SOFT MARKET TESTING - Bristol City Council Parks Service – Groundworks & Play Principal Contractors
Details
- Buyer
- Bristol City Council
- Topic
- Playground equipment
- Published
- 25 June 2025
- Submission
- 14 July 2025
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
Bristol City Council are issuing a speculative soft market testing notice to understand the interest in the market relating to Principal Contractors who have experience of delivering parks improvement works. The council are looking for contractors who are either able to deliver themselves, or would act as principal contractor and sub-contract the following requirements: • Groundworks (eg. excavation & filling, hard landscape construction & drainage, retaining walls/landscape walls, soiling) • Path works • Fencing & repairs (eg. welding, painting, retrofitting) • Detail design (eg. engineering design, level setting out) • Regrading grassed areas / laying, installing lawn • Planting (eg. trees, hedges & perennial planting) • Play equipment installation & safety surfacing • Outdoor furniture installation (eg. benches etc) Keywords: Parks, Construction, Groundworks, Play equipment, Park construction
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published25 June 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date14 July 2025
About the buyer
Bristol City Council is a local authority that runs its own Procurement and Contract Management Service. Larger contracts are commissioned through ProContract, the council's Due North e-tendering portal, where suppliers register for alerts. High-value opportunities also appear on Find a Tender, and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts. Frameworks, dynamic purchasing systems and awarded contracts are listed on the council's e-procurement contracts register. A commercial pipeline gives a forward look at anticipated outsourcing over the next twelve months. Adult social care is commissioned by the Adult Care Commissioning team, largely through a single commissioning framework.
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 Bristol City Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 37535200 · Playground equipment
- 43325000 · Park and playground equipment
- 45112723 · Landscaping work for playgrounds
- 45236210 · Flatwork for children's play area
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bristol-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bristol-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bristol-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bristol-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bristol-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bristol-city-council.gov |
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