Groundworks tenders in North West England
Open for bids now
- Repairs and Voids Contractor FrameworkLivv Housing Group · Bids due 27 Oct 2026 · Value not published
- Domestic Build Works (Disability Adaptations)Cheshire East Council · Bids due 2 Nov 2026 · £4,000,000
- Planned & Capital Works FrameworkBurnley Borough Council · Bids due 17 Nov 2026 · £50,000,000
- Repairs & Maintenance FrameworkBurnley Borough Council · Bids due 17 Nov 2026 · £3,800,000
Links go to the notice on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The tender documents are on the buyer's own site.
Likely re-tenders in the next 12 months
| Buyer | Contract | Ends (estimate) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | Dingle Centre Demolition | 31 Oct 2026 | Not published |
| Rochdale Borough Council | Higher Clough Culvert Strengthening | 31 Oct 2026 | £497,707 |
| St Helens Council | The Orchard External Play Area | 5 Nov 2026 | £148,330 |
| Burnley Borough Council | Landlord Demolition Works - Unit 1, Market Square, Charter Walk Shopping Centre, Burnley, BB11 1PY | 20 Nov 2026 | £122,775 |
| Cumberland Council | Cumberland Sports Village Enabling Works | 11 Dec 2026 | £121,617 |
| MAGENTA LIVING | Magenta Living Retaining Wall Works | 2 Mar 2027 | £45,100 |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Enabling works for to support the installation of South Liverpool Treatment Centre X-ray room | 27 May 2027 | £67,616 |
End dates are the initial term in the award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Bid Radar tracks them for 24 months.
Typical contract values and lengths
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts awarded | 82 | award notices, August 2022 to October 2026; 82 contracts |
| Buyers | 34 | distinct buyers on those contracts; 82 contracts |
| Median contract value | £100,000 | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 73 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £61,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 73 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £279,000 | 75th percentile of published values; 73 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 2 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 64 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 1 | 25th percentile; 64 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 5 | 75th percentile; 64 contracts |
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. Lengths run from the award date to the end date in the notice.
Main buyers
- NHS Property Services Limited 15 contracts, latest 7 Jun 2026
- Cheshire West and Chester Council 8 contracts, latest 6 Aug 2026
- St Helens Council 4 contracts, latest 7 Oct 2026
- Rochdale Borough Council 4 contracts, latest 20 Aug 2026
- Westmorland and Furness Council 4 contracts, latest 22 Apr 2026
Linked buyers have their own page with values, marking, live tenders and a retender calendar. All buyers.
What these tenders usually ask for
- Quality carried a median of 50% of the marks (7 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- A median of 5 bids per contract (20 contracts that published a bid count).
- 1% were set up as frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems, so some work comes as call-offs you only see once you are on one.
- We don't yet hold enough public tender packs for this trade to say how many questions they ask. The Bid Matcher reads each live tender's documents where they are public.
More tenders
Groundworks elsewhere: East Midlands, East of England, London, North East England, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Other trades in North West England: electrical and EICR testing, fire safety, gas and heating, insulation and retrofit, mechanical and electrical, refurbishment, responsive repairs, roofing, supported living, windows and doors.
Figures are automated summaries of published notices, not advice. Contract end dates come from award notices and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are estimates. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 82 award notices between 31 Aug 2022 and 7 Oct 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 24 Oct 2026. See how these pages are built.