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Haigh Woodland Park - Bothy Cottages and Events Venue Restoration and New Build Construction

Wigan Council · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:18.

Opportunity overview

Wigan Council has been successful with a Round 2 National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) grant application for the restoration of Haigh Woodland Park. The Council is seeking to commission an appropriate contractor to undertake the restoration of the bothy cottages and potting sheds combined with a contemporary new-build range of glasshouses. The project will bring an under-used part of the site back into beneficial use and provide a focus for visitor experience combined with facilities for training, volunteering, events, and education. Wigan Council are seeking to procure a main contractor suitably experienced, resourced and with capacity to lead on this combination of both restoration and new-build, appointing specialist sub-contractors as required to deliver the specification of work. The programme of works targets the delivery of the specified works between October 2025 and January 2027. The contract dates stated in this Contract Details Notice include a 12-month rectification period from practical completion. Wigan Council have appointed a design team which will be assisting the Authority to carry out the procurement and management of the contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

H.H. SMITH & SONS CO. LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£5.6m
Awarded
4 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00725675
Location
Manchester, UKD37, M45 7AY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work

Lots

  • Lot 1£5.5m

Documents and notices

  • Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Pipeline notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Bidders can obtain the tender documents at the link provided to the advert on The Chest procurement portal - bidders will need to login and then 'register an interest' in the tender to view the tender documents and submit a bid.Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN775249
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
works
How to submit
Tenders must be submitted via The Chest procurement portal at https://www.the-chest.org.uk. Bidders can obtain the tender documents at the following link to the advert on The Chest procurement portal - bidders will need to login and then 'register an interest' in the tender to view the tender documents and submit a bid: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=10228af7-c634-f011-8136-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
031611-2025
Description
The 'Legal and Financial Capacity Conditions of Participation' have been amended in respect of the insurance requirements and a parent company guarantee and performance bond.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
5 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
18 Jul 2025, 17:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
19 May 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
11 Jul 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
5,500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
6,600,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality/Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
29 Jan 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
The bidder, and their Associated Persons identified for this contract, must provide responses to a series of Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion questions as part of their core supplier information on Find a Tender (Central Digital Platform), and the bidder must respond to Corporate and Professional Standing questions in Section 3 of the Common Assessment Standard. Responses will be assessed in line with the supplier suitability assessment detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation. The bidder must have a minimum annual turnover of £10million. The bidder must commit to obtain a Parent Company Guarantee (in the event of a contractor having a parent company) and a Performance Bond or guarantee from a bank or other approved surety. The bidder must hold, or commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover specified in the Bill of Quantities document and indicated as follows: a. Employer's Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event; b. Public Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event; c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = a minimum of £5 million for claims or series of claims arising out of one event; d. Contract Works Insurance (Option C, JCT SBC/Q 2024). Bidders which are classed as a relevant commercial organisation as defined by section 54 ("Transparency in supply chains etc") of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 ("the Act") need to be compliant with the annual reporting requirements contained within Section 54 of the Act 2015.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Where the bidder is to sub-contract a proportion of the contract, evidence is required to demonstrate maintenance of a healthy supply chain with subcontractors and the procedures used to ensure performance of the contract. The bidder will be required to hold the following organisational qualifications or standards: Considerate Constructors Scheme. The bidder will be required to complete/evidence/certify against the 'Common Assessment Standard' question set in line with the assessment methodology detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
Bidders can obtain the tender documents at the link provided to the advert on The Chest procurement portal - bidders will need to login and then 'register an interest' in the tender to view the tender documents and submit a bid.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
024699-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 12:13
Entry 4
Id
031611-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Jun 2025, 15:36

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
019969-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
9 May 2025, 10:38

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCGG-6481-TZPW
Name
Wigan Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD36
Country
GB
Locality
Wigan
Postal Code
WN1 1YN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wigan Town Hall, Library Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PCGG-6481-TZPW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04459448
Name
ROSSLEE CONSTRUCTION LTD

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKD46
Country
GB
Locality
Accrington
Postal Code
BB5 1HT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Rosslee Construction, 30 Black Abbey St

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
04459448
Scheme
GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PYRJ-3189-GLDM
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-00303359
Name
TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3M 1HD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
30-40 Eastcheap

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00303359
Scheme
GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PVYV-7176-QRDD
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-00725675
Name
H.H. SMITH & SONS CO. LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD37
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M45 7AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
95 Bury Old Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
00725675
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZND-1425-NLCH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
5 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
works
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
15 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Value

Amount
5,601,561.72
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
6,721,874.06

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056435-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 Sept 2025, 09:52

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00725675
Name
H.H. SMITH & SONS CO. LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
18 Dec 2026, 23:59
Starts
13 Oct 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
24 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
27 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
5,551,561.72
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
6,661,874.06

Period

Ends
15 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts
27 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085236-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
22 Dec 2025, 09:33

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Programme
Description
Achievement of programme against agreed milestones/timeline (updated construction programme required from the main contractor).
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Contract Sum
Description
Forecast final account versus the tendered sum (financial update required from the main contractor).
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Social Value
Description
Delivery of agreed Social Value commitments (updated Social Value Delivery Plan and progress report prepared by the contractor).

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wigan · UKD36 · WN1 1YN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050f77-2025-12-22T09:33:52ZPipeline notice on Find a Tender ·