Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the Refurbishment of the Elder Children's Play Area at Edgeside Park
Authority: Rossendale Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (37)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£140,000£168,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Sept 2026awarded 2 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Pentagon Sport Ltd
Contract term 3 moends 22 Jan 2027 · starts 15 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe improvement works encompass the removal of existing play equipment and surfacing and the design and installation of a new play scheme within a £140k budget.
CPV: Park and playground equipment · Playground equipment · Site preparation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£140,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Design: 50%
- Construction and Safety: 25%
- Other: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Design
- Construction and Safety
- Other
- Social Value
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
- 17 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 11:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067854- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdf7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The link to the tender documents is below;
www.rossendale.gov.uk/downloads/download/1… ↗
The submission email address is;
No paper tenders will be accepted
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published101 days ago17 Jul 2026, 14:14 BST
- Clarification questions by61 days ago26 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent25 days ago2 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published17 days ago9 Oct 2026, 11:55 BST
- Contract starts12 days ago15 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends6 days ago20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 14:14 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Oct 2026, 11:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Oct 2026, 11:55 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £140,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 63 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentagon Sport LtdSME21 Oct 2026 – 29 Jan 2027 | £140,000 | 2 Oct 2026standstill to 20 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PENTAGON SPORT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender