Official UK procurement notice
Gauntlet Play Park Refurbishment
Authority: Havant Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHavant Borough Council (the council) invited tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the refurbishment of the play area at Gauntlet Park, Crookhorn, Havant. The supplier will be required to design and build a new play provision within the existing footprint of the current site.
Gauntlet Park is in the Purbrook Ward to the east of central Havant borough in Hampshire. The Purbrook Ward is home to approximately 9300 residents. Directly adjacent to Gauntlet Park is a primary school with a preschool nursery, within the wider ward there is one secondary school and a college offering further education for young people.
The supplier will be required to:
- Design a new play provision within the existing footprint of the current site
- Work with the council to negotiate and update the design as required
- Supply and install the new play provision
- Complete any additional refurbishment works required.
The contract is due to commence on 01 October 2026. The contract period will be determined by the selected supplier's programme, however the council anticipates that practical completion and any snagging periods will be complete by no later than 31 December 2027.
The estimated value of the Gauntlet Park contract is estimated to be £140,000 - £150,000 excluding VAT (£168,000 - £180,000 including VAT).
The value of the available opportunity is estimated to be £1million excluding VAT (£1.2million including VAT). This is because, in addition to Gauntlet Park, the council has a wider pipeline of play parks across the borough to be refurbished over the next 3 years. These include:
- Nutwick Road Play Area
- Southwood Road
- Park Parade (Leigh Park High Street)
- Havant Play Area
- Longwood Avenue
This list includes all currently known play parks for refurbishment, but the list may not be exhaustive. The council continues to seek funding to improve the play park provision in the borough and therefore this list could increase.
To facilitate delivery of these play parks, the council reserves the right to award future contracts for the design and build of new and refurbished play parks to the winning bidder of this tender. Where future contracts are awarded, this will be via the direct award provisions in Section 41 and Schedule 5 paragraph 7-9 of the Procurement Act 2023.
The council is under no obligation to award future contracts in this manner and where additional work requires skills or capacity not tested or demonstrated by the tenderer, the council may still seek an alternative competitive process.
CPV: Flatwork for children's play area · Landscaping work for playgrounds · Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other fairground amusements
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
The council will complete a basic economic and financial assessment. Full details of this assessment are provided in Appendix 2 of the Procurement Documents. Where a guarantor is being relied upon, the guarantor must meet these requirements.
INSURANCE
The supplier must hold or be able to obtain the following insurances:
- Employers' (Compulsory Liability Insurance) of £10million for each and every claim
- Public Liability Insurance of £10million for each and every claim
- Product Liability Insurance of £10million for each and every claim
- Professional Indemnity Insurance of £2million for each and every claim
- Technical & professional ability
GDPR COMPLIANCE
The supplier has the ability, including the relevant resources and processes, to deliver the contract in accordance with GDPR.
TECHNICAL ABILITY
Provision of 3 contract case studies that evidences delivery of similar goods/works/services to the council's specification. For this contract the case studies must demonstrate the following minimum experience:
- All 3 examples must demonstrate delivery of refurbished play parks of a similar size and value to the Gauntlet Park scheme.
- At least 1 example must demonstrate experience of incorporating co-designs from stakeholders into the final design.
ORGANISATIONAL STANDARDS
The supplier must be accredited with/be a member of the Association of Play Industries (API).
HEALTH AND SAFETY
The supplier demonstrates appropriate health and safety arrangements.
SUB-CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT
The supplier demonstrates experience of maintaining healthy supply chains
SUBCONTRACTOR AND SUPPLY CHAIN PAYMENTS
The supplier demonstrates effective systems in place to pay the supply chain promptly and effectively, evidenced through demonstration of at least 95% of invoices payable to the supply chain, paid within 60 days in at least one of the last two six-monthly reporting periods (or a suitable action plan setting out how this will be achieved).
PROCURING STEEL
The supplier demonstrates healthy supply chains for delivery of steel or steel goods.
MODERN SLAVERY
The supplier demonstrates its modern slavery statement (or equivalent)
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Proposed design: 40%
- Maintenance and warranty: 25%
- Quality control: 10%
- Total price: 10%
- Social value: 5%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Proposed design
- Maintenance and warranty
- Quality control
- Sustainability
- Social value
- Total price
- Economic & financial standing
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
The council will complete a basic economic and financial assessment. Full details of this assessment are provided in Appendix 2 of the Procurement Documents. Where a guarantor is being relied upon, the guarantor must meet these requirements.
INSURANCE
The supplier must hold or be able to obtain the following insurances:
- Employers' (Compulsory Liability Insurance) of £10million for each and every claim
- Public Liability Insurance of £10million for each and every claim
- Product Liability Insurance of £10million for each and every claim
- Professional Indemnity Insurance of £2million for each and every claim
- Technical & professional ability
GDPR COMPLIANCE
The supplier has the ability, including the relevant resources and processes, to deliver the contract in accordance with GDPR.
TECHNICAL ABILITY
Provision of 3 contract case studies that evidences delivery of similar goods/works/services to the council's specification. For this contract the case studies must demonstrate the following minimum experience:
- All 3 examples must demonstrate delivery of refurbished play parks of a similar size and value to the Gauntlet Park scheme.
- At least 1 example must demonstrate experience of incorporating co-designs from stakeholders into the final design.
ORGANISATIONAL STANDARDS
The supplier must be accredited with/be a member of the Association of Play Industries (API).
HEALTH AND SAFETY
The supplier demonstrates appropriate health and safety arrangements.
SUB-CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT
The supplier demonstrates experience of maintaining healthy supply chains
SUBCONTRACTOR AND SUPPLY CHAIN PAYMENTS
The supplier demonstrates effective systems in place to pay the supply chain promptly and effectively, evidenced through demonstration of at least 95% of invoices payable to the supply chain, paid within 60 days in at least one of the last two six-monthly reporting periods (or a suitable action plan setting out how this will be achieved).
PROCURING STEEL
The supplier demonstrates healthy supply chains for delivery of steel or steel goods.
MODERN SLAVERY
The supplier demonstrates its modern slavery statement (or equivalent…
- 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Jun 2026, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060024- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd7bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tenders must be submitted via the Proactis portal which can be accessed at: procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗
Timeline
25 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published123 days ago25 Jun 2026, 16:56 BST
- Clarification questions by88 days ago29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline80 days ago7 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by48 days ago7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent41 days ago15 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published41 days ago15 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Contract starts25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026- Tender notice published25 Jun 2026, 16:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Sept 2026, 17:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOMPAN LimitedSME1 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2027Options: As set out in the tender notice, in addition to Gauntlet Play Park, the council has a wider pipeline of play parks to be refurbished across the borough over the next 3 years. These include: - Nutwick Road Play Area - Southwood Road - Park Parade (Leigh Park High Street) - Havant Play Area - Longwood Avenue This list includes all currently known play parks for refurbishment, but the list may not be exhaustive. The council continues to seek funding to improve play park provision in the borough and therefore the list could increase. To facilitate delivery of these play parks, the council reserves the right to award future contracts for the design and build of new and refurbished play parks to the winning bidder of this tender. Where future contracts are awarded, this will be via the direct award provisions in Section 41 and Schedule 5 paragraph 7-9 of the Procurement Act 2023. The council is under no obligation to award future contracts in this manner and where additional work requires skills or capacity not tested or demonstrated by the tenderer, the council may still seek an alternative competitive process. | £143,672 | 15 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KOMPAN LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender