Official UK procurement notice
St Ives RFC – Sport Pitch & Soft Landscaping
Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLed by Cornwall Council and St Ives Rugby Club, the project involves the construction and delivery of a high-quality natural sports Rugby pitch and associated landscape enhancements. The successful tenderer will be appointed under a Minor works JCT contract (lump sum) acting as the Principal Contractor for the works.
The project involves the comprehensive construction of a new sports pitch drainage and surfacing system, incorporating associated reinstatement, turf establishment, contractor-designed lighting, and wider landscaping in line with the approved soft landscape plan. The contractor will undertake a 12-month maintenance period following Practical Completion, during which time the pitch must meet specified performance standards including infiltration rates, sward quality, and surface evenness. The final phase of works includes implementation of wider soft landscaping in accordance with the provided site plan.
The following organisation carried out the procurement, on behalf of the Contracting Authority.
WARD WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES LLP
Summary of their role in this procurement: Project Manager
Companies House: OC401502
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZHW-6682-BGCZ
Compass House Truro Business Park
Truro
TR4 9LD
United Kingdom
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£458,333
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 Criteria: 30%
- Price Criteria: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price Criteria
- Quality Criteria
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- 19 May 2025, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2025, 12:02 BST
- Authority reference
DN774905- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022549- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0516b7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders must be submitted electronically via Due North. Tenderers should respond to this tender by registering and logging into the Due North e-tendering portal (available via procontract.due-north.com ↗). Once logged in, search for the opportunity using the project title or reference number, then express an interest to gain access to the full set of tender documents. Carefully review all documents and instructions, complete all required response sections including pricing, quality, and any supporting information, and upload all documents via the portal. All submissions must be made electronically by the deadline stated in the Invitation to Tender. Late submissions will not be accepted, and tenderers are strongly advised to allow ample time for upload and submission to avoid technical delays.
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 14 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 11:40 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts14 Jul 2025
- Latest notice published377 days ago14 Oct 2025, 12:02 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 11:40 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published14 Oct 2025, 12:02 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2025, 12:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.R.SANDOW LIMITED | £309,145 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
St Ives RFC - New Sports Pitch · W.R.SANDOW LIMITED
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £309,145
- Period
- 23 Sept 2025 – 27 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- W.R.SANDOW LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender