Cannock Chase District Council has gone out to tender with a contract for the supply and installation of a fully automatic pop-up irrigation system with a total estimated value of £690,000 including VAT.

Photo credit Geoff Pick Wikipedia: Cannock Chase District Council HQ
Scope of the contract covers the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a new irrigation system.
Further details are set out in the Greens, Approaches, and Tee groups based upon the supplied specification, bill of materials and drawings.
The irrigation contractor will be required to visit the site and ensure that they can fulfil the requirements as stated in this document - submission of a tender will deem this to be the case.
No allowance will be made for claims due to failure to examine the enclosed specification and the site.
Where necessary, irrigation contractors will design specific elements and acknowledge responsibility for the items e.g. valve assemblies, pump station and tank arrangement.
The appointed contractor will be required to enter into a formal written contractual agreement with the client based on submission of the document.
Extent of works generally covers:-
- Install new Irrigation system pumping station / Water storage tank
- Install new Irrigation mainline, signal cable, and PC based control system
- Install new Greens pipework / sprinklers, Approaches pipework / sprinklers, and Tee pipework / sprinklers
Current estimated start and end contract dates are 1 August 2026 to 27 February 2027
Deadline for submission of enquiries is 12:00pm on 8 May 2026 with a tender submission deadline of 12:00pm on 14 May 2026.
Staffordshire County Council is running the procurement process on behalf of Cannock Chase District Council.
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