Awarded contract

Design and Install a Playground at Hawthorn Gardens, Kendal via ESPO Framework 115_25 Lot 1

Details

Buyer: Westmorland and Furness Council
Supplier(s): Eibe Play Limited
Value: £50,000
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Sports goods and equipment
Published: 10 July 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking quotes to replace the existing playground at Hawthorn Gardens, Kendal with a modern, exciting, and inclusive play space that better meets the needs of the local community. Key aims include: Providing a variety of new play equipment that delivers challenge, excitement, and play value for children of different ages and abilities. Enhancing accessibility and incorporating inclusive play elements wherever possible. Ensuring the new design makes effective use of the site, recognising it is a small site but is well used. Improving the ground conditions that are currently uneven and prone to flooding.

Timeline

Completed: Award published10 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date17 July 2026
Next: Contract expiry date27 January 2027in 4 months

About the buyer

Westmorland and Furness Council is a local authority, and suppliers register free on The Chest, the region's e-procurement portal, to bid for contract opportunities. Registration also opens access to opportunities from district and county councils across the North West of England. Specialist consultancy support is procured through professional services frameworks running for four years. Around half the consultants on the current framework are based in Cumbria. Framework bids are evaluated on capability, capacity, performance management and commitment to social value. Every framework must align with the council's own Social Value Statement.

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 Westmorland and Furness Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

37400000 · Sports goods and equipment
37535200 · Playground equipment

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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