Official UK procurement notice
Project Halo · UK public procurement notice
Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionE-Procurement Portal (The Chest) Link: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
The proposed development is on the site of a former glassworks that was remediated in 2021. The development is of 8,037m2 with the provision for future mezzanine expansion to meet tenant requirements.
The proposed TechBox development aiming to meet local demands for advanced manufacturing, science and technology end users. The scheme is across 4 blocks separated into 6 units, designed to meet a range of end user requirements.
The proposed development consists of a fitted-out core of office space and amenity services, with a shell for occupiers' production and storage requirements. External works include parking, delivery yards, soft landscaping and amenity.
Project Halo aims to be a class leading TechBox scheme, and as such aspires to meet the highest standards of sustainability. The proposed scheme demonstrates its approach to sustainable construction through a target of achieving BREEAM Outstanding, setting it within the top 1% of sustainability performance of the UKs commercial new buildings.
The estimated value of this contract is: £16,560,000 (incl. VAT)
STAR Procurement, acting on behalf of the Council, invites Applications for the provision of the Works otherwise referred to as the "Contract" by the Council, from organisations with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for providing the Services (the "Suppliers").
In addition to the Council, the Invitation to Participate (ITP) and any ensuing Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued on behalf of Network Space Land Limited.
E-Procurement Portal (The Chest) Link: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
- How the procedure runs: Due to the nature of the requirement and estimated value set out at 1.3, this procurement exercise is being undertaken in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 (and as amended) (and appropriate secondary legislation). The Procedure being followed is the Competitive Flexible Procedure. The ITP documentation should be read in conjunction with the Tender Notice and any other Procurement documents which have been made available at this stage of the Procurement. The ITP includes the completion of a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and Quality Questions. The Total Weighted Score from the ITP stage will be used to rank Suppliers and determine which should be taken through to Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage. The Council has indicated that will only take through the top 5 scoring Suppliers. The successful Contractors will be given the opportunity to take part in a single stage Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the Design and Build of the above project at Project Halo, Langtree Way, St Helens. The ITP and the associated documents are an invitation to prequalify only and do not constitute an offer to trade and the Client is not bound to conduct business on the basis of any submission received. The draft tender stage documents are provided with this ITP. These are for information only at this stage, and are subject to change before commencing ITT Stage. The draft award criteria for the ITT Stage is as follows and may be refined during the process: Quality: 20% Social Value: 10% Price: 70% Estimated/indicative timescales: Application - 29 August 2025 to 27 October 2025 5no. Suppliers to be shortlisted for the ITT Stage (in the case of a 5th place tie, all Suppliers who are ranked 5th will be taken through to the ITT stage) Tender - 27 October 2025 to 13 February 2026 As the proposed route to market is the Competitive Flexible Procedure, the Tender stage may involve site visits, clarification meetings and presentations/interviews. Award - w/c 16 February 2025 to 13 March 2026 Contract Commencement - 13 April 2026
- No preliminary market engagement: A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was previously published on 14 January 2025 (Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001218 // Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cff3). This is why a preliminary market engagement notice has not been published.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£16,560,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Procurement Specific Questionnaire (Pass/Fail)
Quality Questions (Scored)
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: Quality Questions
- Social Value: Quantitative Social Value Submission Qualitative Social Value Method Statement Question
- Price
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Procurement Specific Questionnaire (Pass/Fail)
Quality Questions (Scored)
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 15:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
12764- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052551- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0590b8Find a Tender
- How it runs
Due to the nature of the requirement and estimated value set out at 1.3, this procurement exercise is being undertaken in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 (and as amended) (and appropriate secondary legislation). The Procedure being followed is the Competitive Flexible Procedure.
The ITP documentation should be read in conjunction with the Tender Notice and any other Procurement documents which have been made available at this stage of the Procurement.
The ITP includes the completion of a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and Quality Questions. The Total Weighted Score from the ITP stage will be used to rank Suppliers and determine which should be taken through to Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage. The Council has indicated that will only take through the top 5 scoring Suppliers.
The successful Contractors will be given the opportunity to take part in a single stage Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the Design and Build of the above project at Project Halo, Langtree Way, St Helens.
The ITP and the associated documents are an invitation to prequalify only and do not constitute an offer to trade and the Client is not bound to conduct business on the basis of any submission received.
The draft tender stage documents are provided with this ITP. These are for information only at this stage, and are subject to change before commencing ITT Stage.
The draft award criteria for the ITT Stage is as follows and may be refined during the process:
Quality: 20%
Social Value: 10%
Price: 70%
Estimated/indicative timescales:
Application - 29 August 2025 to 27 October 2025
5no. Suppliers to be shortlisted for the ITT Stage (in the case of a 5th place tie, all Suppliers who are ranked 5th will be taken through to the ITT stage)
Tender - 27 October 2025 to 13 February 2026
As the proposed route to market is the Competitive Flexible Procedure, the Tender stage may involve site visits, clarification meetings and presentations/interviews.
Award - w/c 16 February 2025 to 13 March 2026
Contract Commencement - 13 April 2026
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Aug 2025 → 13 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 15:42 BST
- Submission deadline385 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by252 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts201 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 15:42 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 15:48 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Addition of the link to the opportunity advert. Through this link prospective bidders can access the Invitation to Participate (ITP) and Draft Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender