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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Expired contract, expired 1 October 2018Published 16 October 2017
Central Park Phase 1 - Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services
Plymouth City CouncilSupplier(s) Couh Perry and Wilkes LLPMechanical installationsAwarded 15 August 2017
£27,000
Expired contract, expired 1 October 2018Published 16 October 2017
Central Park Phase 1 - Civil & Structural Engineering Services
Plymouth City CouncilSupplier(s) JubbArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesAwarded 25 August 2017
£24,000
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2017Published 13 October 2017
Arun District Council - Lashmar Multi-Use Games Area - AWARD
SE Shared ServicesSupplier(s) Abacrete Ltd T/A Safe and Sound PlaygroundsRepair work on recreational areasAwarded 9 October 2017
£57,500
Closed tender, closed 8 November 2017Published 12 October 2017
WAV AH Rowledge Play Area Refurbishment
SE Shared ServicesLandscaping work for playgrounds
£40,000
Closed tender, closed 22 November 2017Published 11 October 2017
Construction work of leisure facilities
Kildare County CouncilConstruction work for sports facilities
€500,000
Closed tender, closed 31 October 2017Published 11 October 2017
SUTTON GREEN PLAYGROUND REFURBISHMENT & NEW GYM EQUIPMENT
London Borough of SuttonRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 23 October 2017Published 26 September 2017
Sensory Play Garden & Sand Play
LGSSPlayground climbing apparatus
£17,500
Awarded contractPublished 23 September 2017
Playground equipment
Abbeyknockmoy Parish Society LtdSupplier(s) Murphy's Playground Services LtdPlayground see sawsAwarded 22 September 2017
€44,052
Awarded contractPublished 23 September 2017
Supply and installation of playground equipment
Abbeyknockmoy Parish Society LtdSupplier(s) Murphy Playground Services LtdPlayground climbing apparatus
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2017Published 21 September 2017
THE DESIGN & BUILD OF A SKATE PARK
Weston super Mare Town CouncilSupplier(s) Canvas Spaces LtdArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesAwarded 5 December 2016
£95,000
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Expired contract, expired 20 December 2017Published 20 September 2017
9695 - Play area improvements (Phase 3) - The Runnel at Bowthorpe in Norwich - AWARD
Norwich City CouncilSupplier(s) THE CGM GROUP (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITEDPark and playground equipmentAwarded 20 September 2017
£125,000
Stale Pre-tender, closed 23 February 2018Published 30 August 2017
Early Engagement: New Playground
Horley Town CouncilOther services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 28 September 2017Published 29 August 2017
Repair work on recreational areas
Glasgow City CouncilRepair work on recreational areas
£60,000
Closed tender, closed 22 September 2017Published 22 August 2017
Playground equipment
Abbeyknockmoy Parish Society LtdPlayground climbing apparatus
€50,000
Closed tender, closed 18 September 2017Published 21 August 2017
9695 - Play area improvements (Phase 3) - The Runnel at Bowthorpe in Norwich
Norwich City CouncilLandscaping work for playgrounds
£125,000
Closed tender, closed 11 September 2017Published 10 August 2017
Architectural and related services
London Borough of HackneyArchitectural design services
£1,340,000
Closed tender, closed 14 August 2017Published 10 August 2017
Cliffe Park Play Area Refurbishment
DRONFIELD TOWN COUNCILLandscaping work for parks
£80,000
Closed tender, closed 29 August 2017Published 8 August 2017
Camelford Town Skate Park
CAMELFORD TOWN COUNCILRecreational, cultural and sporting services
£115,000
Closed tender, closed 30 September 2017Published 7 August 2017
Design & Build a wheeled sports facility (Skate Park) for the Local Community at East End Playing Fields, Redruth, TR15 2EJ
Redruth Town CouncilOther community, social and personal services
£150,000
Awarded contractPublished 4 August 2017
The Cleaning of Playgrounds, Multi Use Games Areas and Park Areas
Kilkenny County CouncilSupplier(s) Ryans Cleaning Event SpecialistsSewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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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Central Park Phase 1 - Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services

Central Park Phase 1 - Civil & Structural Engineering Services

Arun District Council - Lashmar Multi-Use Games Area - AWARD

WAV AH Rowledge Play Area Refurbishment

Construction work of leisure facilities

SUTTON GREEN PLAYGROUND REFURBISHMENT & NEW GYM EQUIPMENT

Sensory Play Garden & Sand Play

Playground equipment

Supply and installation of playground equipment

THE DESIGN & BUILD OF A SKATE PARK

9695 - Play area improvements (Phase 3) - The Runnel at Bowthorpe in Norwich - AWARD

Early Engagement: New Playground

Repair work on recreational areas

Playground equipment

9695 - Play area improvements (Phase 3) - The Runnel at Bowthorpe in Norwich

Architectural and related services

Cliffe Park Play Area Refurbishment

Camelford Town Skate Park

Design & Build a wheeled sports facility (Skate Park) for the Local Community at East End Playing Fields, Redruth, TR15 2EJ

The Cleaning of Playgrounds, Multi Use Games Areas and Park Areas

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