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St Helens Council · Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

St Helens Borough Council currently operates two markets; Earlestown Market and the new St Helens Market Hall. The Council is seeking to understand the market's capacity and appetite to deliver a comprehensive, modern, and community‑focused market operations. As part of the Council's wider regeneration and growth programme, we are seeking to identify operators with the capability, ambition and creativity to elevate these markets to provide high‑quality, diverse, and commercially sustainable operations.

Classification

  • CPV79411100 — Business development consultancy services

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-06738f
Status
planned
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Additional Procurement Categories

works

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
9 Apr 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
9 Apr 2026, 12:00

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Communication

Future Notice Date
26 Mar 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
We would like to hear form any one interested in the wider regeneration and growth of St. Helens and Earlstown. We are seeking operators with the capability, ambition and creativity to elevate our markets to a high‑quality, diverse, and commercially sustainable place of commerce.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Dependent on the outcomes of the expression of interest and market testing

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-13907
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
027178-2026
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Mar 2026, 10:11
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPYM-6238-VHLR

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · St Helens · UKD71 · WA10 1HP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 027178-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·