Sports, games and instruments contracts expiring in North West England: 14 worth £12m
Public sector sports, games and instruments contracts held by buyers in North West England that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- Corrib Rd Playground Design, Supply & InstallationBlackpool Borough CouncilEnds 01 Dec 2026, £126k incl. VAT
- Invitation to Tender for the Refurbishment of the Elder Children's Play Area at Edgeside ParkRossendale Borough CouncilEnds 29 Jan 2027, £140k
What this market looks like
14 sports, games and instruments contracts in North West England carry a published end date, worth £12m between them. They are held across 6 buyers, and the typical one is worth £126k.
9 of them expire within twelve months, and 3 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 64% of this market back in play inside a year.
15 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 44% of it. That is a concentrated market: displacing an incumbent here means going after one of a small number of established holders.
4 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so a large part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Liverpool City Council (6), Blackpool Borough Council (3), CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED (2).
The contracts here are most often held by KOMPAN LIMITED (6), SUTCLIFFE PLAY LIMITED (4), ONEADVANCED LIMITED (2).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 10 - Integrated Management Software ("All-in-One" Platforms) North West England | CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | £8.0m | 18 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot: 6 Educational Learning / Teaching Software, Platforms and Applications North West England | CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | £2.0m | 18 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 2 Design, Supply & Installation of Playgrounds North West England | Blackpool Borough Council | £600k incl. VAT | 10 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Corrib Rd Playground Design, Supply & Installation North West England | Blackpool Borough Council | £126k incl. VAT | 01 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Invitation to Tender for the Refurbishment of the Elder Children's Play Area at Edgeside Park North West England | Rossendale Borough Council | £140k | 29 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Queen's Park SEND and Improvement Project North West England | Rochdale Borough Council | £103k | 23 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 1 - Supply & Installation of equipment North West England | Blackpool Borough Council | £180k incl. VAT | 10 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Phase 2 Play Improvement Programme North West England | Liverpool City Council | £125k | 10 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Speke Adventure North West England | Liverpool City Council | £108k | 10 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Parkhill North West England | Liverpool City Council | £80k | 10 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Richmond Park North West England | Liverpool City Council | £75k | 10 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Calderstones Park Phase II North West England | Liverpool City Council | £68k | 10 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Ackers Hall North West England | Liverpool City Council | £196k | 10 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Sports Rehabilitation Equipment (Thrive Building) North West England | University of Salford | £65k | 28 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
Sports, games and instruments in other regions
Other sectors in North West England
Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.