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 30 April 2017Published 11 January 2017
Alterations and Refurbishment to the Shed Skatepark, King's Lynn
Borough Council of King's Lynn and West NorfolkSupplier(s) SDM Fabrication LtdSpecial trade construction works other than roof worksAwarded 11 January 2017
£240,000
Closed tender, closed 8 February 2017Published 11 January 2017
Farley Bank Multi Use Games Area
AmicusHorizon LtdPlayground equipment
£75,000
Closed tender, closed 3 February 2017Published 22 December 2016
MVDC TW Kingston Road Skate Park Project
SE Shared ServicesFlatwork for children's play area
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 25 January 2017Published 22 December 2016
University of Sunderland - Multi Use Games Area
University of SunderlandConstruction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 1 August 2017Published 19 December 2016
TENDER FOR THE DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A SKATEPARK UNDER ESPO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT 115
Basingstoke and Deane Borough CouncilSupplier(s) BendcreteLeisure equipmentAwarded 19 December 2016
£130,000
Closed tender, closed 31 January 2017Published 19 December 2016
Removal of existing skatepark and to design, supply & install new concrete skatepark
Potton Town CouncilRecreational, cultural and sporting services
£95,000
Closed tender, closed 13 January 2017Published 16 December 2016
Re-Construction of the Tennis Courts at Costello Park Hull
Kingston upon Hull City CouncilConstruction work
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 17 March 2017Published 16 December 2016
Construction work
LHCConstruction work
£800,000,000
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2017Published 15 December 2016
Sturminster Newton Skate Park
Sturminster Newton Town CouncilSupplier(s) Maverick Industries LtdConstruction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurantsAwarded 2 December 2016
£100,000
Closed tender, closed 17 January 2017Published 14 December 2016
Chichester District Council - Play Area Refurbishment at Chichester Amphitheatre
SE Shared ServicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
£45,000
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Closed tender, closed 6 January 2017Published 2 December 2016
Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment
Cardiff City CouncilRepair and maintenance services of playground equipment
£415,400
Awarded contractPublished 30 November 2016
Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment
Milton Keynes CouncilSupplier(s) SERCO LIMITEDPlayground tunnels
£2,121,640
Expired contract, expired 1 April 2017Published 29 November 2016
TENDER FOR THE DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A MULTI - USE GAMES AREA (MUGA) EQUIPMENT UNDER ESPO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT 115
Basingstoke and Deane Borough CouncilSupplier(s) HAGSLeisure equipmentAwarded 29 November 2016
£91,500
Closed tender, closed 6 January 2017Published 29 November 2016
School cleaning services
North Durham AcademySchool cleaning services
£850,000
Closed tender, closed 9 December 2016Published 16 November 2016
INVITATION TO TENDER - for Ground Works in four Multi Use Games Areas in Bury ST Edmunds, Red Lodge, Brandon and Mildenhall.
FOREST HEATH DISTRICT COUNCILExcavating and earthmoving work
£100,000
Closed tender, closed 4 January 2017Published 11 November 2016
Park and playground equipment
Essex County CouncilPark and playground equipment
£475,000
Closed tender, closed 16 December 2016Published 4 November 2016
Invitation to Tender for East Town Park Play Area Refurbishment
St Edmundsbury Borough CouncilRoundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other fairground amusements
£70,000
Closed tender, closed 13 December 2016Published 3 November 2016
Melksham Skate Park Design and Build
Wiltshire CouncilConstruction work
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 24 November 2016Published 3 November 2016
Playground equipment
Ards and North Down Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Garden EscapesPlayground equipmentAwarded 25 October 2016
£79,895
Closed tender, closed 20 December 2016Published 1 November 2016
e-Invitation to tender (eITT) for the design, supply and installation of a new Children's Play Area at Coldeast Woodland Park, Sarisbury Green
Fareham Borough Council
£265,000

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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Alterations and Refurbishment to the Shed Skatepark, King's Lynn

Farley Bank Multi Use Games Area

MVDC TW Kingston Road Skate Park Project

University of Sunderland - Multi Use Games Area

TENDER FOR THE DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A SKATEPARK UNDER ESPO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT 115

Removal of existing skatepark and to design, supply & install new concrete skatepark

Re-Construction of the Tennis Courts at Costello Park Hull

Construction work

Sturminster Newton Skate Park

Chichester District Council - Play Area Refurbishment at Chichester Amphitheatre

Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment

Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment

TENDER FOR THE DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A MULTI - USE GAMES AREA (MUGA) EQUIPMENT UNDER ESPO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT 115

School cleaning services

INVITATION TO TENDER - for Ground Works in four Multi Use Games Areas in Bury ST Edmunds, Red Lodge, Brandon and Mildenhall.

Park and playground equipment

Invitation to Tender for East Town Park Play Area Refurbishment

Melksham Skate Park Design and Build

Playground equipment

e-Invitation to tender (eITT) for the design, supply and installation of a new Children's Play Area at Coldeast Woodland Park, Sarisbury Green

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