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Published 8 Aug 2025, 08:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Taxi / Safety Marshals and Management of Safe Haven

Official notice

Authority: Wigan Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£116,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025
Contract term 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wigan Council invites the submission of quotations for the Provision of Taxi / Safety

Marshals and the management of Safe Haven in Wigan Town Centre. The provision on

occasions may operate in other key locations within Wigan Borough (as required).

CPV: Event services · Miscellaneous services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£116,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo) · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensionsValue: £116,000 exc. VAT · £145,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for 2 additional 12-month periods.
79952000 Event services98300000 Miscellaneous services

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 were scored

Lot awarding rule: The Contract Award Evaluation will be assessed under the award criteria for Price, Quality and Social Value as stated below: Price: 35% Quality: 50% Social Value: 15%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
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, 08:51 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2026, 16:47 GMT
Authority reference
PA033
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047116
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Event servicesMiscellaneous services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0583d9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Aug 2025 → 8 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 08:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts328 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  5. Latest notice published289 days ago
    8 Jan 2026, 16:47 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 08:51 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Dec 2025, 14:20 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Dec 2025, 14:20 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Procurement termination notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 16:47 GMT
    UK12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £101,5541 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Chase Services Group LtdSME5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: The option of plus 1 year, plus 1 year. · Options: The contract may also include ad hoc deployments of additional Safety Marshals and to manage the Safe Haven facility, in accordance with the dates and times as agreed in advance. These deployments may take place in Wigan and other designated locations across the borough. A Minimum of 5 hours on other key dates including, but not exclusive to Bank Holidays, Christmas, New Year's Eve and events which may attract large crowds to the town centre. If required a minimum of 5 working days' notice will be provided.£101,5543 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Chase Services Group LtdSME

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    cancelled (8 Jan 2026), Wigan Council has made the decision to terminate this procurement exercise and not to proceed with formal award. Wigan Council is taking this opportunity to review the service in terms of operational delivery and funding.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wigan Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCGG-6481-TZPW Wigan Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, North West, WN1 1YNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08987610GB-PPON: PDMX-5898-ZRMJ 250A High Road, Ilford, London, IG1 1YSContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender