Official UK procurement notice
Removal of Abandoned Boats and Trailer Heswall Foreshore
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProject to remove abandoned boats from Heswall Foreshore. The next phase is to actually see the tender put in place for a specialist contractor to remove identified abandoned boats and trailers.
Heswall Foreshore is a legally protected SSSI RAMSAR site and the Local Authority has a legal obligation to protect and prevent potential damage which could occur should abandoned boats continue to deteriorate.
CPV: Environmental services · Ships and boats
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£152,600
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).
Lot awarding rule: Quality: 60% Price: 40%
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
- Closed
- 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
- 27 Jan 2026, 11:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 11:51 GMT
- Authority reference
DN804120- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007034- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f86Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All tenders are to be submitted through Proactis, The Chest.
A link to The Chest can be found here: www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
The platform reference code for this tender is DN804120 and has the same title of 'Removal of Abandoned Boats and Trailer Heswall Foreshore'.
All tender queries must also be submitted via The Chest.
No email submissions or tender queries will be accepted/responded to.
Timeline
27 Jan 2026 → 31 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published275 days ago27 Jan 2026, 11:49 GMT
- Clarification questions by266 days ago5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline261 days ago10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts212 days ago31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 11:49 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 11:51 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT27 Jan 2026, 11:51 GMT-6 days · was 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Change to submission end date. Deadline for submission is 10/02/2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender