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 26 November 2015Published 29 October 2015
CPB124 - Stenson Fields Primary School - MUGA, Dismantle, Move and Reinstate
Derbyshire County CouncilConstruction work
£50,000
Closed tender, closed 18 November 2015Published 29 October 2015
Provision of Outside Catering Services
Cotswold District CouncilBeverage-serving services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 22 January 2016Published 22 October 2015
Arun District Council - Greenspace Management Contract 2017 - 2027
SE Shared ServicesLandscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
£22,500,000
Closed tender, closed 23 November 2015Published 16 October 2015
GB-Benfleet: Design & Build of a Skate Park
Castle Point Borough CouncilPark and playground equipment
£300,000
Closed tender, closed 6 November 2015Published 9 October 2015
SOJ-TTS-T Howard Davis Park Playground Replacement
Government of Jersey
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 5 December 2014Published 6 October 2015
Wolstanton Marsh Playground Contract
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough CouncilSupplier(s) County Landscape DevelopmentRepair and maintenance services of playground equipmentAwarded 1 December 2014
£75,352
Expired contract, expired 31 October 2016Published 6 October 2015
Design, supply & installation of Play Area: Hollin Lane, Calder Grove
Wakefield CouncilSupplier(s) Playdale Playgrounds LtdPlayground sandboxesAwarded 24 August 2015
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 27 October 2015Published 5 October 2015
005110 - Refurbishment of Children's Play Space at Iris Brickfields
Newcastle City CouncilHardware consultancy services
£51,886
Closed tender, closed 22 October 2015Published 2 October 2015
Oakridge Park Play Area Improvement Scheme
Milton Keynes CouncilPlayground equipment
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 26 October 2015Published 30 September 2015
Housing Estates Play Area refurbishment North
Lambeth London Borough CouncilConstruction work
£60,000
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Closed tender, closed 26 October 2015Published 30 September 2015
Housing Estates Play Area refurbishment Central
Lambeth London Borough CouncilConstruction work
£60,000
Closed tender, closed 26 October 2015Published 30 September 2015
Housing Estates Play Area refurbishment South
Lambeth London Borough CouncilConstruction work
£60,000
Closed tender, closed 15 October 2015Published 16 September 2015
DUD - Minor Works Term Contract 2016
Black Country BusinessHighway maintenance work
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 5 October 2015Published 4 September 2015
Secondary Tuition Centre, Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN1 4RL
London Borough of EnfieldConstruction work for buildings relating to education and research
£7,700,000
Closed tender, closed 24 September 2015Published 21 August 2015
Birtley Welfare Skate Park
Gateshead CouncilConstruction work
£82,500
Closed tender, closed 24 September 2015Published 20 August 2015
Birtley Welfare Skate Park
Gateshead CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£90,000
Closed tender, closed 9 March 2015Published 20 August 2015
PP14118 - Repair of Play Equipment (inc Playgrounds, Natural Play, MUGA?s? ,Multiball Courts, Skate Parks) - 2014
Wolverhampton City CouncilRepair and maintenance services of playground equipment
£100,000
Expired contract, expired 24 August 2015Published 14 August 2015
Playground Equipment for Mowbray Road Play Area
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier(s) WICKSTEED LEISURE LIMITEDPlayground equipmentAwarded 13 August 2015
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 30 October 2015Published 10 August 2015
GROUNDS AND PREMISES MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
Rayleigh Town CouncilRepair and maintenance services
£35,000
Expired contract, expired 19 August 2020Published 3 August 2015
Maintenance for Specialist & General Building Works - Lot 3 Communal Works, including planned and responsive and civils and playground equipment works
London Borough of HackneySupplier(s) AXISAwarded 3 August 2015
£6,000,000

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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CPB124 - Stenson Fields Primary School - MUGA, Dismantle, Move and Reinstate

Provision of Outside Catering Services

Arun District Council - Greenspace Management Contract 2017 - 2027

GB-Benfleet: Design & Build of a Skate Park

SOJ-TTS-T Howard Davis Park Playground Replacement

Wolstanton Marsh Playground Contract

Design, supply & installation of Play Area: Hollin Lane, Calder Grove

005110 - Refurbishment of Children's Play Space at Iris Brickfields

Oakridge Park Play Area Improvement Scheme

Housing Estates Play Area refurbishment North

Housing Estates Play Area refurbishment Central

Housing Estates Play Area refurbishment South

DUD - Minor Works Term Contract 2016

Secondary Tuition Centre, Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN1 4RL

Birtley Welfare Skate Park

Birtley Welfare Skate Park

PP14118 - Repair of Play Equipment (inc Playgrounds, Natural Play, MUGA?s? ,Multiball Courts, Skate Parks) - 2014

Playground Equipment for Mowbray Road Play Area

GROUNDS AND PREMISES MAINTENANCE CONTRACT

Maintenance for Specialist & General Building Works - Lot 3 Communal Works, including planned and responsive and civils and playground equipment works

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