Closed tender

Hope School Relocation Main Works - Preliminary Market Engagement

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Published
1 August 2025
Submission
15 August 2025

Tender description

Wigan Council are seeking views on procuring the main construction works for the relocation of Hope School and College to the Central Park Site, Montrose Avenue, Wigan. The council are considering options regarding its approach to the procurement and is interested in seeking views on: A) Construct only fixed price tender B) Availability to complete the construction works in 2026 C) Availability to tender D) Performance Indicators (KPIs) The main build will comprise of 2 new, state of the art SEND buildings, one including 13 primary school age classrooms, alongside hydrotherapy pool, kitchen, rebound room, and reception offices (GIFA 2387m2) and a secondary school building with 10 secondary school classrooms, with dining hall, reheat kitchen, and seven specialist resource rooms - art room, food tech, ICT etc (GIFA 1586m2). A third block is to be created utilising an existing 2 storey building to form the main administration facility for the school and the area for the most complex needs pupils (GIFA 1455m2). Externals include car park with drop off area, playgrounds and soft landscaping. The estimated value of the works is £18 - £20 million. The deadline to respond to this Preliminary Market Engagement consultation is Friday 15th August at 17:00. Those interested in responding should submit their consultation response via The Chest procurement portal at https://www.the-chest.org.uk (reference number DN785130). Keywords: main, works, wigan, hope, school, relocation

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published1 August 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date15 August 2025

About the buyer

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority in Greater Manchester, and buys through its own Procurement and Performance team. Smaller contracts go to a limited number of quoted suppliers rather than open tender. Frameworks from the Crown Commercial Service and ESPO cover many common goods and services. Commissioning plans are published jointly with partner NHS trusts and Wigan and Leigh College.

Over the past 5 years, most of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and architectural and engineering services.

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