Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdc-1129-731e-97eb-e82f3024c4ef/dog-wood-cycle-path-design closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Dog Wood Cycle Path Design [Knutsford Town Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/knutsford-town-council) Estimated value £37,500 Published 17 Apr 2026 Deadline Closed 22 May 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Knutsford Neighbourhood Plan and Cycle Infrastructure Plan identified the desirability of creating a cycle path linking Church Walk with Parkgate Lane via Dog Wood. The route would pass through multiple landownerships including a section of Tatton Park and would connect the town centre with the new housing development and the industrial park as well as providing a safe cycling/walking route from the eastern edge of town to the town centre. In 2024, using a grant through the Shared Prosperity Fund, the council commissioned a preliminary design for the route to enable the project to be progressed. The report recommended further pre-tendering works to undertake more detailed land investigations including a topographical survey and ground investigations. We now wish to undertake this work. The initial report outlined two options (A and B). It is intended that only one option would be developed under this commission; which option would be selected as part of the process. The most challenging stakeholder to secure permission from is likely to be the National Trust and they will require a more detailed report on the impact to the historic landscape alongside tree surveys and an ecology report for their portion of the route (Tatton Park, the red area between the two blue sections on page 11). It has also been discussed that an ecological appraisal would be beneficial for the whole route. ### TENDER REQUIREMENTS Please provide a tender to: - undertake a topographical / land survey (incl. tree survey, services, levels, fence lines, etc) to inform the development of the preferred route for the path - undertake necessary ground investigations / testing - prepare a detailed / construction design / tender documentation for a single route option - provide a historic landscape impact assessment (limited to the section which would pass through the National Trust's landholding) - provide an ecological appraisal for the creation of the path Read full description ## CPV classification Footpath construction work Cycle path construction work Various surface works Highways consultancy services Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works Urban planning and landscape architectural services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0685b1-2026-04-17T16:21:30+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0685b1-2026-04-17T16:21:30+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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