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Synthetic Pitch Maintenance Contract

St Helens Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: St Helens Council

Buyer Address: Town Hall, St Helens, UKD71, WA10 1HP, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
44000.0 GBP
Gross: 52800 GBP
Published
02 Feb 2026, 17:36
Deadline
13 Feb 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

St Helens Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor for the Synthetic Pitch Maintenance Contract. For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest. Submissions shall be received by the Council by the closing date and time stated within the Instruction for Tendering document. No submission received after the closing date and time will be accepted other than where there are exceptional circumstances which may be considered by the Director of STAR Procurement in their sole discretion. Please note that tender submissions which are only partly uploaded at the closing date and time will be considered to have not been received and will be rejected by the Council. No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to navigate to the "my opportunities" section and download the documents from the Chest website. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not be responded to. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT THROUGH THE CHEST. Submissions sent via any other method will not be accepted. Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late submissions may not be accepted. In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Council's obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your quotation.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=55047d33-5c00-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21

Link Description: All documents can be accessed via The Chest on the link above. Suppliers will need to register to utilise this service but all documents are available (once registered) with unrestricted access and are free of charge.

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009194-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: The council reserves the right to add or remove sites from this contract during the contract or extension periods. The value of the contract will be adjusted accordingly but the council will let the successful contractor know within good time should this need to happen.

Lot 1 Value: GBP 44,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 52,800

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality Evaluation (30%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Price Evaluation (70%)

Documents

Document Description: All documents can be accessed via The Chest on the link above. Suppliers will need to register to utilise this service but all documents are available (once registered) with unrestricted access and are free of charge.

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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