Expired contract

Cambridge City Council - Redevelopment of Kings Hedge Play Area

Details

Buyer: Cambridge City Council
Supplier(s): WICKSTEED LEISURE LIMITED
Value: £165,000
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Playground equipment
Published: 28 June 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The 2015 to 2022 Play Investment Strategy has provided Cambridge City Council with a comprehensive review of all the play area provisions within the City of Cambridge, as a result of which, a number were identified as giving poor to very poor play value. \r One specific play areas has been identified in this tranche of works that requires a full re-design and partial replacement. \r It has been agreed that this will need to be focused around specific age ranges and criteria as below.\r \r Kings Hedges recreation Ground (The Pulley) is a play area aimed at the 4-14 age range. It currently has climbing equipment, multi play units, swings and some older equipment. Some of the current equipment must be retained in any development as a minimum requirement and its retention will be considered as a pass/fail. Equipment should be inclusive and innovative aimed at the specified age range.\r \r All play areas should have suitable safety surfacing and conform to standards EN1177 and EN1176\r

Timeline

Completed: Award published28 June 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date17 July 2023
Completed: Contract expiry date30 September 2024

About the buyer

Cambridge City Council is a local authority serving Cambridge, running its own procurement function for goods, works and services. Contract opportunities are advertised on the Due North portal, procontract.due-north.com. Smaller purchases run through call-off or measured-term contracts, each suited to routine buying. Consultancy and similar recurring needs sit on corporate frameworks that can run for up to four years. Specialist training and comparable services can instead be bought through a dynamic purchasing system. The council also draws on frameworks let by national bodies such as Crown Commercial Service and ESPO, applying that framework's own rules.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Cambridge City Council's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and waste, cleaning and environmental services.

Relevant CPV codes

37535200 · Playground equipment

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridge-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridge-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridge-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridge-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridge-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridge-city-council.gov