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Published 5 Nov 2026, 11:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Interactive Water Play Features

Official notice

Authority: South Kesteven District Council (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)
Awarded value£171,032published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 5 Nov 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to AIS Marine
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Design, supply and installation of interactive water play features at Stamford Leisure Pool.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design, supply and installation of interactive water play features at Stamford Leisure Pool

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East Midlands
43324100 Equipment for swimming pools

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £171,0321 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AIS Marine17 Nov 2026 – 31 Jan 2027£171,0325 Nov 2026standstill to 16 Nov 2026Standstill

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Nov 2026, 11:44 GMT
Last source update
5 Nov 2026, 12:06 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105128
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b3d0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Hippo Leisure are the only specialist in the country that design and makes products specifically for retro fitting in the UK.

Contract awarded to AIS Hippo Leisure 927 2222 38 which a brand owned by AIS Marine

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 Nov 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published2 days ago
    5 Nov 2026, 12:06 GMT
  2. Today
    7 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 9 days
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    5 Nov 2026, 11:44 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Nov 2026, 12:06 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Kesteven District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCZL-1652-YMNZ Council Offices, The Picture House, St Catherine's Road,, Grantham, East Midlands, NG31 6TTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AIS MARINE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08821357GB-PPON: PNRC-1255-DTNV Unit E, Gloucester, South West, GL2 4PAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender