Official UK procurement notice
Abbey Park Play Area Redevelopment - design, supply and installation of playground equipment and associated works
Authority: Glastonbury Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGlastonbury Town Council invites suitably qualified and experienced playground designers, manufacturers and contractors to submit proposals for the design, supply and installation of a new destination play area at Abbey Park, Glastonbury.
This redevelopment is part of a wider long-term project to improve play provision across the entire town in the 10 play parks that Glastonbury Town Council operate.
The Council wishes to replace and enhance the existing play provision with a high-quality play environment that reflects the unique heritage, mythology and landscape of Glastonbury while offering exceptional opportunities for inclusive play.
The successful contractor shall provide a complete turnkey solution from design development through to final handover and certification.
CPV: Landscaping work for parks · Landscaping work for playgrounds · Recreation installation · Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other fairground amusements
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Community Consultation Results: 30%
- Design Quality and Understanding of Brief: 30%
- Inclusion and Accessibility: 15%
- Play Value: 15%
- Value for Money: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Community Consultation Results
- Design Quality and Understanding of Brief
- Inclusion and Accessibility
- Play Value
- Value for Money
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070944- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d49bFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
27 Jul 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published87 days ago27 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
- Submission deadline51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 18 days9 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published27 Jul 2026, 17:03 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender