Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 23 Jun 2025, 20:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design, Supply and Installation of Playground Equipment at Akeley Playing Fields, MK18 5HB.

Authority: Akeley Parish Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (37) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£110,000£110,000 inc. VAT7.7% above published estimate

Submissions closed 31 Jul 2025awarded 14 Oct 2025

Awarded to HAGS SMP Ltd

Contract term 3 moends 29 May 2026 · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Re-design, supply and install play equipment and safety surfacing as required to upgrade an existing play facility at Akeley Playing Fields, MK18 5HB Tender Deadline: 31st July 2025 by 11.59pm Tender Address: Akeley Parish Council Clerk Isabelle Hamilton, Fair View, Barton Hartshorn, Buckingham

CPV: Playground equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEPublished value£110,000

Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 29 May 2026 (3 mo)Value: £110,000 exc. VAT · £110,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

37535200 Playground equipment

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

play value
inclusivity
presentation
warranties and guarantees
sourced locally

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
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: 23 Jun 2025, 20:10 BST
Last source update: 18 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034540
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Playground equipment
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05521a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline: 15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.akeleyparishcouncil.gov.uk ↗

Akeley Parish Council Clerk

Isabelle Hamilton, Fair View, Barton Hartshorn, Buckingham, MK18 4JU

[email protected]

Your response to this invitation to tender must be received up to the closing time on the date and in the place shown above. Your tender shall be submitted in a sealed envelope or package, marked with the tenderers name for the attention of the Akeley Parish Council Clerk and the invitation to tender title: Design, Supply and Installation of Playground Equipment at Akeley Playing Fields, MK18 5HB. Tenders may also be submitted by email.

Timeline

23 Jun 2025 → 18 Jun 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
23 Jun 2025, 20:10 BST
Clarification questions by
15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent365 days ago
21 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by263 days ago
30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts233 days ago
2 Mar 2026
Latest notice published124 days ago
18 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
23 Jun 2025, 20:10 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
6 May 2026, 13:24 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
6 May 2026, 13:24 BST
Contract signature expected
16 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
18 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £118,4641 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 88 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 16 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HAGS SMP LtdSME16 May 2026 – 30 Sept 2026	£118,464 inc. VAT	14 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · HAGS SMP LtdSME
Signed
16 May 2026
Value
£118,464 inc. VAT
Period
16 May 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract under £5 million

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8final-stage tenders	8	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Akeley Parish Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZLB-6598-NPPR Fairview, Barton Hartshorn, South East, MK18 4JUContact 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 (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 May 2026, 13:24 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2025, 20:10 BST