Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 6 Jun 2025, 17:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DESIGN AND BUILD OF PARKLETS

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth (Local council)

2 lotsWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitableMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£745,400total for 2 lots · £894,480 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Jul 2025awarded 23 Sept 2025
Awarded to Ground Control Limited, Meristem Design Limited3 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Jul 2027 · up to 30 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Design, Build and delivery of Parklets in Wandsworth Borough Council

  • No preliminary market engagement: N/A

CPV: Construction work

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£745,400 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1WandsworthAwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£380,200
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 30 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £380,200 exc. VAT · £456,240 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 24 months · 2 Year possible extension.
Lot #2RichmondAwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£365,200

Design, Build and delivery of Parklets in London borough of Richmond upon Thames

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 30 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £365,200 exc. VAT · £438,240 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 24 months · 2 Year possible extension.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Pricing: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Pricing: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
6 Jun 2025, 17:41 BST
Last source update
2 Jan 2026, 16:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Jul 2025
Authority reference
3466
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030743
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
London (UKI34)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0544d5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jun 2025 → 2 Jan 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 17:41 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    16 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent398 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published296 days ago
    2 Jan 2026, 16:21 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 17:41 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 11:34 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Sept 2025, 11:34 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 11:46 BST
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    2 Jan 2026, 16:21 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 6 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £711,6212 awards exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Wandsworth1 award
Ground Control LimitedParklets Design, Build & installation (Wandsworth)20 Oct 2025 – 8 Oct 2027 · up to 8 Oct 2029Extensions: Extension up to 2 years.£336,50023 Sept 2025Awarded
Lot 2 · Richmond2 awards
Meristem Design LimitedSMEParklets Design, Build & installation (Richmond)20 Oct 2025 – 8 Oct 2027 · up to 8 Oct 2029Extensions: Extension up to 2 years£375,12123 Sept 2025Awarded
Meristem Design LimitedSME£375,121 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded

Contracts

  • DESIGN AND BUILD OF PARKLETS · Meristem Design LimitedSME

    Signed
    8 Dec 2025
    Value
    £375,121
    Period
    9 Dec 2025 – 30 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Mar 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Extension up to 2 years.

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Richmond3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Wandsworth

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVLQ-8225-QVHT Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street,, London, London, SW18 2PUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Ground Control LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQXW-5868-DMCG Kingfisher House Radford Way Billericay, Essex, East of England, CM12 0EQContact email
  • Meristem Design LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZMG-8442-ZPBN 45-47 Clerkenwell Green, London, England,, London, London, EC1R 0EBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender