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Official UK procurement notice

Mini Athletics Track · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£500,000£600,000 inc. VAT38.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 17 Oct 2025
Awarded to McArdle Sport Tec Ltd
Contract term 3 moends 31 Dec 2025 · up to 28 Feb 2026 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mid Suffolk District Council Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a Mini Athletics Track. Construction of a new athletics track, long jump pit, connection path and associated fencing. External lighting to be installed and connected to the neighbouring leisure centre. This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of the Suffolk Sourcing portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

Clarification questions which must be generated via the correspondence option on the Suffolk Sourcing website.

Stowmarket Health Education and Leisure Facility (SHELF) is a programme founded on a unique set of circumstances and opportunities to create a ‘hub’ or ‘campus’ model for improving inclusive community sporting, social and healthy activity outcomes for people in Stowmarket and the surrounding area. The mini athletic track which is part of the SHELF programme is based on Stowmarket High School. The Council are working in partnership with the school for this school land community use facility.

CPV: Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 moPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 (3 mo) · up to 28 Feb 2026 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: with the option to extend for up to a further 2 months to ensure the completion of the installation

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 following criteria will be used to evaluate bid responses , full details of the evaluation criteria are detailed within the tender documentation • 45% Quality • 10% Social Value • 45% Cost

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
8 Aug 2025, 23:32 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2025, 23:19 BST
Authority reference
583a
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047456
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584ab Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Aug 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 23:32 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published374 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 23:19 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 23:32 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 23:19 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Oct 2025, 23:19 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £694,3641 award exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Awarded toValueDateStatus
McArdle Sport Tec Ltd1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026Extensions: With the option to extend for up to a further 2 months to ensure the completion of the installation£694,36417 Oct 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mid Suffolk District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJPW-1919-JTND 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • McArdle Sport Tech LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03692607 1-2 Thames Park, Lester Way, Wallingford, South East, OX10 9TAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender