Official UK procurement notice
Refurbishment of Leigh Market Hall
Authority: Wigan Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWigan Council would like to appoint a Contractor to carry out the refurbishment of Leigh Market Hall. The scope of the scheme includes: infrastructure improvements, particularly to the roof, heating, lighting and ventilation; introduction of public toilets; a new entrance from Albion Street to provide more visibility and profile; a flexible social space to be used for events to animate the market; changes to the internal layout to improve legibility; and complete internal redecoration including stalls, signage and branding. The Contractor will be appointed under a standard JCT PCSA to deliver a RIBA Stage 4 design pack and contractors proposals. The Contractor shall take responsibility for the completion, coordination and construction of all design elements necessary for delivery of the works.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£4,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality & Social Value: 75%
- Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality & Social Value
- Price
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £6,887,469 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. 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 Wigan Council buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up
Wigan 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: Construction work (CPV 45) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
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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.
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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 outside 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.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
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 bid0% / 10%
2–344% / 27%
4–633% / 28%
7+22% / 35%
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% / 42%
Within ±2%83% / 28%
Above estimate17% / 30%
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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.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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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 bid4%
2–345%
4–636%
7+15%
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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%£3.8m–£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 |
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| H.H. SMITH & SONS CO LTDWorked for this buyer | Haigh Woodland Park - Bothy Cottages and Events Venue Restoration and New Build Constructionruns to Dec 2026 | — | £5.6m | Similar wording and category |
| AGR Building and Fencing Contractors LtdWorked for this buyer | Wigan Council - Simple Major Adaptations Framework 2025 - 2029notice published Jun 2025 | Wetrooms | — | Similar wording and category |
| DASCO Construction LimitedWorked for this buyer | Wigan Council - Simple Major Adaptations Framework 2025 - 2029notice published Jun 2025 | Wetrooms | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.1m16 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £84m25 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £72k 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. | 11% below n=2 | |
| £5.9m19 awards in 36m · last this month | 3 live · £4.0m 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% below n=6 | |
| £95m13 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £2.6m 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=3 | |
| £18m12 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £503k 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
- 16 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
- Authority reference
PA129- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087724- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fb0cFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tender Submissions must be uploaded to The Chest Procurement portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)
Timeline
16 Sept 2026 → 2 Feb 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published42 days ago16 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
- Clarification questions by5 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 4 days2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 96 days2 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Sept 2026, 12:42 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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender