleet team.
The piece of equipment must reach approx. 9m, have a load capacity of 250kg and take up to 2 people.
The council would be looking to undertake a demonstration of a range of suitable scissor lifts - brochures are welcome to be included as part of your response to this EOI.
The Council is looking to purchase an electric scissor lift that meets or exceeds the specification above. During the Soft Market Test we would like to gauge the level of interest.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 42000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 24/02/2026 to 26/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085528-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-22T15:51:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T07:15:34.543Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05fbde