Astley Park Playing Pitch Improvements Tender Cancelled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:34.

Opportunity overview

Chorley Council seeks to formalise and improve the quality of the existing football pitches at Astley Park, Chorley, to meet the FA Performance Quality Standard (PQS) and to be capable of supporting increased demands for recreational and competitive play in the local area. The proposed works include: ▪ a balanced cut and fill to create two 100m x 64m 11v11 football pitches plus run-offs. ▪ an additional 37m x 27m 5v5 football pitch. ▪ new primary and secondary drainage to an existing outfall. ▪ the development of a new grass sward to the regraded pitches. ▪ a 1.1m high perimeter crowd rail and hardstanding to all sides of the Primary pitch. ▪ a new connecting path from the existing pavilion to the new Primary pitch.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Procurement termination notice on Find a TenderOpen 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: ocds-h6vhtk-066aa4
Status: complete

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: 098316-2026
Document Type: tenderCancellationNotice
Notice Type: UK12
Description: Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098316-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:03
Format: text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Chorley Council
Id: GB-PPON-PBDH-2434-XWYH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PBDH-2434-XWYH

Address

Street Address: Union Street
Locality: Chorley
Postal Code: PR7 1AL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD47

Contact

Email: procurement@chorley.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: cancelled
Status Details: Following further consultation on the design proposed within this tender exercise, it has been decided that the current design will not be progressed. Therefore, this tender exercise has been terminated. Our intention is to finalise an updated scheme and conduct a tender exercise in early 2027.
Final Status Date: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Chorley · UKD47 · PR7 1AL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

023340-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 16 Mar 2026, 10:02
098316-2026Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 10:03

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Chorley Council terminated the procurement for Astley Park playing-pitch improvements after further consultation determined that the tendered design would not progress. No supplier was awarded and no contract conclusion or start is evidenced.

Published outcome signals

Current procurement outcomeTerminated/cancelledEvidence: Award 1 has status "cancelled"; the published document is a "Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender."
Termination date16 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 finalStatusDate is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Termination notice publication19 October 2026Evidence: Cancellation notice 098316-2026 was published at 2026-10-19T10:03:41+01:00.

97% approved-analysis confidence0 supplier records analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098316-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066aa4
First published: 16 Mar 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:34
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Cancelled procurement; award 1 is recorded as cancelled for lot 1.

Market significance

The council states it intends to finalise an updated scheme and run a new tender exercise in early 2027. This is an intention, not a published replacement procurement.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Current procurement outcome

99% confidence

Terminated/cancelled

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Award 1 has status "cancelled"; the published document is a "Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender."

Termination date

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award 1 finalStatusDate is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.

Termination notice publication

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Cancellation notice 098316-2026 was published at 2026-10-19T10:03:41+01:00.

Contract status

98% confidence

No concluded or active contract evidenced

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The sole award is cancelled, no suppliers are listed, and contract start/end fields are null.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published maximum tender value

90% confidence

GBP 400,000

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Process value_max is 400000 GBP.

Awarded or contract value

99% confidence

Unknown; no value published

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Award 1 value_amount is null.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Original tender notice publication

99% confidence

16 March 2026

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Release history records tender notice 023340-2026 at 2026-03-16T10:02:09Z.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

10 April 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-04-10T12:00:00+01:00.

Termination decision date

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award 1 finalStatusDate is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.

Replacement tender intention

85% confidence

Early 2027

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Cancellation rationale states an intention to finalise an updated scheme and conduct a tender exercise in early 2027.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Playing-pitch improvement works at Astley Park, Chorley

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Process title and description.

Pitch works

98% confidence

Regrading to create two 100m x 64m 11v11 pitches with run-offs and one 37m x 27m 5v5 pitch

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Published process description.

Associated works

98% confidence

Primary and secondary drainage, grass-sward development, perimeter crowd rail and hardstanding to the primary pitch, and a connecting path from the pavilion

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Published process description.

Target standard

96% confidence

FA Performance Quality Standard (PQS)

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Published process description states the pitches were intended to meet FA PQS.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Open competition

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Process procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition."

Lots

99% confidence

One lot (lot 1)

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Tender details list lot 1; cancelled award 1 relates to lot 1.

Competition outcome

99% confidence

Unknown

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No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results, or scores are supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract start and end

99% confidence

Not published; no contract evidenced

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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null, and the award was cancelled.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Design change implication

94% confidence

The tendered design will not proceed, so suppliers should not assume the originally published technical scope will be retained in any future competition.

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Termination rationale says that, following further consultation on the proposed design, the current design will not be progressed; the buyer intends to finalise an updated scheme.

Market opportunity status

97% confidence

No live award opportunity is evidenced by this record; any future tender remains unpublished.

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The procurement is terminated and the stated early-2027 exercise is only an intention.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-066aa4
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Chorley Council

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Buyer name and party record identify Chorley Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is "Public authority - sub-central government."

Buyer location

99% confidence

Chorley, United Kingdom

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Buyer address is Union Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier outcome

99% confidence

No supplier named or awarded

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The suppliers array is empty and award 1 is cancelled.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Reprocurement indication

85% confidence

The buyer intends to conduct an updated tender exercise in early 2027

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Termination rationale states this intention after finalising an updated scheme.

Contract renewal outlook

99% confidence

Not applicable to the terminated procurement

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No contract end date or concluded contract is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award status clarity

99% confidence

Clear cancellation outcome

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Award 1 is explicitly marked cancelled, with a termination rationale and final status date.

Supplier and value data

99% confidence

No supplier or award value published

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No suppliers are listed and award value_amount is null.

Future tender timing

94% confidence

Indicative only

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The notice expresses an intention to conduct a tender in early 2027 but provides no notice, deadline, or confirmed date.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot title, description and individual value not supplied

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Lot 1 has null title, description and value fields.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No supplier, bid count, evaluation outcome, award date, award value, contract signature, contract dates, pricing information, or detailed lot description is published.
The published GBP 400,000 figure is a process maximum, not an awarded or contract value.
The proposed early-2027 retender is an intention only; its scope, timing and publication are not confirmed.
The source provides no individual lot value, despite identifying one lot.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Was a supplier awarded the Astley Park playing-pitch contract?

No. The sole award record is cancelled and no supplier is named.

Why was the procurement terminated?

Chorley Council said that, following further consultation on the proposed design, the current design would not be progressed.

Will the works be retendered?

The council stated that it intends to finalise an updated scheme and conduct a tender exercise in early 2027. No replacement notice is supplied.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Invitation to Tender for Astley Park Playing Pitch Improvements and Associated Works

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