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

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Published

22 Dec 2025

Description

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.

Scope

Reference
DN775249
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Sept 2025 to 29 Jan 2027
CPV classifications
45000000
Contract locations
North West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice50.00%
Quality/Social Valuequality50.00%

Participation

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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 already have, or commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the following levels of insurance cover: a. Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million in respect of any one claim unlimited in any one year; b. Public Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million in respect of any one claim unlimited in any one year; c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = a minimum of £10 million for any one claim, covering all employees; 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.

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.

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