Official UK procurement notice
Construction of a New Inclusive Playground at East Beach
Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRemoval of existing playground equipment and furniture to prepare for the construction of an inclusive playground. Works include specialist playground surfacing and playground equipment of varying sizes and level of installation and soft landscaping works.
£671,593.20
JCT Minor Works Contract with Design
CPV: Landscaping work for playgrounds · Park and playground equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£530,000
What 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).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria is set out in the invitation to tender and project specific questionnaire
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 20 Nov 2025, 16:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2026, 08:46 BST
- Authority reference
DN788007- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075815- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e5d4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The tenders must be submitted electronically via the Council's e-tender facility Pro-Contract procontract.due-north.com ↗. Instructions are in the Invitation to Tender.
Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 4 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published337 days ago20 Nov 2025, 16:17 GMT
- Submission deadline308 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts229 days ago9 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published141 days ago4 Jun 2026, 08:46 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025- Tender notice published20 Nov 2025, 16:17 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published4 Jun 2026, 08:46 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete4 Jun 2026, 08:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PVR Contracting Limited | £671,593 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · PVR Contracting Limited
- Signed
- 6 May 2026
- Value
- £671,593
- Period
- 11 May 2026 – 16 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PVR CONTRACTING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The procurement will be conducted electronically via the Council's e-tender facility Pro-Contract https://procontract.due-north.com. Your organisation will need to register on the e-tender system where registration is free of charge. Once you have registered you will need to expr…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender