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Leisure AGP maintenance

Wirral Council

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02 Nov 2026 at 12:43

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wirral Council is seeking maintenance of the artificial grass pitches serving its leisure facilities across the borough. The work covers four full-size 11-a-side 4G football pitches and 14 smaller-sided 3G caged pitches at five of the council’s six leisure centres. These heavily used outdoor sports areas need upkeep to support the council’s delivery of the Football Foundation (FA) play pitch strategy. The requirement is a sports-field maintenance service (CPV 77320000), rather than general leisure-centre management. Delivery is in Wirral, England. The council also manages a football community hub, two municipal golf courses and a water sports centre, but the specified maintenance requirement concerns the football pitches.

Wirral Council invited tenders through an open competition. The tender deadline set was 23 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC; clarification questions were due by 16 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Bids and clarification questions were to be submitted through The Chest procurement platform. The contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2029. The estimated value is £30,240 excluding VAT (£36,288 including VAT). There is one lot, which is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. Evaluation is weighted 60% quality and 40% price. Quality comprises methodology (25%), health and safety (15%), environment and waste (10%), and assurance of meeting deadlines (10%); further detail is set out in the bidder response document.

This opportunity suits specialist sports-surface and artificial-grass maintenance providers with the capability to maintain a portfolio of 18 well-used football pitches across multiple leisure-centre sites. Suppliers should be prepared to explain a robust maintenance methodology, how they will manage health and safety, and how their approach addresses environmental performance and waste. They will also need to demonstrate reliable scheduling and the capacity to meet maintenance deadlines across the sites. The quality weighting makes these delivery plans commercially important alongside price. The council marks the single lot as suitable for SMEs, so smaller specialist contractors may be well placed to compete if they can resource work across the full pitch portfolio and provide a credible plan for consistent upkeep.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Leisure AGP maintenance

Notice Description

Wirral Council's Leisure Services are responsible for the management of 6 leisure centres, 1 Football Community hub, 2 municipal golf courses and a Water sports centre providing a range of sports and leisure facilities to the residents and visitors to the Borough. Of the 6 Leisure centres, 5 have outside sport areas consisting of 4 11-aside 4G football pitches and 14 short sided 3G caged football pitches. All of which are well played on and require maintenance enabling Wirral Leisure Services to execute the play pitch strategy set by the Football Foundation (FA).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07958a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103711-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,240 Under £100K
Lots Value
£30,240 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Nov 2026Today
Submission Deadline
23 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wirral Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALLASEY
Postcode
CH44 8ED
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD74 Wirral
Delivery Location
TLD74 Wirral
Local Authority
Wirral
Electoral Ward
Seacombe
Westminster Constituency
Wallasey

Further Information

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