Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Structural Repairs and Planned Maintenance to Blackpool Tower Winter 2026/7 and Summer 2027
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority is looking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Remedial Works Supplier to undertake structural repairs during an initial period of operational closure from November 2026 to March 2027 (the "Winter Works 2026/27" package) and then during the summer 2027 operating season from April 2027 to November 2027 (the "Summer Works 2027" package).
Further maintenance and repairs are required to be undertaken beyond November 2027 on an ad-hoc basis as identified by annual inspections and surveys.
CPV: Structural steel erection work for structures · Structural steelworks · Structural works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£4,000,000
- Condition of participation
Insurance
Please confirm whether you already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
- Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10million
- Public Liability Insurance = £10million
- Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5million
Data Protection
Please confirm that you have in place, or that you will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
Pass - Yes
Fail - No
Compliance
Please confirm you deliver all work activity in full compliance with all applicable regulations, legislation and standards (all as amended) including but not limited to:
- Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015
- Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Building Regulations 2010
- BS EN 1090 for Steel Structures (Execution Class 3)
Qualifications
Please confirm that IRATA level 3 qualified supervisors will be working on this project.
Qualifications
Please confirm that IRATA level 1 and/or 2 qualified technicians will be working on this project.
Accreditations
Confirm that project managers and/or all other relevant personnel working on this project are Chartered Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers and / or Institution of Structural Engineers or equivalent standard.
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: 50% Quality 10% Social Value 40% Price Instructions on how each award criteria will be evaluated is described in the ITT and Appendix A.
- Condition of participation
Insurance
Please confirm whether you already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
- Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10million
- Public Liability Insurance = £10million
- Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5million
Data Protection
Please confirm that you have in place, or that you will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
Pass - Yes
Fail - No
Compliance
Please confirm you deliver all work activity in full compliance with all applicable regulations, legislation and standards (all as amended) including but not limited to:
- Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015
- Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Building Regulations 2010
- BS EN 1090 for Steel Structures (Execution Class 3)
Qualifications
Please confirm that IRATA level 3 qualified supervisors will be working on this project.
Qualifications
Please confirm that IRATA level 1 and/or 2 qualified technicians will be working on this project.
Accreditations
Confirm that project managers and/or all other relevant personnel working on this project are Chartered Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers and / or Institution of Structural Engin…
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £8,000,000 (twice the annual value).
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 BLACKPOOL COUNCIL buys Engineering works and construction works (CPV 4522), and who usually turns up
BLACKPOOL 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: Engineering works and construction works (CPV 4522) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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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.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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 North West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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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.
Half of these awards have an award date within 39 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
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.
1 bid16% / 14%
2–325% / 29%
4–641% / 43%
7+19% / 14%
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.
Below estimate0% / 62%
Within ±2%72% / 19%
Above estimate28% / 19%
Assess each lot i
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.
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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 45Published estimate£4.0m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.
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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.
1 bid16%
2–334%
4–642%
7+9%
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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 183 comparable awards. 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.
Middle 50%£4.0m
Estimate£4.0m
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.
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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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coating Services LimitedWorked for this buyer | Bridgeworks Capital Programmenotice published Apr 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Miles Macadam LtdWorked for this buyer | Collaborative Innovation for Grouted Macadam Road Maintenance - CCS Call Off Ref RM6094notice published Dec 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Abelglass LTDWorked for this buyer | BCH Provision of Planned Refurbishment Programmes of Works to Social Housing Properties within Blackpoolnotice published Jul 2024 | Replacement of Windows and Doors | — | Similar wording and category |
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.
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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.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £228m39 awards in 36m · last this month | 17 live · £1.1bn iPublic 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=5 | |
Costain LimitedLarge | £213m12 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £101m iPublic 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. | 8% above n=2 |
| £79m108 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 10 live · £28m iPublic 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=30 | |
| £38m26 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 5 live · £4.1m iPublic 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=10 | |
| £7.3m7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £1.1m iPublic 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. | no comparable pairs |
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.
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 23 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100667- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f6cFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
23 Oct 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 20 days13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 20 days13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 36 days30 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Oct 2026, 15:39 BSTUK4
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
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender