Playground equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 37530000·Supplies · class·in Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
37535200 Playground equipment266 notices · 90%37535220 Playground climbing apparatus46 notices · 15%37535210 Playground swings43 notices · 14%37535240 Playground slides40 notices · 13%37535250 Playground see saws33 notices · 11%37535230 Playground merry go rounds32 notices · 11%37535260 Playground tunnels27 notices · 9%37535270 Playground sandboxes20 notices · 7%- Outdoor sports equipment 56 · 12m
- Sports goods and equipment 38 · 12m
- Fitness equipments 28 · 12m
- Gymnasium equipment 19 · 12m
- Toys 15 · 12m
- Field and court sports equipment 13 · 12m
- Machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment 12 · 12m
- Art supplies 9 · 12m
- Musical instruments 5 · 12m
- Parts and accessories of musical instruments 5 · 12m
- All of Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories →
Open tenders in playground equipment
15 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Local authorities 83% (243 notices)
- Other public bodies 6% (18 notices)
- Central government 2% (5 notices)
- Education & universities 1% (4 notices)
- Charities 1% (2 notices)
- Not classified 7% (21 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmbridge Borough Council | Local authorities | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Local authorities | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Haslemere Town Council | Local authorities | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Lancaster City Council | Local authorities | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Rochdale Borough Council | Local authorities | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| YPO | not classified | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bristol City Council | Local authorities | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Cardiff Council | Local authorities | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| ESPO | not classified | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| City & County of Swansea | Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
209 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 230 of 297 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West England | 4 | 100% | 71% | |
| South East England | 4 | 100% | 91% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 100% | 61% | |
| West Midlands | 4 | 100% | 74% | |
| East of England | 4 | 62% | 89% | |
| North West England | 4 | 100% | 84% | |
| Greater London | 4 | 61% | 94% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 100% | 94% | |
| North East England | 4 | 100% | 93% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 80% (237 notices)
- Framework 19% (55 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (5 notices)
- Open 81% (240 notices)
- Route not published 10% (29 notices)
- Selective 7% (21 notices)
- Limited / restricted 2% (7 notices)
- Above threshold 21% (37 notices)
- Below threshold 79% (143 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (194) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 12% (7)
- 2–3 32% (18)
- 4–6 44% (25)
- 7 or more 12% (7)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 407 awards to 148 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 37% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kompan Limited | 17 | 5 | 14 |
| British Engineering Services Limited | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| Bureau Veritas UK Limited | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| HSB Engineering Insurance Services Limited | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| HAGS-SMP Limited | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| WICKSTEED LEISURE LIMITED | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Ashdale Engineering | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| G Force Amusements Ltd | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 98 of 297 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 3753. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 3753. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.