Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 1 Jul 2025, 15:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bleak Hill Primary Playing Field Drainage

Official notice

Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£75,000£90,000 inc. VAT36.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2025awarded 1 Aug 2025
Awarded to DUNCAN ROSS LAND DRAINAGE LIMITED
Contract term 1 moends 30 Aug 2025 · starts 20 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Due to playing field being unusable for large parts of the year, a drainage consultant was commissioned

to design a drainage improvement scheme. Place Services officers' used this to develop a specification

and an advert was placed on The Chest on the 1st July 2025.

CPV: Ground-drainage work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£75,000
Contract period: 20 Jul 2025 – 30 Aug 2025 (1 mo)Value: £75,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
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
1 Jul 2025, 15:37 BST
Last source update
27 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
Authority reference
12599
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036498
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Ground-drainage work
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0556ed Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2025 → 27 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 15:37 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    20 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 15:37 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £102,1251 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DUNCAN ROSS LAND DRAINAGE LIMITED£102,125 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St Helens Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPYM-6238-VHLR Town Hall, St Helens, North West, WA10 1HPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DUNCAN ROSS LAND DRAINAGE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02578427GB-PPON: PTHN-7124-YCWD Willow Farm, Red Cat Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk Red Cat Lane, Ormskirk, North West, L40 0RFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender