What does a typical park tender cover?

Most park tenders are capital works rather than upkeep: replacing worn play equipment, resurfacing a playground with wetpour safety surfacing, building or refurbishing a skate park or pump track, or a wider park regeneration scheme covering paths, planting and public realm. Contracts usually run to a single site rather than a borough-wide term agreement, and several are call-offs under a playground-equipment framework such as ESPO 115_25.

Who buys park playground and skate park contracts?

Borough, district, town and parish councils issue the large majority of notices, since parks and playgrounds usually sit with the local authority or the parish. Some larger regeneration schemes are led by a county council or a combined authority, and a few carry National Lottery Heritage Fund grant funding alongside the council's own capital budget.

What CPV codes cover park procurement?

Park notices carry 37535200 (Playground equipment) and 43325000 (Park and playground equipment).

Are park tenders run through frameworks?

Some are. Councils frequently call off new play equipment and playground refurbishment work under multi-supplier frameworks such as ESPO's playground equipment framework (115_25), rather than running a standalone tender for every site. Skate parks and larger regeneration schemes are more often tendered as standalone design-and-build contracts.

How do I find park contracts before they are formally tendered?

Read environment and open space strategies, grounds and highways maintenance plans, capital schemes and expiry dates for existing contracts, which show park work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

Park Contracts and Tenders

See open park tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Park procurement covers play area refurbishment and new playgrounds, including equipment, wetpour surfacing and inclusive play. Skate parks, pump tracks and multi-use games areas are bought alongside park regeneration schemes covering paths, planting and public realm, and inspection, repair and maintenance of play equipment.

Park work is mostly bought site by site, often as a further competition under a framework such as ESPO's, though some councils and Scotland Excel let their own for supply and upkeep. Parish and town councils, district, borough and county councils and Irish local authorities are the main buyers, and housing associations buy inspections and replacements for estate play areas.

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Closed tender, closed 9 November 2018Published 11 October 2018
Sunderland Drive Play Area Refurbishment Programme - Brief for Tendering
Bicester Town CouncilFlatwork for children's play area
£20,000
Expired contract, expired 5 December 2018Published 10 October 2018
Improvements to Harrison Close Play Area
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough CouncilSupplier(s) WICKSTEED LEISURE LIMITED, Horticon LtdLandscaping work for playgroundsAwarded 10 July 2018
£75,827
Closed tender, closed 12 November 2018Published 10 October 2018
Daventry District Council - Repair of Play Equipment and Surfaces
LGSSRepair and maintenance services of playground equipment
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 October 2021Published 4 October 2018
Grounds and horticultural maintenance contract for Merriman Park, the Street Skate Park and the Parish Council
Street Parish CouncilSupplier(s) SLH Services LtdRepair and maintenance services of furnitureAwarded 3 October 2018
£35,000
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2018Published 3 October 2018
Invitation to Tender for a new Multi Use Games Area
Stowey Sutton Parish CouncilSupplier(s) WICKSTEED LEISURE LIMITEDConstruction workAwarded 3 October 2018
£30,000
Expired contract, expired 31 January 2019Published 2 October 2018
Design, Supply & Installation of Skate Park at Minsthorpe Vale, South Elmsall
Wakefield CouncilSupplier(s) BendcretePlayground equipmentAwarded 4 September 2018
£150,000
Closed tender, closed 2 November 2018Published 1 October 2018
Beacon Field MUGA Refurbishment/Extension
Peasedown St John Parish CouncilPlayground equipment
£25,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 September 2018
Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
Argyll and Bute CouncilFlood-prevention works
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2019Published 25 September 2018
Cleaning, Marking and Painting of Tennis Courts and MUGA's
Leeds City CouncilSupplier(s) Axo Leisure LtdParking-lot-surface painting workAwarded 15 July 2018
£42,969
Closed tender, closed 26 October 2018Published 24 September 2018
Totnes Skate Park Design and Build
South Hams District CouncilRecreation installation
£200,000
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Closed tender, closed 25 October 2018Published 24 September 2018
Totnes Skate Park Design and Build
South Hams District CouncilConstruction work for sports facilities
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 10 August 2018Published 19 September 2018
Bolton Play Area Refurbishment
Eden District CouncilPlayground equipment
£60,000
Expired contract, expired 31 October 2018Published 12 September 2018
Bath Road Skate Park
Fenland District CouncilSupplier(s) Gravity Engineering LtdPlayground equipmentAwarded 9 July 2018
£75,000
Expired contract, expired 31 January 2019Published 12 September 2018
Daubeney Fields Play Area Renewal
London Borough of HackneyPark and playground equipmentAwarded 12 September 2018
£110,956
Expired contract, expired 21 January 2019Published 6 September 2018
Skate Park Extension at Southfields Park, Loughborough
Charnwood Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Clark & Kent ContractorsLandscaping work for playgroundsAwarded 5 September 2018
£70,000
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2017Published 30 August 2018
PAN1192 - Design and Build of Skate Park at Victoria Park
Leicester City CouncilSupplier(s) Freestyle Skateparks T/A Leslie Lipton LtdConstruction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurantsAwarded 30 September 2016
£75,000
Closed tender, closed 31 October 2018Published 30 August 2018
Wickham Parish Council Play Area Upgrading
Wickham and Knowle Parish CouncilRecreational, cultural and sporting services
£140,000
Closed tender, closed 9 October 2018Published 29 August 2018
Request For Quotation JCT Minor Works with Contractors Design 2011 Design, Supply and Installation of new Playground Equipment Highdown Way Play Area SN25 4YD
St Andrews Parish CouncilRecreational, cultural and sporting services
£32,000
Closed tender, closed 7 September 2018Published 29 August 2018
Multi Use Games Area at Gatley Recreation Ground
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
£85,000
Closed tender, closed 7 September 2018Published 24 August 2018
M&EABC Village Renewal Project – Phase 4
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Value not stated

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about park playground, play area refurbishment, skate park, park regeneration, playground equipment, multi-use games area in the UK public sector.

What does a typical park tender cover?
Most park tenders are capital works rather than upkeep: replacing worn play equipment, resurfacing a playground with wetpour safety surfacing, building or refurbishing a skate park or pump track, or a wider park regeneration scheme covering paths, planting and public realm. Contracts usually run to a single site rather than a borough-wide term agreement, and several are call-offs under a playground-equipment framework such as ESPO 115_25.
Who buys park playground and skate park contracts?
Borough, district, town and parish councils issue the large majority of notices, since parks and playgrounds usually sit with the local authority or the parish. Some larger regeneration schemes are led by a county council or a combined authority, and a few carry National Lottery Heritage Fund grant funding alongside the council's own capital budget.
What CPV codes cover park procurement?
Park notices carry 37535200 (Playground equipment) and 43325000 (Park and playground equipment).
Are park tenders run through frameworks?
Some are. Councils frequently call off new play equipment and playground refurbishment work under multi-supplier frameworks such as ESPO's playground equipment framework (115_25), rather than running a standalone tender for every site. Skate parks and larger regeneration schemes are more often tendered as standalone design-and-build contracts.
How do I find park contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read environment and open space strategies, grounds and highways maintenance plans, capital schemes and expiry dates for existing contracts, which show park work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

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Sunderland Drive Play Area Refurbishment Programme - Brief for Tendering

Improvements to Harrison Close Play Area

Daventry District Council - Repair of Play Equipment and Surfaces

Grounds and horticultural maintenance contract for Merriman Park, the Street Skate Park and the Parish Council

Invitation to Tender for a new Multi Use Games Area

Design, Supply & Installation of Skate Park at Minsthorpe Vale, South Elmsall

Beacon Field MUGA Refurbishment/Extension

Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants

Cleaning, Marking and Painting of Tennis Courts and MUGA's

Totnes Skate Park Design and Build

Totnes Skate Park Design and Build

Bolton Play Area Refurbishment

Bath Road Skate Park

Daubeney Fields Play Area Renewal

Skate Park Extension at Southfields Park, Loughborough

PAN1192 - Design and Build of Skate Park at Victoria Park

Wickham Parish Council Play Area Upgrading

Request For Quotation JCT Minor Works with Contractors Design 2011 Design, Supply and Installation of new Playground Equipment Highdown Way Play Area SN25 4YD

Multi Use Games Area at Gatley Recreation Ground

M&EABC Village Renewal Project – Phase 4

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