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Procurement of an Electric Scissor Lift for St Helens Council - Soft Market Test

St Helens Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 14:40.

Opportunity overview

St Helens Council are looking to procure an Electric Scissor Lift to use in the workshop and possibly around the depot for the fleet team. The piece of equipment must reach approx. 9m, have a load capacity of 250kg and take up to 2 people. The council would be looking to undertake a demonstration of a range of suitable scissor lifts - brochures are welcome to be included as part of your response to this EOI. The Council is looking to purchase an electric scissor lift that meets or exceeds the specification above. During the Soft Market Test we would like to gauge the level of interest.

Classification

  • CPV42000000 — Industrial machinery

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05fbde
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
26 Feb 2026, 23:59
Starts
24 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
42000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Industrial machinery

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085528-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
22 Dec 2025, 15:51

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
23 Jan 2026, 23:59
Description
The Council is looking to purchase an electric scissor lift that meets or exceeds the specification above. During the Soft Market Test we would like to gauge the level of interest. This is being ran via the Proactis platform 'the Chest' - reference DN801584. Here you can submit expression of interest and ask questions relating to this soft market test.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPYM-6238-VHLR
Name
St Helens Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD71
Country
GB
Locality
St Helens
Postal Code
WA10 1HP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PPYM-6238-VHLR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · St Helens · UKD71 · WA10 1HP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05fbde-2025-12-22T15:51:36ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·