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Playpark Equipment Annual Inspections

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Buyer: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Topic: Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment
Published: 9 October 2026
Submission: 10 November 2026in 1 month
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to appoint a contractor to carry out annual play inspections on approx. 280 sites across the region. The contractor carrying out the inspections must be suitably qualified to RPII Annual Inspection level. The inspections will need to be carried out later this year 2026 into early 2027, over a maximum 2 month period. The sites to be inspected include play areas, outdoor gyms, sand and water play areas, pump tracks, skateparks, MUGAs etc. Lot 1: Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to appoint a contractor to carry out annual play inspections on approx. 280 sites across the region. The contractor carrying out the inspections must be suitably qualified to RPII Annual Inspection level. The inspections will need to be carried out later this year 2026 into early 2027, over a maximum 2 month period. The sites to be inspected include play areas, outdoor gyms, sand and water play areas, pump tracks, skateparks, MUGAs etc.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published9 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Submission date10 November 2026in 1 month

About the buyer

Dumfries and Galloway Council is the local authority for the Dumfries and Galloway region in south-west Scotland. Tenders are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal used by public bodies across Scotland. Larger contracts often route through Scotland Excel framework agreements, the collaborative procurement body owned by Scottish councils. A dedicated procurement team operates from Carruthers House in Dumfries, the council's headquarters. Low-value, low-risk work goes out as direct quotes rather than full tenders, a route aimed at small, local suppliers. Annual procurement performance is reported under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

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 Dumfries and Galloway Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and repair and maintenance.