Jobs & Business
Doing Business with the Council
The Town Council is a local council, but it has an annual budget of almost £1 million. It manages a number of local services and buildings and frequently needs to commission technical advice and hire local contractors. The Council’s policy is to source local labour and services, wherever possible. There are many benefits in working with the Town Council
- We have a transparent streamlined procurement process and can make quick decisions about contracts
- We support small businesses through our rapid 14 day payment policy
- We are a small friendly client and like to build close and long term relationships with our suppliers
We are always looking for skilled local contractors and partners. Examples of work which we let under contract include toilet cleaning, grass cutting, street weeding and playground inspection, technical trades (roofing, plumbing, electrical services), compliance (fire, alarms inspections), property related professionals, legal services, waste collection, valuation, training and consultancy.
If you’re interested in working with us in the future, a list of future opportunities is set out below. Or, if you’re a tradesman or supplier, you can complete an expression of interest form to be added to our approved contractors list, Click the button below and fill out the form.
Read the Council’s Financial regulations and procurement process
Read the Council’s general terms and conditions of business
Invitations to Quote or Tender:
Request for Quotation: Carpentry and Internal fixtures and fittings for the Cornerstone Digital Skills Project (St Ives Library) (StIves-RFQ-0007-25)
St Ives Town Council invites quotations from suitably qualified local contractors for the delivery of a carpentry package to support improvement works at the Cornerstone (St Ives Library building). We are seeking contractors able to fulfil the contract within the third quarter of 2025-26, i.e., to be completed before 30th November 2025.
Details of the opportunity are set out in the Request for Quotation letter below alongside the Design Brief and the measured building survey.
Request for Quotation Letter
Design Brief
Measured Building Survey
All correspondence and quotations should be emailed to tenders@stives-tc.gov.uk
Invitations to Quote or Tender:
STIVES-ITT-0006-2025 Richmond Gardens Play Park and Landscaping – Supply and Installation – CLOSED
As part of the Council’s commitment to excellent play facilities, it is seeking suitably qualified contractors and suppliers to deliver a new scheme of works to improve and upgrade the main play park and managed open green space within Carbis Bay, St Ives.
The tender has been divided into two distinct packages, one for the supply and installation of a new play park and the second for the broader landscaping within the open green space.
It is the intention to award a contract to a specialist play park provider for the fabrication, supply and installation of a play park as specified, together with a separate package for the landscaping of the broader green space.
A copy of the full tender pack can be DOWNLOADED HERE.
DWG versions of the technical drawings can be downloaded here Richmond Gardens DWG 1 & Richmond Gardens DWG 2.
Compliant bids should be submitted, together with a completed standard questionnaire and form of tender.
All correspondence and tenders should be emailed to tenders@stives-tc.gov.uk
The timetable is set out below.
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DATE |
STAGE |
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07/04/2025 |
ITT to be issued to Tenderers by the Employer |
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07/04/2025 |
Clarification period commences |
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To be agreed on an individual basis. |
Tenderers can arrange to make a site visit. Please contact Charlotte Tomlinson (charlotte.tomlinson@stives-tc.gov.uk) to arrange a time and date. |
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28/04/2025 |
Final queries for clarification |
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02/05/2025 |
Final responses to clarification queries |
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MIDDAY 19/05/2025 |
Tender submission closing date |
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23/05/2025 |
Evaluation completion and issue of standstill notices to unsuccessful tenderers |
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14/06/2025 |
Contract Award |
Recent Closed Tenders
STIVES-EOI-0001-2025 St Ives Guildhall – F&B Expressions of Interest
Location St Ives Guildhall Property Address: Street an Pol, St Ives TR26 2DS Essential Information: Invitation to tender document Invitation to tender document Duration 2
CONTRACT AWARDED Invitation to Tender: StIves-ITT-00011-24: The Market House refurbishment and associated works, Market Place, St Ives CORNWALL, TR26 1RZ
St Ives Town Council is working with St Ives Archive, to undertake the refurbishment of an historic listed building in the heart of St Ives
CONTRACT AWARDED: Expressions of Interest invited for Land at Former Porthmeor Putting Green
Location The land at Porthmeor Putting Green Property Address: Above Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, TR26 1JZ Length of Licence Up to 3 years Application and
CLOSED: Expressions of Interest invited for Land at Former Porthmeor Bowling Green Site
Location The land at Porthmeor Bowling Green (excluding the Club House) Property Address: Above Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, TR26 1JZ Length of Licence Up to
CONTRACT AWARDED: Request for Quotations: StIves-RFQ-00010-24: Roof replacement and associated works, Old Fire Station, St Andrews Lane, St Ives, TR26 2GB
St Ives Town Council is undertaking the refurbishment of an empty heritage building in the heart of St Ives – the former fire station, also
Outcome: Invitation to tender StIves-ITT-0009-2024 Professional Consultancy Services Framework (Covering design illustration, branding, marketing social media, photography, e-commerce, web-design and communications)
St Ives Town Council makes use of external suppliers to deliver design, marketing, communications and related professional services. It is seeking to establish a public
Forthcoming invitations to quote or tender
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