Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 10 Oct 2025, 10:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design, Supply and Installation of Play Park Upgrades

Official notice

Authority: Hawkinge Town Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£106,000£132,500 inc. VAT5.2% below final estimate
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2025awarded 10 Dec 2025
Awarded to HAGS SMP Ltd
Contract term 1 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The upgrade of 3 play parks in Hawkinge, located at Pannell Drive, Uphill and Corbett Road, as described in tender notice.

CPV: Landscaping work for playgrounds · Playground equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEPublished value£106,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (1 mo)Value: £106,000 exc. VAT · £132,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. 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
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
10 Oct 2025, 10:24 BST
Last source update
12 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064046
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Landscaping work for playgroundsPlayground equipment
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac75 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The sites are freely available for contractors to access. No escorted site visits will be required.

All questions to be submitted to [email protected], copy to [email protected]

All question and answers to be published on this website by 29th October 2025.

Tenders to be submitted via email to [email protected]

Timeline

10 Oct 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published377 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 10:24 BST
  2. Submission deadline349 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Latest notice published314 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
  4. Contract starts236 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Oct 2025, 10:24 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 10:54 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 10:20 GMT
    UK4
  4. Contract award notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    12 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
  6. Contract signature expected
    1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Published amendments (2)

Update to the timetable in document ITQ Instructions Document - Main Contractor - Hawkinge Play Parks 3323. Clarification concerning site visits and questions and answers.

Publication of Clarification questions and answers document

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 10 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £100,4501 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HAGS SMP LtdSME1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£100,450 inc. VAT10 Dec 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hawkinge Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLYQ-5138-GXTN Hawkinge Town Council Offices, Hawkinge Community Centre, Heron Forstal Avenue, Hawkinge, South East, CT18 7FPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HAGS-SMP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00908021GB-PPON: PQVZ-2481-WCBQ Clockhouse Nurseries, Egham, South East, TW20 8PGContact email

Official documents & specifications (12)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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